't ', ,' "&$&$ i ' '-V V . ' ' f -" ' ,T ENIN-LBlBRPLABELHLVr SATURDAY MABG&-3. lOIf "" ' "'-?W? TTOYT WPTTITr. "Till? TfnmfTci mr ttiot a Am mirn t Tmmr UTrmrnnnr t a xvr , a m riWri" m AV iHoW A. Rotins Happened f A 1 L.' T-T 1 I RYTRA! TTAMniTS PTT.M RTAT?R SHOT! IO C Tfc 1 1 fir .T EXTRA! FAMOtJS FILM STARS SHOT! career or xvalph VV. lnce , to Imitate Instruments Full or Pep ana PuncW Plunging Motorcar Gave Curious Performer His i Director oi. "The Argylc Case Coming to th, m. iik ...rv-.w -w.,lu wiiuuiauon oi vueer Sounds; Now He s in "Katinka" Arcadia, lias Adventured Into IVlany Dyways of the Movie Game A Famous Lincoln u m !l4vnnY nation in tne world lias a sense Jlof humor, nml tlicro Is no one nation- .n. ih.il nlos comedy or a Joke more iii - - than nn' other, proxldad the hit of fun la lernd In the manner to which that par tlculur nation Is accustomed," philosophized Arthur Itoblns, tho clever Imitator and comedian, hoe novel performance Is one tot the hits "f "Knllnka" at the I.jrlc The- "StaftluR out aft a child with n smalt elrcus In Austria. 1 have plnjcd In nearb ery cHlllred ajid nulto a few semlcUI Hied countries, In tho world And It Jias keen wy experience that the native of all these countries havo much laughter con celled beneath their nutsUlo cuticle. If.nne only knows how to reach It Tho trouble with most comedians Ih that they refuse to deviate from tho methods that brought them their original success; and when they strike some section or forelKn country where their methods am not understood, nnd therefore not greeted with enthusiasm, they Imme diately refer M tho natives ns 'boneheads,' ivory domes' nnd the like I have found that the German can laugh ns lienrtlly is the American, and that tho alleged ob tuseness oftho KnglMiman In thj matter cf capturing a Joke on the wing really docs rot exist If onl 4h0 l'olnts ot vlew of ,hcBe rationalities are understood The comedian ho has humor, nnd who will endeavor to adapt that humor to tho particular people to whom he Is plavlng. will never get the blues for lack of appreciation Every na tion wants to Hugh but ou must make them laugh with their own kind of humor" This Arthur Itoblns Is surely a most oot 'traoriitnary Individual Austrian bv birth ind, like ro mativ others, nn AincrMhii by adortlon, ho started his "Walking Music More' specialty by nn accident that oc curred while doing a painting act In nude Mile At each appearance he painted erv large pictures, landscapes and sea views In vtater colors This required tho rapid manipulation of brushes, I irge and snnll One day Robins suffered with a heavy cold and some paint got Into tho Inflamed membrane of his nc-e, which necessitated tn operation, the effects of which are still plainly visible, duo tn tho removal of six teen pieces of bone Ho wns obliged to re main In bed for many weeks The first day that he was allowed to leavo the hospital, Itoblns was In high spirits, though still ery weak dossing a street, ho was near ly knocked down by an automobile that flew by, tooting Its horn Ho felt so elated, however, that bo tried to make the samo touna atiu, mucn lo ins surprise, ne iounci that he could give a perfect Imitation . .This was the incident responsible for his THE TRAVELING BAND fcecomhig a ventriloquist, He Immediately tarted working out his Ideas and, ns new thoughts came to him, he Jottetl them down tor metnoranda and then later worked, them ut- His dressing loom looks like a work hop '.'' rnake all my own effects," he said, wintlng to several nv "props" he was orkIiiK on to be used n Imitations which U now perfecting, "ami I'm continually inventing new things and changing my act ""TUa. ?xsrvr srn . rrio classes CHrVMRA&Ne- TRTlrSfc. 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'"""InR really useful things rather than devoting what talents 1 have In .....i iiiih io evolving new effects for mu-.-iiirni or me public ".Mahy people sec, tn ,,nk ,y nRIral voice Is H fan of fnl-ftto but smh Is not the case Ju.t plain bultone the same as anv other chap, although I must ndmlt that I have It a hit on the other fellow, for 1 have perfect control of a range of over four octares And to piove It Itoblns gave an Imltn t Ion of tho top notes of nn oboe and then quickly swlKhed to notes swelling from tho sonorous bassoon BmRK BSSSBsSs3UaBb. ssBBBP'Jr fBs9BBM iBBBBBPHx BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBjt SBSSkAJ''SB9BHiBsSsSvSwBBBBBBBBBBBl 4jsl-w -! J HljlvBsSsliJBsSBSBsSl However, neither Kobctt Warwick nor Mary l'ickford is in a hospital. Little Rich Girl" and "The Arcyle Case," which the Stanley and Atcndia Charlotte P. In another, Director Tourneur is showinp; her the proper way WHEN 'GENE FIELD ACTED IN COMIC . OPERA Charles E Rush, citv llbnrlnn of St I.ouls, Mo, has received a valuable addi tion to tho Eugene Kleld collection of the Tubllc Iilbrary. in the form of a framed poster, announcing the performance In St Joseph of 'Tho Two Cadis," In which Held took ono of the principal parts It Is probably rno only poster of tho kind In existence and was given to the library by B Oppenbeimer, of Chicago, a retired merchnnt who was cue of the principals In 'he cast and ono of the Caills, I'leld being the other Oppenhelmer iccently found the poster among some of his old effects The poster announces that 'The Ama teur English Opera Troupe of St. Joseph, Mo, will perfoini oil Friday night May 19, 187i. Elchbeigs grand comic opera. 'The Two Cadis ' " The cast nf characters included Amln . Mattl 1 anranler Hassan Will Hokcii "The Two Caills nn Vlush . M Oppenhelmer lien Kush IJuktna Field There was also a compiny. Including cap tain of the guard, soldiers, chorus, etc , In which well-known voung society people took part Tho conductor was Phil V Kost, the only one of the prlnclpils who is now living in St, Joseph, nnd the only one except Op penhelmer now alive "I remember the performances very well," Professor Kost said, when asked about the matter. "We plajed to two packed houses What do jou think I got out of It? Just $4 50." The day following tho first performance a review of the play was given 'In the morn ing papers, from which the following ex tracts are taken' "Miss Mattle Lancaster Is without excep tlrn the best amateur we have ever seen on the stage In this city Her purity of tone and the elasticity and flexibility of her voice are Incomparable" "Field and Oppenhelmer as the Two Cadis brought down the house; their parts were comical, and right comically and In a master manner did they play them, their ap pearance provoking applause and laughter, .and to say that they were well received but mildly expresses the warmth of the welcome and the applause extended " i BUHNT "WKZIULR. ist s'r4KWASMtV 4" Hiiv: . jrfeJHaMiaW & " iaW BllrJlAarBBBVaSJS7SJBJPjSBBBBBBBj. , .aK VrmJm "ll HLH' , ,. 5n ,p ' oowr JM Wlfl ., ,'it tstti ns., T coweuuf 1 &' m - ' vnJ!T m-KSKKF H y&EKKJvsL UGBBr the vLthv z jmmb.' rjBmmmgmi?m (Note, tn renilers The slorv of ' Pearl of the Armv will he Riven In m enarln fnrm In '"'" newspiper every week A new menirln will it MHiiliiniil null Salunli lleail the slnrj here Ihen net, how tho illreitor has mrrie1 out me Inslrnc lions nn 1 leelopeil tho motlun pl lure ilrami from the xtmarin it t ine motion puture houia xhowlim r,nrl of the Arm ) 1 1 r r (1 Admit I'eirl IMre I'olonel Diro Major llrent llertha llonn loko 'I he Silent Men He Deliilhia. BUisla Kitph l,lanl l'eirl While VV T C irlcton rheoilore. I- rlelnis Vlarl" Wune P ramamoto CI liutler. aervants ukft. eli Sublltle l Iriuilmtantlal evllenee has pointed In Vtajor llrent in lielntf the Silent ilenaie At Ihn private hearlnB hoinvir I'earl thansea from llrenl a anuaer to his il fend mt -ierie 1 Wire pluli as pel prevlou episode" 1 Open on Colonel Dure ami number nf olmr mililiilH In lunrirenn llrent aeatel near lo la the anusul 1'iarl atlindlnu up ape.iklnK to them all " poken title Anl afur ill thinks u) l Jllsl Ills il as Major lireni aas lie nun ouie inner-,, arm o rainni? anu no mi nave muim nw .Hllenl Vli naii a mask and w It. Siene J Mum foreBroun 1 of the partv as Petri tlnlshea HptaklnK nut the nbow Pearl reulslers that ahe has llnlshi 1 her Ustlnion 'Ihe ottluers think htr and she turns and exits Siene .1 rstreet. In front of llerthia apart merit house l .Slum foreground of taxi I he silent Mtniie anil another null t,et out hllent Menaio keeping hack to audlenie Seen 4 Show foreground of llerthu In door waj of apartment house At sight of MUenl Menace she hastily rushes haik Into bull line Srenn 5 Iseiond floor hallway in llerllia s apartment house I llertha tomes running up stairs and hides Silent Vlenate, and lompanlon uimi upstalra and ko into room Iterth tomes out nf hiding place Stands undeLided btforo door and hastily koes downstairs Scenu 1 (Itonm In Silent Menare's apart ment ) l'our or the, of the Silent VIenare a lieutenants In plilure Silent -Menace kreets them and all go Into backroom Scene, 7 Olertha a boudoir ) llertha comes In earning a small folding ladder and an auger does Into closei with same, seta up ladder, then starts to mount ladder srenn 8 (Hark room Silent Menace's apart ment ) Show foreground of silent Menace and others In conference Silent Menace speaks Spoken title' In this city and New York our allent arm awaits our signal I give ".this eenlne b hoisting ft black (lag In place of the Stars and Stripes now fljlhg on the, Joermnent Hulldlng ' , Scene, 0 (Closet of llertha a boudoir Show foreground of llertha In closet listening tl(Tn9 in (Itonm In Silent Menaces apart ment ) Silent Menace, and lieutenants leave ada out Scene II (Street near Hertha'a apartment ) Adams walking through scene in direction of apartment seen In background I'earl comes Into scene clearly folluwlng him Scene, 12 (Berlha s boudoir ) Door opens Adams enters llertha Indicates hole In t loset and the two converse Adams tells llertha to get a saw llertha exits Scene, 13 (Rear of llertha s apartment house ) Tearl comes Into picture and approaches window of Jlertha's boudoir. Looks In window Scene 14 (llertha s boudoir ) llertha returns with a small saw, hands It lo Adams who noves tn closet f'llmba up ladder and starts tn cut holn In celling Makes good slie hole. Slsrts to cllmh through hole Subtitle A IVw Minutes Later Scene lo (itonm In Silent Menaces apart- xKxntiCW rem. MAt SWVW(JH!!y- CCHUa," f J .J,ftf aAliU... -v a.a It I ! " . ? .J - "At mmrmm The "shootinf' refcis merely to tho action of the camera when scenes were played, respectively, for "A Poor will show next week. In one of the cuts jou see "Little Maty," in pajamas, suporvisinrr "stills" with the aid of Mother to handle a doll for a close-up. And in the third picture, Ralph V. Incc quizzes Warwick while the photographer patiently waits. "Pearl of the Army Ily OV V. MrCONMXI. t.KHti.i; HK(KKTT Hlrir. Author of Tht- tron Claw " 4,Thfl ShW Iln Hhidow le I'lcooi i.i) in pTiin rrisniu: i "Tin line if..o.ifr.M Uoprlsht lWlrt, ly Iu W McConnell ) nTnl ) Arlimi nnl IWthft ar nrn lonklnK nbnut hunttnif fir papers etc llertha rfcltcr" hHh hears Upy In lock They runh into birk room Client M nace and hH men rom In INote the upset condition of th room and resliter uond r One otntn to door of bacK room Silent Moriicc htll putH on miik and ruihe with otlurs toward back room Scene 1 (IInek room Silent Menace apart ment Silent Menarp and othera ruah In and (ucrcomo Ailami and I rtha Show foreeround of open closet door I'earl h tieid ran b nteu In bole in do-iet IVarl head can be Been molnn iliwn out of foresrounl sipii 17 lllertha boudoir) Teirl rome-i out of closet thiukn for a moment then Instil c 11111111 out window Sene is ( IVIephnna booth In fttnre ) Pearl runt Into photm looth, takes up receiver and hT.tll ink for number (.iie I'l (Dire study) Iar at ilmna In dlcat s that he will mmi to IVarl s artslntanoH aril ImnhH up Tells nftUers and all exit Hire detailing ono oflker lo remain there with their prisoner llrent cene JO (hllent Menace's apartment 1 Silent Menace furious at Adams and llertha Indicates thHt thej nr to b shot and draws revolver show foreeround of one of .the Silent Menacos lieutenants at window lie looks down and sud lenly shouts and points I'ull set All rush to window and gaze out Scene 21 (Outside anartrnent tihoot this from above) Two automobiles contwlnlns liar otHiers and a number of soldiers arrive Pearl runs to them nnd xlvlntc the directions, all leap out; and pile Into apartment house Scene l (Silent Menace s apirtment ) Adams elves Bertha a shove Into bac k room and fol Iowa her slammlna the door as he does so The Silent Menace tires a shot In his direction, runs to door, continuing lo shoot through it Scene L''. (Hack room) Adams leaning up against door, manages to lock it Iteiflstera that one of the Silent Menace s shots has taken effect Pertha drags htm toward closet Scene .M 4 Front room nf Silent Menace's apartment Soldiers burst In door and attack the silent Menace and his men A terrific ficht follows Scene 1". (Hertha'a boudoir ) Pertha bringing Adams from closet lays him down and en deavom to bring him to consciousness Scene Id (Silent Menace s apartment Tight In progress Hllent Menace breaks down door to buck room and rushes out J 'ear I Is the only one who notices him She follows him Into back room Sceno J 7 (Hertha'a boudoir ) Silent Menace EDWINA BARRY IS POCKET SIZE STAR "Vou could Jut pick hep up and put her In our hat" That's how liooth Tarklng ton BpoKe of his llttlo heroine In "Tho Gen tleman Trom Indiana " That same description fits Kdwlna Harry like a Rloe. 1C other comediennes are petite well, nhe'B the petltent. Mlsi Rair who will be seen next week at the Ilroad uay with FredtHelder, the eccentrlo come dian, Isn't much bigger than her smile Hut she is so full of talent that It cnerflow.s She has'the knack of digging out laughs where an aerage author would not suspect them of existing. This "little package of comedy," as she Js referred to In stageland, tomes from a famous theatrical family. She added to Its fame when she appeared In "The Home breakers," a character comedy sketch hy her brother Jimmy which was successful In vaudevlllafor many seasons For aCperaon 'bo small Miss Harry can create no end of disturbance, In. a theatre In 'e'wayof laughs. Her parjner is Just the opposite In 'appearance, long, lean and lanky, He wears an undertaker's expres sion and nimble feet. Those who have taken account of Mr. Helder's assets say he Is a combination of T, Floy Barnes and Fred Stone, and a pacemaker In the way of eccentrlo dancing. The skit in which this lively pair appear Is called "What's It All About?" It has left a .trail of laughter in vauaevijie, moss wno nave seen it say. ry lnaicairon mat it will at the Broadway, iMi.iMN ii:mm 2ft r- T - --,-- VTt vl rnmei out of rlosM Prirl following him They tlitht Mlent Menace trlr Pearl and mamges to exit IVarl rlsiH an follow. Scene US (Street ) Silent Menace enters taxi, drives off p. trl comes Into ncene, beckons taxi, follows tho Silent Menace Sceno :.'. (I.vt Covrnment Hulldlng Flre ejcapn In foreground ) Client Mcmce runs into s c iu starts up lire cscapo I'earl comes Into scene follows him Sftnt 3i (Itnof of fiovernnient Hulldlng Hase of fLigpolo In foreground ) silent Menice enters HF WHEN spectacular productions of motion pictures are under iltscuslon, tho name of Ttalph W lnce Is one to conjure with Tor this reason Lewis J. Pelznlck, adhering to his belief that "only the best achieve tho -best ' arranged with the former Vltacrnph producer-director to supervise tho first np peiianco of Hohert Warwick under tho Seljnlck-Pletures banner This film, "Ihq Argjle Case," comes to tho Arcadia next v eek Most biographies wander along sluggishly like a Ituskln commentary That of Ralph lnce gallops from Incident to Incident emit ting sparlcs nnd "snorting tire with nil the Impetuosity of nn Atexinder Dumas scene, starts to pull rope foreground American Hag at top of tmlo beginning to descend Pull ""t Pearl enters Attacks tho Silent Menace riie fight After a terrific struggle, Pearl man agea in hurl Mm from building , ,.rM,f' 3' 'Plash aide of building) Hody falling through ncene lose up body of Silent Merncn, lnck to nudienie lying on pivement Sene aj (Honf of building ) Pearl begins lo null rope of lligpnle CIosh up top of flag pole The American ting Is raised to its accus- tome 1 place. IV irl begins to descend fire escape Scene ,T1 CUreet ) Soldier and civilians be gin to gather around I od Pearl enters scene km els li bodj of Silent Menace I.irts his head In such a wnv that audience- does not recognize him Pearl Is astounded at the dis covery of bis Identity liaises her he-vd .lazes heforu her In wonder lade Into ending ns per previous episodes "Treasure Island Seen m Shadows and Syllables The times are full of the prig and Of propaganda and raliitl uplift One seldom sees a ruflian lewd Upon the ctnge his rum-filled cup lift. And to how ihrantly one's eoul gj rates When viewing a band of purple pirates! Pirates, pirate, and "singing seamen," rreh from the mind of Tu!- tala; Men that are monstrous and skulking, wee men, Culled from the huccanccrV wild Valhalla, Tilling the Ucnbow Inn with furious Oath, and arts not uninjuriout Item One: Captain William Dories, Staggering, rntlased, grand nnd snarling. Item Two: on the sounding stones The ilink of ihe ane of Tew, old darling, Drsperale, deadly. Ileni Three: Black Dog, smelling of blood and the sea, Silver, the suae, with his eerio parrot; Ceorge, who is merry, misnamed and shamed; Horrible Hands with, his liair of carrot; Wastrels wassailing, halt and maimed. Then, for a touch of tender fun, Add the derelict, Itcnjamm Cunn. Read, if you will, jour Shaw and lldrkcr; Soak jour mind in polemics pale. Cite ME a play sublimer, starker; Hang my hat on ihe Hopkiuscs1 nail. Phrased in a nutshell; if you'd be awed, , Co to the ("Aderlisemem") Ilroad. D. I). romance. Especially Is this true of thi last ten years, during which time the vert-,' tile son of .Tohn T2. nnd rmm T1rnnnn ,v5 ..... qu ince themselves well-known stage folk of 'j-& a Kcneranon nsn linn neen nintne mats n. .i.ii.. i .i.- . .L , ..... . - iiuj in nit ejoiiiinn oi me moiion picvura. v Had It not been for Thomas Edison It 14 prohablo that the joungest of the thretf f lnce brothers would havo been n "matinee Idol" today He wns well on his way toward that distinction when Mr. Edison perfected his ' klncloscope," thus altering the destlnlei of several millions of persons. One of them destinies happened to belong to Ralph W. lnce Horn In 187, In Boston, young lnce very '''fJ ."'.,,, f,,u i-ivn.-in.n ul iiniiiK iiiiieriiea n vvl nnritila' lit.ltlnnlM Hl.tfli.. ti . . u ' ,'...k..,u ..,i,,,nu iiuiiiij. ueiura nv vl. leacneil tho voting age he Ind played for' n, season In tho company of that Bevcre taskmaster, tho late Itlchard Mansfield, and achieved popularity and success In the pro ductions of "Hen Hur" and "Tho College Widow " Then came Mr Edison's new-fangled method of entertaining tho public without having to travel all over tho face of nature or recite tho same old lines night after night Mr lnce, Inherently a lover of home." saw his opportunity. Forthwith he Joined the forces of what Is now the Vltagraph Company of America, and began ,ff'l a succcssrui career in mmdom. Cj In those days tho nverage screen story II n linn iti iiiiu VI I vssr- ! .J UO 1-llD s"fc m managers bellevpd and onef persbn played . irom mree 10 six pans in eacn proauciionr ii .'! m,.. I. . l .- ,, ,. ii l. it it..... .. . 1 '. - ., . . . .. . . .. j & inn ruv-uncK, uihoivc, vision ana , w "doublo exposure" vvero unknown Hotly- wood, Cnl , wa a pretty little Infant, asleep In Its cradlo midway between Iios Angeles and the ocean dreaming, mayhap, of the das when It was to become the capital city of ono of the world's greatest pleaaure glvlng Industries. Inio was a prominent factor In the metamorphosis of tho cinema cocoon. Under his canble dlrectlnii two, thfeo and five-reel v plcturo pl.ivs were produced, and rendered pilntablo for a puhllo hungry for novelty. in miny or inese, noianiy "Tne Man who Knew Lincoln," "Oottyi-ihurfr," "Lincoln the i Loor" i.fpl "The Keenth Son he played tho lcndlnff roles, brslilen rHlnff or naslst-i itiR In the writing of tho scenarios and HUpenlftlrjff tho enllro effort. IIli lmper ponitlons of Abraham Lincoln havo been" pronounced by men who knew the mnr tyred Chief J2xecutlo to bo fine In their accuracy. .Among tho Krent YltnRraph successes which llalph W Incn supervised and di rected during his ten jeans connection with that company worn the following;: "A Mil lion Hid." "The Juggernaut" "The God c.ps," "Tho TUttlo Hymn of the Republic," ' Tho JIllls of the nods," "Tho Sins of the Mothers," "My Lndv's Slipper," "The De stroJerV "Tho ronfllct,' "Ills Wife's Good Name," "Tho Ninety and Nine," "The Strength of Men," "Shadows of the pMt,' "A Tainted World," "Tho Awaken h? "Hack to nroadwav," "Tho rreshet," "Four Thirteen," "Thn Vengeanco of Durand," "Tho Wreck," "He Neer Knew' "A Regl- , ment of Two "Tho Hood," "Mockery, v "Wood Violet" and the "Fatty" series fea-V turlng Hughlo Mack Tho new Selznlck ncqulsltlon Is a tall, Tell proportioned joung giant, with a predl lection for all sorts of strenuous athletics. His f.iorito sports are tennis, bowling and j jachting but his pastime Is -work. ' M tCW: '-Aa xn t.K --', . z i?U aT' . M 'Al y? M yiu ' ?A MM m .f'ti if ,A X, "'4 ...-" .eii 'v. ja "s ! 1- 1 . - "" - .x , . ' r . lc, r j.kiauDMHSslsH lt! ' JuflSBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBWSBaiSaiKWlB, " raMlBBaaBBBllSBBllBBBBBBBBHa: matmMmmmmmi :-aaaiKMmmi. . biimmKaBimmis
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