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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0834 Enlarge and print image (3M) |
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THE STAGE AND THE PRESS.
Channing Pollock, the author of the thought-compelling play, "The Fool," told the members of the Drama League of Boston some interesting and suggestive truths the other day. Mr. Pollock's play has, by its phenomenal success, amazed all the wise managers who sternly guard the stage against the intrusion of dramatists who seek any higher purpose than to amuse. It took him months to write it, but years to get it produced. After the production had been accomplished and a brief time given for the theatre-going public to discover what sort of a play it was, the house was crowded nightly, and the unusual expedient of daily matinees was established to accommodate the public.
In commenting upon these facts the dramatist said:
AUDITORIUM
NEXT WEEK Mats. Wed and Sat.
Second and Last Week in Baltimore of The Greatest Play in the World Channing Pollock's Powerful Drama
"THE FOOL"
The Play That- Succeeded In
Spite of the Devil
Positively Last Performance
Saturday, February 2.
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It is like the New York newspaper that had been printing lurid comic supplements for years, with distorted colorings and execrable English, and finally on one Sunday gave away a copy of one of Whistler's paintings. Because its readers did not appreciate it, they said that the taste of the public had deteriorated. The fact of the matter was that the people who appreciate such things as Whistler's paintings had left off buying that newspaper many years before.
This anecdote illustrates a fact applicable alike to journalism and to theatrical management. The minds of the people can be educated to appreciate all that is best in literature, art and life, or all that is worst. It so happens that for a considerable period of years a great part of the genius and energy devoted to th emanagement of theatres and to the publication of newspapers has been spent in the endeavor to educate the public mind to that which is worst. Sometimes a sudden success, like Mr. Pollack's play, opens the eyes of the managers to the fact that they are misdirecting their energies. Just at present the campaign in favor of clean journalism, which is in progress throughout the United
MARYLAND
Week of January 28th, 1924
All Star Array of Nine Sure-Fire Hits!
Louis Assls Charles MOSOONI BROS. ted by Sister Verna and Brother Willis
Extraordinary Star Attration First Appearance in Vaudeville
FRANZ DRDLA
World Famous Composer and Violinist. Composer of "Souvenir" and many others, playing his own compositions. Mr. Antonio Ricci Voccoli at the Piano.
Special Star Feature
William L. Reguna
GIBSON & OONNELLI
In "One Night in Spring" by Will M. Hough
Added Star Feature
The World5s Greatest Magical
Entertainers
LEON & GO.
"The Wionder Workers," Exponents of Hindu Magic, present a Stupendous Comedy Mystery Spectacle, a Succession of Baffling and Bewildering Illusions, Weird and Uncanny, Daring, Startling and Sensational Illusions ever attempted. "Fire and Water," a Modern Miracle, the most elaborately staged production in Vaudeville. A carload of Beautiful Scenery, Gorgeous Cos-tumage and Glittering paraphernalia.
BEN PIERCE & LEE RYAN
"D'Yer Wanna Fight"
Ina Dick
WILLIAMS AND KEENE
In "Shall I?"
TORCAT and FLOR d'ALIZA
Presenting the only troupe of
Trained Game Roosters in the
World
RUSSELL and MARCONI
Two Popular Entertainers
A Distinct Novelty JACK HANLEY
The Eccentric Comedy Pantomimic Juggler
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States, and which recently found its most vigorous expression in the demands of organizations representing 300,-000 women in California that the papers of that State clean up their columns, calls the attention of newspaper publishers to their activities on the wrong track.
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VAUDEVILLE AT THE MARYLAND.
Rostand is not the only one to realize the dramatic possibility of the barnyard. Tor cat and Flor d'Aliza have also done so, but in quite a different manner. These latter have actually taken the roosters themselves and made actors of them, and it is said that they are the only troupe of trained game roosters who walk a tight rope, roll barrels and hoops, jump hurdles, climb ladders and ride bicycles; and not content with all of these accomplishments, they stage an exceedingly realistic prize fight, which is a decidedly fine bit of humor as well.
The presence in vaudeville of a writer of popular songs is not unusual, but some time or other all of these composers from Irving Berlin down, or up, as one prefers, have sung their compositions in the two-a-day. But the advent of the composer of semi-classical music, whose songs are accepted as the best of contemporaneous compositions, must be considered an event. Franz Drdla is a world famous composer, and is also a world famous violinist. As the latter he has been heard in concert, but not often, as most of his time is devoted to composing. Here he has over a hundred numbers to his credit, among them being such standards as Serenade, Souvenir and the. Vision. His present tour is an accomplishment for vaudeville that will meet with general approval, but will arouse enthusiasm among music lovers.
Leon, the magician, who will astound audiences next week by his marvelous illusions, is strongly of the opinion that the late Lord Carnarvon met his death through some mystic device placed by the spirit of Kink Tutankhamen in that shade's own mummy case. Leon is a spiritualist himself and says: "All the great spirit controls in the history of spiritualism have been either old Egyptians or Orientals.
"LIGHTNINV TO BE AT i FORDS.
Baltimore playgoers will have their long awaited opportunity to witness "Lightnin' " when the famous comedy classic begins its engagement at Ford's Monday night. A deluge of mail orders and a steady box office line forecast a series of capacity audiences, though assurance is given that there is still a good selection of seats, particularly for Monday and Tuesday nights.
"Lightnin' " shattered the long run record of Broadway.
The cast that will introduce the record-smasher to this City is a special one that John Golden has organized for Detroit, St. Louis, Washington and other important cities that have clamored for it for four ears. Thomas Jefferson, a son of the late Joseph Jefferson heads the organization in the title role and Bessie Bacon, daughter of Frank Ba-can and for more than two years a member of her father's original supporting cast, will been seen as the vaudeville actress whose divorce suit enlivens the play's famous Court Room scene. Margaret Moiser, of pleasant memory as the daughter in the Theatre Guild production of "Lilion", will be seen as Mildred Buckley and Charles E. Evans, veteran comedian of Evans and Hoey and "A Parlor Match" fame, plays the IReno judge. The
production was staged under the personal direction of Win-chell Smith.
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"LITTLE OLD NEW YORK" AT BOULEVARD.
Monday,/Tuesday and Wednesday, Marion Davies will be seen at The Boulevard in "Little Old New York," the screen production that has made such a tremendous hit wherever shown.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Corrinne Griffith and Conway Tearle will be featured in "Black Oxen"; exclusive showing of "Jamestown," second series of History of America will be a feature. A dramatic and authentic story of the first permanent English settlement in America.
BOULEVARD
Mon., Tues. and Wed. MARION DAVIES
—In—
"LITTLE OLD NEW YORK"
Thurs., Pri. and Sat.
CORINNE GRIFFITH
and
CONWAY TEARLE
—In—
"BLACK OXEN"
Also First Exclusive Showing of
"JAMESTOWN"
2nd series of History of America. A dramatic and authentic story of the first permanent English settlement in America.
FORD'S
NEXT WEEK Mats. Wed and Sat.
John Golden presents The World's Greatest Play
"LiaHTNIN' "
Wtih Thomas Jefferson, Bessie
Bason, Charles E. Evans
and Distinguished Cast.
Staged by Winchell Smith
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