The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1921, Page 6

“ducer of the so-called intimate musi- “Follies” Mr.Anderson breught the SUITE: ehAaTTS BR LETT/COAT, | PALOLIS 7” OCMFFETT. Cen, GORDON , JAPANESE LANCE < MAKLRIS 8 EWG: Blessed he the Rohemians! } lah multiply favors upon them! Who are the Bohemians, you ask? ‘4 Bohemians is the corporation nine for that group of unconventional free theats thinkers who. braved the ridicule of the great mars of prodas- crs @ho build their creations accord ing to the blueprints and speciti tions Which have governed the con- struction of staged spectacles for, lo, these ‘many years. ‘They e that group who picked up theatrical tradi tion by the sleak of the trousers and shook it so vigorously that they de- tached from it mych ‘of its dignity and not a little of its usefulness. For the Bohemians are tle producers of the Greenwich> Village Follies, the unique revue which comes to the Audi- torium on Monday evening, Jan, 31-40 display its novel processes. John Murray Anderson, long a stu- dent of period decorating and a some- y Al- And time progacer of civic pageants and community masques was’a decide! | factor in the scheme. So, too, was Phillip Bartholomae, who, af an-ear- lier date,,was notable as the first pro- cal comedy. “Very Good Eddie,” was @ gpecimen of his handicraft. To the expericice gainéd in the companies of Sir Herbert Tree in England and Max Reinhardt in Berlin. He had novel ideas of aptistry and aesthetic beauty which he believed could be used to ad- 4 vantage in the presentation of the so- , called revue, ‘Yo him the conventiod- 2l givl-and-music spectacle ever de- signed along the same cut and dried formula was a thing to he shunned He was firm in’ the belief that. the naive methods of the amateur were to be preferred to the heavy profes- sional touch which ‘lakes the edges off the musical extravaganzas of the day. To this end he sought the aid and sugeestion of the radical thinkers among the amateurs interested in the- atricas, und, to tind them where should he go but to Greenwich Vil lage, that.community in the heart‘ New York, where dwell the impres- sionists, the daring theorists, the fu- turisticsfadists, the sworn foes of all the humdrum monotony which regu- lates our art, our stage, and our liter- ature. Here he found novel-notions flourishing in profusion. Many of them of cottrse were too radical and advanced for even such a shackle- breaker as himself, but it was in New York’s famous Bohemian community that he drew much of the inspiration for the Gyéenwicn Village Folltes, “4 Mr. Anderson’s every move was to remove his credtion from the groove of medieority and professional pre- cision. Now, the thing which- varies least in the production “of everyday musical shows {fs the scenery. In this regard Mr. Anderson made a daring THE STORY OF THE GREENWICH VILLAGE i WREYE OLSEN 4 \BOUld/R, GURLS,- , “GRAEELMICH Fienaae kasi. GHUGERT ~ CO, departure. He did away with it en- tirely. At least he did away with it \in the sense that the layman under- stands scenery. Jl wooden, canvas; and \ paint-blurred ‘structuves | were | tahooed. Instead he flooded his stage with sweeping drapes and waves 9f tapestrie: On_these he played the steroptican—a” thousand lights’ fliré- ing and playdng with wierd thickéry— and his scenery wis as he willed jit. His scenery could become blazing brilliant or mellow and subdued with the twist of an electric swith. ‘It could be in Hues.of apricot or lemod, gold or silver, satiny white or sheer ebony black’ at the disczetion of the stage manager. i Well, too, did ‘Mr. Anderson know that fentinity plays a major role in any modern festival of comedy and beauty. ,But being wise he knew alo that the chorus girl typifies more than does anything else the card index of convention. Betty Blye in “The China In Teacup” differs in no. respect fropy’ a Fanny Freeman\in “The Cup of Joy. aa / ( \ f TE o, £Lu/5, IVI SAISON, f “AZZ KING" W, ~ QUEEN OF GREESW/ I Cl4—> | @CARRIS. 8 ENING \ a ia ing. Here is a) career stidded vith thousands of rehearsals, millions ot timed stéps and methodical motions. 5 and in her garb, the chorus girl : is ekin to all other chorus girls. stheir rehearsed maneuvers, in her Rarely is she fresh gnd youthful look- BASEBALL LOOP. IN NO. DAKOTA ~AGAINTALKED Dickinson Writer Sees Six or Eight Club Loop Including’ Bismarck The proposal for ab: of western North towns has often bee Dickinson Press invit the subject again with the article. “Slope towns with athletic are already 2, plans for ing of the baseball Already a concerted move for the establis! ment of a circuit or league, includin towns along the main line of the Northern Pacific, has heen started. The promoters ipelude some of the most enthusiastic fans in the state and it is their plan to, boost the propo- sition in an endeavgr to crente sufti- cient interest.in thg project so that ail) details m be arranged and the league organized and in working order )e- fore the season opens in May. “Tentative plans provide for a league ‘composed of or eight teams, including Dickinson, Bismarek, Mandan, Jamestown, Valley City and perhaps; Enderlin or Hankinson. “Sentiment is strong in favor of! placing a winning team in the field from this city and it iS possible that) an all salaried team will be secured. ; Dickinson maintained one of the best; teams in the state last year and fans| are anxious\that the reputation of the! city shall be maintained. | “It is probable that a mecting will! be called at some time in the near, future to giscuss plans for the com- ing. seasén and to Hera ngs financial support for the team.” 2 _ Vays Babe Ruth, who whacks ’em on the snoot, + And. makes them Ichg four-sack- | gan have ers— Has gone down south—to Dixieland To hunt among the Crackers. Ig George Sisler was an ordinary ball player Lee Fohl would still be looking for a job. J A ear ; Sam Riddle doesn’t want the home- towners to give his steed a hrass band reception. Sam also put the ktbosh on a swell dinner party that was ar- | Prin | cities ranged for Man o’ War in New York! last winter. That nag hasn’t a chance to gow wild oats. . i we oo ““Strangier”’ Lewis “asks a $15,000 guarantee ta rastle a Boston grappler with the headlock barred. trom his repertoire, Manager siif@by ball players at this season of the year, i = Major league clubs can buy and trad nong! themselves until Aug. After that they5l pave. to use the sandbag to switch talent. haired men and short-haired woitteri” That proveg) boxers are prosperous. } 6— A hunter at Natchez, Mass., has a pig fora! bird dog. ‘The pig’s a per: | fect setter., {twas reared by a poimt- er dog as foster mother. ——0: Jess Willard may train in'a hangar City. Jess will feel like a balfoon véling wmong {he stars, ai ter Jack lands o is gas bag. The St. Augu! golf courss is one of the most famots in the south It’s called the golfer’s southern para- dise. ~~" Seniesa! & = oJ The fight is on—the fight is of, | JUST JOKIN I" So says conileting jabber: ——— — But when and where, and_awho and 5‘ e Bs what— s A Modern Couktship Why, that’s another matter! | One more questi A agape a. ‘Gi dear, I ani lstening. ‘ Los Angeles seems to be the base-| She—Will yow love ime when I'm ball paradise for veteran Bengals, old Detroit sent» Sam Crawford west aj ! ‘actical couple years ago. Now they're ship- |a8' ping Oscar Stafiage. see that you, get adequate i Cobb has hooked ‘a young twirler by | the neme of Sutherland who is said | to be a second Jim Bagby.) .1t he’ like Jim he must be good, i te geese | English critics don't think much of | Billy Wells: ‘Br at that they think | Batti|ng Devinsky will be ‘soft trim- mings since Bat was kayoed in four rounds by Carpentier and lost tg Boy McCormick gn a foul in seven. <a If takes a good im: (raet on his own terms, insti i to sign a co Take Land ia Chic Harley and Pete Stinch ‘comb, | hio State grid stars, are playifg in he school road show called the “Beane let Mask.” Their friends are now asking for free ‘instead of forWard passes. eS prabta 9) VW card games are banned for ball to go out-and get acquainted with the they visit. A bunch of big leaguers have never ‘seen Washing- ton’s monument, o--— Earl Sheeley, ite Sox first base recruit, is Jame. He snapped one of his legs at the ankle several years ago. But Earl is rangy and a swell hitter. fe a igeb et University of Michi- taken a new itterest in Co-eds at the swimming cvenis since they've learn- jed a new process to dry ‘their’ hair without losing the marcel waves. oe f will get themselves in The Pirates. {condition foY baseball by playing bas- | among the rescuers, as he helped the ketball. Shooting the bucket will be no object. ets They counted noses in New York's Greenwich Village the other day and found more’ prize fighters than “long- ‘Boston Transcript. “T am tempted to tell the what I think of this rent rai “Don't do it, Charlie, dear, pro- tested young Mrs. Torkins. “It’s bad enough to give him yeyr hard-earned money; Without wasting any of your splendid eloquence on him.”-—Wash- ‘ington St: ‘ landlord 2) A Friend in Mrs. Flatbnsh—Who. that man With the red nose you just bowed to? Mr. Flatlesh—Oh, he’s a man I met out west. he “He certainly is not a prohibition- ist, is he “Why, 1 never had occasion to ask him, déar.” A i ‘But how did you happen to meet | “Wel we were traveling out of Mi!- waukee on -the same train one night | players seme of them would have time ~He had a bottle and I discovered that I had a corkscrew.”"—Yonkers States- ° man, / , Nothing Doing _ + “I told you to go to the music deal- , ers.and get me ‘The Lost Chord?” “The dealer couldn't dt, my dear.”--Louisviile Couri journal, 5 > Within Bounds. , i While making a visit to New ‘York, | a man unmistakably-ef country Ori- |. |gin. was knocked down in the strect| | by ah automobile. A crowd instantly surrounded him with condolences and | questions. “Aie you hurt, my “friend?” kindly | asked a gentleman, who was the first | stranger to his feet ahd brushed th mud-and dust from his clothes. SNglle vars the cautious reply of one évidently given to nOncommittal | st in st brevity of speech, “it ain’t done me no| tourist good.”—Harper’s. GIANTS’ GOLDIE HITS EM his big “Betsy.” | Rapp. | F : keeping his, batting eye whetted to hit’ mean check books, too. OLLIES VIAGELLE JAYNAY a LOMO RULUULOER’ *tSpontanity she knows not. Enthusi- asm she knows not. She is little more than A ruffled machine. Heére then, again, Mr. Anderson searched out the amateur. He found her in the studies | of the illustrators, sculptors .and phot- ographers. She knew how to walk, and how to hold her head and hew to pos. and yet sh& was youthful, vigorous and refreshing. en in his choice of princ!pals An- detson did not go about secking names which to the average producer would insure some measure of box-office pop- uiamity regurdicss of the quality of the production. Rather did he seek those who conformed with his general scheme, and these, of a necessity, were strangers r the most part, to be incandescent brMliance of Broad- -way. He found them/in cabarets, in obscure theatres, in community the- > atricals, That he builded with intelli- gence is evident from/ the eagerness with which the New York theatre-’ goers—the most blaze and bored of -audiences—gripped his revue to their hearts and called it blessed. A novel page, indeed, did Mr. John Murray Anderson add to the theatrical book. They've combed Florida with a spy- glass for all northern visitors of baseball reps. St. Petersburg has even gone so far os to make overtures to Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins and Babe Ruth to keep the “Sunghine” city leading the parade. IN FLORIDA WINTER LOOP > AG 4 a ‘sand lot parks. . * Whey peel off their codts and ‘get out their sweat absorbers. They’re having a rootin’ tootin’ time-seeing the ars show their stuft: : Rapp is considered a big gun since Sthe uiamnts bought “ him from Mike Ney’s St. Paul champs tor $15,000. Last spring Pat Moran gaye Goldie min big league ball then ship- him to the association -witheut any strings attached: - Red Castoti Pat tried to get his castof{! back, but Kelley, sqld to the highegt bidder. McGraw’s bankroll. was. biggest. - Goldie is a third baseman. While he was with the Reds he didn't come any ways near showing up Heinie Groh, but-he improved a lot with the Saints. ae N McGraw wi stick his-recruit on the /hot corner, +e ie _ | Frankie Frisch will be shifted over i to second. y i | With lanky Bob Meusel on first and ~ | the veteran “Beauty” Bancroft on, short the Giants‘ infield qught to tra- ~ vel, y Three youngsters. and an oldster give it a flavor to the liking of Goth- am fang. Playing in, the, Florida Winter League with Goldie are Paul Zahnizer of Bloomington, IM. who'll take ) Whirl with theNRraves in the spring ‘and Joe DeBerry.. of the St. Louis vrowns twirling staff. But Goldie is the drawing @ard. | Whey like to see him kiss the old ap- | ple. r — pe : % PROS DON’T RUL (———_ —-——___— | Fro champs_aren’t all cocks o’ the walk. Amateurs own game. 2 The’ professionat-trapshooter used to be the bignoise. Now/we have dozens off amateur gunners who are as good and better than the pros. In golf‘amateur champs ‘step along with the pros in the open tourneys. ‘often beat ’em at their Goldie Rapp is entertaining winter tourists in Florida with | 04 pro-game loo : pira among a flock of eagles. There’s no “scream” in the money players’ ~~ ’em for the Giants this season. He's wearing a St-Petersburg uni; | form. » BY DEAN SNYDER / Snowballs cut no ice with Goldis} 5 4 major sports that thrive on‘ profes- i recruit is, swing-| The other three west coast towns in| 'sionalism. ex his 835 an . Association j.the circuit are Tampa, Tarpon springs} But even a gdod old game of sand- {ck in Florida’s winter ‘league. ‘@nd Sarasota. Adl are within a ra-j lot ball and a ring full of kid fight- Goldie is killing two birds with one | dius, of 20 miles of each other. ‘ers often stir up more thrills. lone. He's. enjoying: “himself as 3 Mean, Check Books The one redeeming feature of the ‘neath the winter sup and] Backers of these clubs all carry| pros is that they set marks to shoot » The Giants’ tla at. “a Se Sia ‘ \ j cosh c “Hundreds of fans come out to the} (Bennis has never been professional- | i: game. " Baseball and boxing-are the only : FINLAYSON IN: Ellsworth Finlayson, Bismarck > wrestler, -made a splendid showing Against, Henry Karnhunsaari, the Finnish wrestler, who claims ~the champio. ip of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming, in their match at_Odd Fellows hall Sat- Lurday night, Finlayson’s wol in thy match with an old-timer at the may game bespeaks a confident future fe him. \ > Karnhunsaati won the first fall, Vinlayson the'second and the. Finn took the third. It was a long and gruelling match, anl the attendance was a little disappoin of this y who are trying to boost the wrestling and boxing gaine, but those that dttended the match felt they. had seen a fine exifivition, North ret- ereed tha mateh. oH ber Pastor—This moming I will have } for my topic the Great Ilcod in Goneé- sis. 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