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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07
Local and Personal


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Mrs. NJ. e. Longfellow and daugh
ter. Esther. spent the last week enc
as the guests of Nampa friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Starks of Port
land, Oregon, arrived Sunday for 1
visit with Mrs. Stark's mother, Mrs
c. Rohrer and to attend the Rohrer-
Coggins nuptials.
Miss Helen and Betty Wilson, Of
Boise, are spending a week with
their grandmother, Mrs. G. Rohrer
Howard Koop, well known resi-
dent of Grand View was business
visitor in Mountain Home the fore
part of the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. r. M. Angel, of Fair
field, were the guests of Mountain
Home friends for several days of the
past week.
An adjourned meeting of the Royal
Neighbors will be held Friday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Lena Evans.
Our District Deputy. Mrs Irma Kib-
Ter is with us and every member of
Hamblen Camp No. 1852, is expected
TO attend this meeting. There will
be a program and refreshments.
Hemstitching is neatly done by
Mrs Black at The Style Shop 1t
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cowen, of Tin
dali, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Caldwell last Wednesday.
Chas. E. Hastings, of Riddle, was
in Mountain Home last Wednesday.
R. Greent, well known resident OF
Pine, was "a business visitor in the
County Seat on Wednesday of the
past week.
]. A. Higgins, of Roseworth, was
registered at the Mellen last satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Bracket were
arrivals from Weiser last Saturday
and spent the week end as guests of
Mountain Home Friends.
]. H. Mowry was an arrival from
Prairie over the last week end.
Robert McEween was up from
Glenns Ferry last Saturday and spent
the week end here.
j. Stewart, of Fairfield, was a guest
at the Mountain Home Hotel last
J. P. Novak left last Tuesday for
Duck Valley and expects to be gone
Tor the next two weeks.
Word was received in Mountain
Home this week Of the arrival of
,on at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie Wilson in Boise, on November s.
Harry Lindberg, Of Grand View,
vas a local visitor last Saturday.
Walter Casey, of Twin Falls, was
guest at the Mellen Hotel last Sun
ay.
Trade at Home
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

]. A. Higgins, of Roseworth, was
registered at the Mellen last satur-
day.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Miss Grace Mclaughlin from
American Falls spent the week end
visiting with her sister-in-law Mrs.
Mary Mclaughlin and family.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

A large crowd attended the dance
last Tuesday evening and very en-
joyable time is reported by all pres
emit
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

A. F. Finley, C. Totter and Geo.
Ware, all of Nampa, were business
visitors in Mountain Home last Mon
day and while in the city were guests
at the Mellen Hotel.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Mrs. Rudolph Larsen has moved
to Mountain Home for the winter
months from her ranch at Fall
Greek. She is residing in the resi-
dence of Mrs. Alice Black.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Mrs. r. NJ Wheeler was hostess to
the members of her Bridge Club last
Saturday afternoon. High score was
awarded to Mrs. M. E. House and
Mrs. r. E. Whitaker the consola-
tion.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Bracket were
arrivals from Weiser last Saturday
and spent the week end as guests of
Mountain Home Friends.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Miss Cookie" Moore, of Boise, is
paying a pleasant visit at the home
of Mlrs. Grace Larsen. Miss Moore is
a trained nurse, practicing in the
capital city.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Mrs. Lucy Cross, of Portland, is
in Mountain Home, paying a visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pool.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

H. L. Braden, manager of the Col
den Rule Store, with Carlton Ell
hart are transacting business in
Boise this week.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Miss Irene Briegleb, teacher in
Nampa High School, spent the week
end visiting her mother and rela-
tiyes in this city.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Mrs. J. w. Bailey Is enjoying a
visit from daughter, who is resi-
dent of Casper, Wyoming.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

The United Artisans held a very
enthusiastic meeting at the home of
Mrs. B. D. Aldrich Monday night
November g. This is a maternal
and insurance order and the order
is growing wonderfully.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-11-07

Word was received in Mountain
Home this week Of the arrival of a
son at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie Wilson in Boise, on November s..
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Evening star., 1924-08-03
Talent and to Spare.
TALENT is one of the blessin,

TALENT Is one Of the blessins ss
craved by humanity genera ly.
Most of US think that il life has
given us one gift in the. matter of
artistic talents we are fortunate,
even blest. We feel, in a sense, set
apart from the ordinary run of hu-
man mortals. who are Just plain folks,
living their days in a routine that
varies but little as they drift by. To
be member Of that inner circle, ac-
knowledged and acclaimed for ability
to create or interpret even one of
derful. But to be twice so blest is
still more wonderful.
Charles Hampden, the we'll known
actor, who is now filling a special en-
In "Smilin' Through" has enjoyed
this experienced.
Mr.. Hampden during his theatrical
career has been associated with the
foremost actors and producers of
both this country and England. But
very near to his heart is his ambition
TO be a great singer and the hhowl-
edge that he has an unusually beau
tffui and rich baritone voice.
ceived from George Blumenthal. who
is to produce the Wagner Ring this
season at Carnegie Hall, New York,
the offer of the role of Wotan. which
IS In itself an exceptional honor and
recognition of his magnificent voice,
while from the Eighteenth Century
symphony Orchestra of Boston has
come nattering bid for him for four
concerts.
These offers are naturally pleasing,
ana yet what Mr.. Hampden now
Graves most Is 4 dramatic role which
will perMi, nIm also to make use of
what he considers his greatest gift,
his singing voice
Evening star., 1924-08-03

IRWIN WILLAT. Paramount photo
play director, believes that the
use of color in motion pictures will
eventually bear the same relation to
celluloid storytelling that color now
bears to the art of printing. and Mr..
whats views on this subject seem
Of special interest, since he is the
man who has made Paramounts first
picture entirely in natural colors'
"Wanderer of the Wasteland," from
the novel by Zane Grey.
"A strong public demand for col
ored films" says Mr.. Willat, lis
almost inevitable. They will be
classified Immediately in the mind OF
the public as the art product OF the
INDUSTRY, and the natural law Of COM
petition is certain to bring about
their widespread use. The wan
dered Of the Wasteland' is the first
time our organization has ever used
colors exclusively in a. picture,
although we have frequently expert
mented with tints. Many OF the
Biblical episodes of The Ten Com
msndents' were done in color by MT
De Mile.
ssJp to this time prejudice has re-
tarded the development of the mo-
ton picture in colors. An impression
has prevailed that they were trying
on the eyes, that they detracted from
the dramatic interest Of the story,
that he colore were not true to life
and that there were expensive tech
MEAL dinieulies involved In the
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Why She Returned"

my return to the screen after a
temporary retirement of two
years. says Jean Paige, "is made
solely at the earnest request of thou
sands Of dear boys and girls Of this
country who have written me again
and again expressing their regret
that had given up my work before
the camera. go.
my last appearance was in The
Prodisal Judge. 4 wonderful story Of
early America. In which Maclyn Ar
buckle and Ernest Terrence made
such big hits as Old Judge Price and
his friend Mahaffy, and my previous
release was Black Beauty q story
which I thoroughly enjoyed playing
classic to the boys and girls all over
Beauty. the horse, and Of the. family
Of Birtwick Hall to me is the best
motion picture in which ever ap-
peared. played Jessie Gordon, a
part that was filled with opportu-
mites.
"My friends. these same boys and
girls of whom I have spoken, were
kind enough to tell me that they
liked me in this character more than
any other I had ever played.
II did not know until this last year
how many real friends screen star
can make with the outside world"
Miss Paige will play the part of
Arabella Bishop in Sabatini's Cap
tain Blood"
Evening star., 1924-08-03

cred with a carpet. rich, deep and
soft.
Back stage new. scenery has been
installed and scenic artist has spent
the month repainting sets already on
hand. An entire new switchboard is
in place. and Frank Donohue. stage
manager, promises some of the most
wonderful lighting effects Strand
audiences have ever seen.
The yentilating system has been
strengthened with four large suction
fans that the engineers declare will
make the system as modern and eff
cient as that in any house in the
country.
The retiring and lounge rooms also
have been thoroughly renovated re-
decorated and refurnished and a writ
ing room has been added to the ladies'
suite.
The entire mezzanine floor on the.
ID street side has been converted into
large, bright and airy executive Of
hces, with handsome reception room,
private offices for the general man
ager and an extra large room for use
as rrIsIc library and office for Di-
rector. Arthur j. Maxwell
The Strand, as usual, will head the
southern circuit of Loew theaters its
vaude vile acts being booked dirAcf
from New York and its pictures, con
tracts Tor which are now being closed
promise some of the finest photoplay
offerings OF the year.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Railroad Customs.
QUITTING railroad tradition into a
railroad play is somewhat of a

QUITTING railroad tradition into a
railroad play is somewhat of a
job.
The laws of the men of the road,
immutable as those Of the Medes and
the Persians, are so buried under the
cloak Of tradition that they are in
bred In the railroad man, although
very rarely talked about.
This caused many complica tions
during the filming of The Signal
Tower" the Universal Jewel produc.
ton starring Virginia Valli.
clarence L. Brown, who directed
the picture. is himself an electrical
engineer and was supposed to know
something of railroad life.
But l didn't know how little /
knew until We went to Noyo, to take
the railroad scenes with real crews
and real trains" he asserts. For in
stance, we wanted a drawbar doc
tored so that it would break No
railroad man would touch the task
1T Is an ingrained tradition never
to do anything to cause a wreck. It's
q sort of superstition-like an actor
whistling in a dressing room; only it s
founded on the underlying maxim Of
safety first
I'VE ran against dozens of these
incidents. Well-we let them have
their way; that's how to make a rail-
road pictue natural. And We learned
q lot"
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Madge Kennedy Coming

THOSE who have long made up the
large and enthusiastic galaxy OF
stock patrons in Washington cannot
overlook the fact that Mr.. Thomas w.
Fowler, who is promoting the Belasco
Players stock season at the Shubert-
Belasco Theater, is giving unmistak-
able evidence not only Of a desire to
please the public, but that, in his ef-
fort to do SO, he is reaching out into
the best resources of the theatrical
world for his talent.
Ordinarily this would and should
be regarded simply as matter OF
good business judgment. pleasing, of
course, to his patrons and to all VINO
might wish from time to time to see
offerings of the theater during the
season when the outdoor attractions
are supreme in their appeal.
The reason, howerer, for making
special notice of these facts at this
time lies in the more important fact
that Mr.. Fowler, at the beginning of
his Summer engagement, made it
clear that it is his purpose to present
only clean and wholesome plays, In
contradistinction to the disreputab1e
trash which has heretofore been ia
vored for stock production. because,
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Regina, Reform and Drama

melodramatic viewpoint of the life
the dramatist aims to portray. But
then, 1T Is only through using this ar
tificial device that truth can often be
brought home to onlookers with the
required punch
Life is drab and dreary enough at
times. and yet people will pass the
sordid by with little thought Put
the same problems in dramatic cap
suls. on the stage and you will find
much comment and probably editorial
comment in the newspapers, all with
the sole aim to eliminate such condi-
tions. When Charles Dickens saw the
hardships imposed upon respectable
people imprisoned for being unable to
pay their debts, he wrote q novel
about it. and within a short time tn
great English public demanded the
abolition Of this terrible law.
You can put more reforms through
the statute books via the channel of
the drama by depicting certain con-
ditions OF life than their actuality.
This. OF course, sounds paradoxieal,
but is the truth nevertheless. That is
why l believe the drama assumes
such vast importance in our daily
life.
Drama is meant chiefly to enter
tain, but it has more serious purposes
not evident on the surface"
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Sinners In Silk

OBJECTIONS made by Eleanor
Boardman to the title, Free
Love-" of Hobart Henley's production,
from story by Benjamin Glazer.
have resulted in the changing of the
title to SINNERS in Silk
Miss Boardman's demonstrations
were based on the fact that free
DOM in love is as much a myth as
q flying camel. AS q matter Of fact.
she declared, the more deeply in love
the more hopelessly entangled one is. :"
Mr.. Henley was finally impressed
with the advisability of making the
change.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Strand Getting Ready.

WoRkMEN have had possession OF
the Strand Theater night and
day since it closed in July and will
make way this week for cleaners to
prepare the house for the formal
opening of its 1s24-25 season, now de-
finitely announced to start Sunday,
August 10. under the supervision of
General Manager A. T. Sparrow and
House Manager Dick" Sparrow. his
brother.
The entrance lobby on the corner
OF Ninth and ID streets is brilliant in
a new coat of paint and gold leaf.
whilc tho large exit lobby on the d
street side, extending the full width
OF the house. is beautiful with a rich
mahogany y-fnished wainscoting and
woodwork: blue tinted walls with
gold bas-relief; new silk vaIances
on doors and draping large mirrors
The installation of hanging flower
vases in the center of each wall panel
and flower boxes over the entrance
to the house managers Office and tel
ephone booths add to the general ap-
pearance.
In the auditorium proper the walls
have been redecorated and bronze
lighting fixtures placed on the side
walls; the boxes have been fitted witt
new heavy silk drapes and the entire
main moor. as we'll as balcony. COW
Evening star., 1924-08-03

student for some months at the Deni
shawn studio in New York and served
as secretary to Ted Shawn. one of
the heads of the studio. Both the
young dancers have appeared before
Washington audiences.
The wedding of Miss Chace and Mr..
Shafer took place Tuesday afternoon
at the Little Church Around the Cor
ner, in New York. and because of
the active participation of the stu
dents and staff of the Denishawn
studio and members of the Three
Arts Club the atmosphere was dis
tinctly professional. Paul Mathis, ia
nous Denishawn instructor, was best
man, and the bridesmaid was Miss
Ernestine Day, prominent member OF
the studio.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Shafer left for Chicago,
where later in the week they started
their tour in vaudeville. Their act
is billed as the Marian Chace Com
pany in classic dance Impressions
They will tour to the coast, spend
some time in the Coast States and
return by a more Southern route.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Once Freckled Juvenile.
WHAT becomes of freckled, red
headed screen juveniles when

" hal becomes or 1reCkled, red
headed screen juveniles when
they grow up?
Ask Roy Clark, he knows, for Roy
was one of the leading freckled
youngsters fourteen years ago, when
he and the film industry were both in
their infancy" Today he is crank
ing a camera at the Lasky studio.
Betty Compson. Adolphe Menjou.
Elliott Dexter and ZaSu Pitts, in the
featured roles in Clara Berangers
screen play. THE Fast Set" pass be-
fore the camera eye while Roy
captures their images THE Fast
Set" is the Paramount picture of
Frederick Lonsdale's Spring Clean
ing"
When Roy was 10 he was playing
Juvenile roles at the Selig studio,
making his debut in THE Waif of the
Sea-" Colin Campbell directing. AL
for Dfmitri Buchowetzki at the Para
mount studio, was behind the camera
when Roy was in front of IL.
Eight years of acting at Selig and
Universal turned Roy into a youth
of Is, so he sought a place in the
Lasky laboratory. where he spent a
year learning that side of the work
Then he stepped behind a camera as
assistant, cranking for James Cruze
Paul Powell, Cecil b. De Mile and
George Fitzmaurice. Two years ago
William de Mile engaged him as as
sistant to L. Wuy Wilky. chief camera
man for the De Mile production.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

NJ AM led to assert" says De Wolf
Hopper. that a wide gap sepa-
rates the actualities of dramatic
stars life from the wholly imaginary
charms it possesses in the minds Of
say the matinee girl, This amiable
and impressionable young woman
fancies that the life Of him who
represents to her the beau ideal OF
masculinity is all of rosy glow.
IF. as is often the case. oddly
enough, she sets up woman star
as her dramatic ideal, she fancies that
this stars life is an endless round OF
social functions and drives in the
park, interrupted merely by two
hours acting at night, and that, OF
course. is merely continuing the fun
under a thinly veiled disguise of
work
1T seems a shame to dispel such
lovely illusions by stating the bald
facts of the case. In the first place,
il must be remembered that a star of
the first magnitude is primarily to be
regarded as piece of property with
100000 a year, not in profits. but in
gross receipts. These figures are
based upon the gross intake of $4,000
for 40 weeks. and not exaggerated
and based on the scale usually
charged.
"Say this record is sustained for
ten years, which is the limit of the
heydey star of the first rank. and you
have gross intake of 100000.
"Of course there are many stars
who have played to average weekly
receipts of considerably over this
amount. but it is rarely that the big
receipts can be kept up for so long
as ten years. the average of $4,000
per week for period of 40 weeks,
seems a very fair estimate.
"Richard Mansfield, during the first
season he played DIR. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde averaged aabout $4,000 each
week. But he only played 50 weeks
each year. This was kept up for five
years.
"Maude Adams during the first sea-
son of The Little Minister averaged
over $4,000 each week and played
several long seasons, which at the
50 scale in vogue at the time of her
appearance made record that was
very hard to equal. 1t must be borne
in mind that all the figures given are
based on the 50 scale, which was the
"Da - Warfield in the Music Mas
ter is another star to establish a
record He had weekly receipts as
high as $21.0oo. playing one week in
Seattle to nearly $4,000 Probably
his average for his long seasons
would give at least $4,000 a week.
JULIA Marlowe. during her several
tours in When Knighthood Was In
Flower played to receipts amounting
to more than $4,000 each week. Miss
Marlowe established q record in In
dianapolis. which ordinarily is looked
upon by managers of the big attrac-
tions as good for only three nights.
She produced When Knighthood was
in Flower playing to over $4,000.
returning later in the season to over
same season to over $4,000. This
should be looked upon as rather ex-
traordnary, but it was possibly owing
to the fact that John Major, the author
of the book from which the play was
taken, was a resident of indianapolis
ard also that the book was published
by an Indianapolis publisher.
blanche Bates when playing Tn
DER Two Flags in which Charles
Frohman, David Belasco and Charles
Dillingham; were jointly interested,
and which was an unusually large
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Romantic ButtTrue.

A ROMANCE and a professional
achievement were recorded in a
single chapter during the past week.
when two young Washington expo
nents OF the art Of classic dance i'm
pressions signed contracts and com
pleted booking arrangements for the
Orpheum theaters in the West and
were united iE marriage as a pre-
liminary to starting their profess
sional tour.
Miss Marian Chace of Chevy Chase.
ma, Is known locally as one Of the
Former and prominent members of the
Mckinley dancers organization In
recent months she has been a stu
dent At the Denishawn studio in New
York City. Her partner in profess
sional and welded life is Lester
Shafer, formerly associated with the
Rams Head Players of this city, with
which ne was engaged both as an actor
and as an assistant in the art work
or the players. He also has been a
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Ames Begins New Season

WINTHROP Ames is engaging a
Nv cast for and. will start rehear-
sails next week of play by George
s. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. based
upon Miss Ferber's short story. "Old
Man Minick."
i Kaufman, of course. Is widely
known as co-author with Marc Con-
nelly OF "Beggar on Horseback
"Dulcy," ITO the Ladies" and other
satiric comedies. Miss Ferber has
built her reputation mainly through
novels and short stories. although her
fiair for the theater was demonstrated
by "$1, 200 Year" in which Ethel
Barrymore starred several seasons ago.
The new play is said to be dis
tinctly out of the ordinary in theme
and treatment, and following a
months preliminary tour out OF
town is scheduled for New York In
the early Autumn.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

Regina Wallace. who has pictur-
esoue role in The Show on" the
comedy by George Kelly, has distinct
ideas about the drama, which drifted
in during the week bearing the large
red imprint News"
Says Miss Wallace:
while life is drama reduced to
every day existence. drama 1s lie
maRniied with striking incidents to
interest and entertain people in all
walks of life.
lust as life has definite purpose.
so has the drama. and when l speak
of drama l include also comedy.
.aThe rich may not be interested in
the heart throbs of the scrub woman
who comes to clean their mansions,
but when the scrubwoman and all
her troubles are put on the stage the
rich as we'll as the poor sympathize
with her in her. tribulations.
II mean to convey that while life
should evoke our sympathies and
make us kin, life somehow fails to
do this. 1t is for this prime reason
that the drama becomes increasingly
important.
what life fails to. do the
drama accomplishes, even though the
drama often gives a warped and