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are like 0 many stray. mangy dogs do nothing for themselves? No one can deny the daughter's ai- a : ” gument that they are all rotters, But The Pigeon ‘The Pigeon” cannot forget they . re - °) only human like himself, and so he In the Village. ‘permits himself to be plucked, key, the vagabond makes love to the By CHARLES DARNTON. girl, and after having her filing with \ J the rascal she throws herself into the rit T is kindness rather than charity 64 off to the nearest police station that John Galsworthy has put 4)) these discouraging circumstances into “The Pigeon,” much (he ave accepted by the painter, who fame sort of kindness that moves Cheerfully procemis to move to . cheaper quarters as a result of them Fou, perhaps, to give a coin to the “ene pigy is an interesting study 0 boc: beggar who sidies up to you IM character. little more. and it is wel @ dark street, feeling it may do him acted For one thing, Whitford Kane ‘oie good and knowing it can do you makes the painter a homespun char- ; rai jp acter Suggesting much in common Rovharm. You are likely to get (his Viti, the people about him and neve Rotion at the Greenwich Village The- patronizing them by carrying kind atre, where Edward Goodman's pro- ness too far. The trith of his per @uction of the sympathetic play com- formance atonss for its possible imo 0. reputable ole ares favorably with the one given [oaths Herbert Druce is thoroughly ft by Winthrop Amos ut the Little weg) and racy, Georges Renaven! Theatre ten years ago wakes the vagabond utterly worth Gaisworthy would doubtless -hrink Jess. though he never touches thr from the thought of charity, or atany Character with the glamour that Frank Reicher gave it at the Littl ‘Theatre. With her half-starved look Edna Games is a pathetic flow Pate consider it as something far ve- yond his means, if we are to judge by Ais “Pigeon.” a painter with only’ if there's any pity in you “the | enough money to keep his daughter Pigeon” will Sere it out and himself in the humblest circum Stances, Yet this simple philanthro- THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY piat sbelters a rummy old cabman, ; from the London Embankment. What JOE, WHERE Is . OUR CAR? IN “W'GARAGE , WHERE ' VT BELONGS — WHY bo yi asy SUCH A cial Question? = iON? “cabby" drinks his benefactor’s whis- | ver, only to be dragged out and cur- | 1922 (N. ¥, Eve. World) By Press Pub. Co. who has been driven into the ditch by me mC De motor cars, a flower girl with her moral sense forced to the level of the aw! a streets. and a French vagabond who not only accepts his lot as inevitable Suut uP! | ese ein but is inclined to glory init. They : CHAtER et BiA-Cap , q BLAH ey ——— About Plays and Players By BIDE DUDLEY HE Equity is out with a state- ment from Executive Secretary Gillmore opposing the plan to double the tax on theatre tickets to raise money for the ex-service men’s bonus. Such action, Mr. Gillmore as- | would throw thousands of ac- | tors out of work. : | Jaa torte ceviec mee ae te = LETTLE MARY MIXUP ‘The acting profession has always) Nol WIFE DAWGONIT — SET I Do For HER 19 \N — eympathized with these men in xen- | a eral, and our members have partici- pated in countless bencfits to raise | funds for sick or jobless veterans, But we think it most unfair that the bonus should be raised by a plan which pro- | Beees to double the tax on our indus- | tiye without any provision to get in. | * @6me from the hundreds of other in- | duntries which are equally available as sources of revenue. As citizens we ox- | pect to bear our fair share of the| bonus taxes, but we resent unfair dis- | @rimination.”” | is Hat OFF wird THAT SNOW BALL? =» YANCS! AND MARRIAGE, Roszika and Yancsi Dolly, back in New York for a five weeks’ enguge- ment in Keith Vaudeville, find the | eld town has changed since they | sailed away to England more thon two years ago. Yesterday they triad count the new theatres but failed utterly. Yancsi, known to her friende fas demnie, then spoke a tow | words on the ‘subject of wedlock. | “One reason why ! am not Mrs. KATINKA Marcy Tox Now,” she said, “is thi Y it is a mistake for an ac- tree termatrs an tele Weare siui| [THe Bosse STENOGRAPHER congenial and, if he were in New Got THE FLU AN’ HE MADE ‘ Korb 2 would wr him up and bave ME COME DOWN To HELP OUT! @ chat, 0'6. air’, wei boy, > ) . T just knew it-was u mistake to have | | WELL, SUBBIN’ AT A : @ husbund in the profession. Rou TVPEWRITER |S BETTER'N SCRUBBIN’ AT A SINK oo trips force hushand and wife apart temptations follow and lonesomencss fe bound to bring new friendships. 1 | would ‘never ud uny actres to murry an actor." We agree with Miss Dolly, It's | much ‘betler fo marry « banker ai‘¢ take him and a checkbook right along | with you BY WAY OF DIVERSION. “there's something wrong with my son Jim,” said Mrs. Suc Greer. “1 don't know what's got in the boy. he acts so awful qieer. He sets around and mum- dies low well, elmost half the night, and now and then helt grab his pen and set down quick 10 write. Last night £ | same being estimated at 100 miles in heard Num say, ‘Dear one, the | yarious directions, wenty - tvo he turned around and for the | podrome's show table made a dart. Aud shortly - efter that he says, ‘Be mine, oh, JUST A MOMENTS, PLEASE! Ddlushing rose!” And once again | Jim Mulhaiser, wao is recruit he grabbed Jus pen, to write it | movie stars to» personul appes-an down, | s'pose. Pa says he | in theatres, writes «nem as to'lows thinks the boy's at work upon a “Why stay jn Los Angeles to be mit. - valentine to send some git. I | dered when you can come \o New hope he is. My iond! No child York ang die on the stage” of mine has ever had such mum 5 - Ming apelle like thoto that come | paris Celtel of “Frank May's ables” wishes the world (o know to Jim. If he continues doing tt, | that— @s Dr. Jones for him.” Little drops of water pes Which we used to think HONORING MONROE Only good for chasers, The Friars made unk Monroe of! Ave now the whole darn drink “Thank-U” their guest of honu: ai a! ~ inner and entertainment at the Mon-! And Arthur Rosenfeld, the Picture leat wight. A ietter from John | Frame poet, wishes sour ear long iden, Mr. Monroe's manager. hint- | enough to say— ed that he intends to make him a star Ronunaied A Gest taes Aton aientionine Feeek | [ot vol 9: must have my fling Bacep and Frank Craven, the letcr at Edith Ktug. my The way she plays a country girt MN @mith and I hope to see the| Has put my brain into a whirl t#me when Menroe will be the third tm our gallery of Frank Bhe is my dream SOUNDS REASONABLE: POLLING THE HiIPPODROME “Prohibition,’’ writes Frederic War- = & poll at the Hippodrome shows|ren, “is going to make us change fat 42 per cent. of the patron ot some of our old favorite plays. [ am “Bet Together’ comes from oyte'ae expecting every day to hear that ‘Ten on- oa KNocKED GENTLEMAN 's MORNING MISS IM SELUNG AUTO TRUCKS,\ PIANOS, BUNGALOWS AND CANOES, 5 5 (AND TD LIKE fo SEE THE , ——=— 1 Boss OF THIS | a = RHYMED PROPOSALS Gowanus thinks like to take Miss Cohen to lis farm the Marriage Pasquale of Bureau and Miss Cohen, you who wants to wed Miss Cohen's propusut ind J weuld If she really wants Um hers without J own some cows, an T own some tand A keg of good old apple Good ‘common sense sports, am full ¢ Arise at § euch mor Ahead of Mister § Now tf Miss Cohen u She's sweet, cov Just let her Won't we have fu LISTEN TO THiS “If you can find room Ir lives in Brooklyn and dese the New York commuting tome, the Nights ip a Barroom’ has been re- THERE S A MAN. Wer CARD! might use the appended. Last Sat- urday my brother Louis and L saw “Bombo" and visited Al Jolson in his dressing room. Lou told Al some new jokes and Al told them (o the audi- ence, making quite a hit.” Excellent, Mr. Rosenburg, but where is the item of theatrical inter- est vou speak of? (That'll hold him for a while!) GOSSIP. The “Pins and Needles chorus doesn’t sing—not even “When My Ship Comes In” “Marjorlaine’’ will be played Feb. '1 for the benefit of the New York Hospital Nursery. Minnie, the Hippodrome cat, ha: run herself thin since the Ducos Brothers began imitating birds in Get Together.” Floyd et. recently of White's is ¥inging in the Proctor Branch O'Brien, who underwent an operation tecently, is fast regaining bis strength Lottie Briscoe has been engaged tor a leading role with Wittam Faversham in “The Squaw Man,® Elsie Janis’s dog, Princess Mousme, is greatly perturbed over the pub- hieity Laddie Boy, Gamaltel's pet, has been receiving. Joseph Santley has returned to “The Music Box Revue" after win- ning the decision over Kid Grippe. Another player who hae gone back T Cant RIND AT IN “Here =| TWINK You MUST BE MISTAKEN = You'D bert GO AND Loox! SAY, NR GESsIT— OUTSIDE WITH A LINE (SuP us OF AuTo TRUCKS, PIANOS, BUNGALOWS AND CANOES - Witt 1 SEND WHAT TA ‘YOu “TRYIN tT" Do = Gosh: DG WT! “OU NEVER KNOW WHaT witt PLEASE A Woman? THeRE Wo2'Aa MAN GONNA- [TEACH us TS CERTAINLY IT's A Can — But oleae S on! + WOULDINT SAY TWAT SAKE"! < ~ BM - BRINKER MHS -— AND MRS.ED Just L PHONED FOR You “to COME. OVER AND GET OR CAR OuT OF THEIR SARAGE. 7 IN TH’ CASE OF MW WIFE -ANY THIN’ BEYOND OUR MEANS 1S SURE vo! Bring ’Em Right In, Mister! DIDN'T I TetL YOu-NOT To BOTHER ME WITH THOSE ER: YESSIR - BUTA LI'L ENCOURAGEMENT || MAKES A SALESMAN (THE LEAST Y'CAN) | DO Is LOOK AT His SAMPLES nS to work after being ill , Witherspoon of ‘'Lilies of the Field." Ed Wynn has sént us a comic val- entine, Now look a’here, Ed—don't you insinuate that we look like you. Ben Ali Haggin has arranged a living valentine for to-morrow night's performance of ‘The Midnight Frolic."* Manager Harry Cort has cut out the Wednesday matinees of “Frank Fay's' Fables’ and will put in mid- night performances after the regular ones ‘at the Park Wednesday eve- nings. G. Butcher addressed the mem- bers ef the Keith Boye’ Band at their club room last night on ‘Opportu- nity.’ E. F. Albee has arranged to have the boys hear substantial talks at regular intervals. Mary Garden ts baving 9. box party at the performance of ‘The Moun- tain Man” at Maxine Elhott’s Thea- tre this aftermoon. Her parents are among her guests. ‘The Messra. Shubert have engaged Fay Marbe for the cast of “‘Little Miss Raffles,’ which they will stage in the near future. It is « musical comedy. This is the final week of ‘The Chocolate Soldier’ at the Century. The next attraction th will be “phe Rose of Stamboul,” opening Rosamond Whiteside will 0° Ditrichstein has gone back to «phe Great Lover,” He revived this comedy last night in Detroit and will ‘ 66] CAN'T see why boss over me, I do most of the work around here. ‘| guess that is so.’ “It is, L khow more about the busi- ness than he does. Whenever wants to know anything about wha zoing on he comes to me to find out “That's usually the way.” use it for a tour which will take to the Pacific Coast, A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Mary doesn’t rouge neither does she paint among the men? J'l! tell she ain't.—Olin Howland FOOLISHMENT 1 know an old man in White Plains Who never goes out when tt ruins “I hate,” he confesses, “To eee the high dresses That's wore by society janes.” FROM THE CHESNUT TREE. med the baby T. “The; “Why “Bo they could find dark.” The Day’s Good Stories THE REAL DIFFERENCE. Thoma drew from what con argument. “What brought you here, Sam? the Warden asked A lil’ cuttin’ scrape, boss,’ Sam replied lad dry argument, know."" “I'm the fellow that ought to be boss. “A lot of men think that way, and there's one big difference. He knows sometiing that you dgn't “What is it?" “He knows enough to hire good men like you to do the work. If you knew that you'd be the boss and he'd n your place."—-Detroit Free > A WET AND DRY ARGUMENT. HILE questioning — prison with a view to selecting he the other day, Warden yenitentiary Southern Negro his idea itutes a wet and dry the Ohio ‘ou been drinking? Ml ‘What etarted the fight n argument,’ Was {ta wet and dry argument’ ‘Yes, suh, boss, it was a wet us Myself und the Niggor Ah was drinkin’ with run out. of Ah ast him to get some more beer and when he refuned Ah busted him one, He busted right buck and then Ah done a iil’ cuttin’, 1 Wane an’ dry argument, bons," Columbus Dispatch ne ins ahs —NOW WHERE WERE. You Last Nigar? s NOW IT’S 6GYMPHONIES. Visual Symphony Production» has started something. The meu of the producing company also they will finish what they starte:! ‘The company intends to produce vi ual symphonies by showing on the screen just exactly what was in the minds of famous composers when ‘hey were composing their masterpieces. The first release will be Saint. Saens's ‘The Dance of Death,” the screen end of which will be interpretec by a cast of widely-known players. As far as Saint-Saens goes, it's al right, but what Screenings is waiting for is the picture they throw on th« sereen when they synchronically sym phonize Irv Berlin's ‘Alexander's Rag Time Band.” DON’T NEED 'EM. Luis Ross, motion ;lcture mative: idol of Mexico, wafted in yesterday Although for a time he had it a \over Wally Reld, Rodolfo Valentin and Ben Turpin when it came rigt down to being the popular he-varn in the land of the frijoli, Luis a Why? Oh, merely because movie~ are not moving very fast below thr Rio Grande and the tol business {s sorter slack s the use of being a movie idol in Mexico,"' muses Luis, his eyer snapping like unto the beans of lis native heath, “when they don't need movies? Whenever any of my people want excitement they Jon't have to go to the movies—all they have to do i= to go into the street; that's movie enough for ANY one AN OLD CHESTNUT. Edward Martindel, screen actor, was born in Hamilton, ©, and, of course, adways carries a horse chest- nut, or buckeye. the State emblem, in his pocket. He gathered the nut from a tree growing in » graveyard and believes it is a sure cure for rheumatism “I plucked the buckeye when a lad,’ mused Ed, recently, “tand have carvied it until it shines like a suby. |The folks all vow and deciare it will ward off rheumatism, 1 don’t know whether to believe them or not. All I know is that the only time [ have had to lay off the doctor diagnosed my cases as rheumatism “Relieving in the efficacy of my. buckeye, I didn't believe the doctor, but [ was ill for six months. Mehbe I picked a buckeye that's a Nar; who can tell?” + | “CAMERA!” William Farnum was host ai a dinner and a private showing of A Stage Romance," his first film foo a vear, last week, His guests waye Lambs, Friars and sereen writein. The dinner was fine, So wos (ie picture. “Pardon My Nerve” js the title of Buck Jones's latest “ffering, Wel! mebbe it needs an apology S01 | films do. ] William Fox has jtest turchased (.e@ jacreen rights to ‘Shadows of the | | East," E. M, Hull's jatest tory Uf ty broek aside some of the “shadows" “St 918 darkening their West, it would help @ whole lot, too. Barbara Bedford js :eadine tet for John Gilbert The photoplay writing course «| N Y. U. Is soon to have a compl.e photographic and projection oft in the new psychological laboratory, Dean James E. Louga says he wis' 1s his classes to study :eaction a well as action. Motion pictures will be taxen duy ing the fine arts bal! at the Hovel Astor’ Thursday nigh: Well? ve don't care, either. Allen Holuber spent last we ok shooting seaside scenes for "Tue Soul Seeker.” He had good tuck to he editing of Norma Talmadge’s “Smilin’ Through” jis about com- pleted Continuity of Marshall Neilen’ “Fools First complete. Shootias starts at suartze Announcement comes that Mabel the movie folks ouid tr Normand { filming “Suzanne Mabel is * all vight, all right but we'll wager she hasn't giveo much thought to acting for the mov- ies lately. Rupert Hughes left yesterday ‘vu the West coast after a hectic hol Jay tn New York. Rupe spilled a lotta talk anent the movies while here, some of which was printed Tom Gallery, a Goldwyn player ways he would rather sit tm the orchestra, { \