Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 31, 15 December 1920 — Page 9

PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS DESTROYS CROPS IN ARGENTINE PROVINCE

(By Associated Press.) BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 15. A plague of locusts, like that which in ancient EfiTVDt "covered the fare of the earth." this year descended upon the province of Santa Fe. Similar offensives are almost annual events in one part or another of Argentina. The locusts come suddenly and with- J out warning. Where for a year or sev-1 eral years perhaps not one of the in-' sects has been seen, a veritable cloud i nf thm will nn. rfv nnnoar nnrt RPt. tunnth. ffrn.mA Th m9iiv mm ' tie on the ground. These usually come, from the northwest, from the vast almost uninhabited tracts in Bolivia, it is supposed. They cover the earth lifte a moving carpet, gradually moving on. At first, little damage is done, aside from the inconvenience of having literally millions of the insects covering everything and even penetrating the houses. But as they progress through the country they bore holes Into the earth, preferrably in hard spots such as roadways, into which they deposit their eggs' Within a short time the larva are hatched and come forth. At first these can not fly, and it is at this stage that they devour every living plant within their path, with the exception of a few species such as willow trees. Leave Country a Desert. A little later the insects develop their wings and. leaving the country through which they have " passed a desert, they disappear almost as suddenly as they came. Where they go to has never been discovered. Argentina has had recourse to many methods of fighting the locusts. The nation maintains organized locust fighting squads, something like those formed to fight forest flees, and these are sent every year to the sections invaded. In addition, every rancher Is held responsible for fighting the pest in his own locality. One of the methods employed is to dig trenches in which the insects are collected, afterward being burned. But no matter how many millions of them are made away with in any such manner, it is impossible to block the pest owing to the great extent of Argentina, much of which is still very sparsely settled. Members of Reichstag Subsist on Black Bread (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Dec. 15. The members of the reichstag went on rations of black bread without butter and coffee without sugar or milk today when the managers and employes of the reichstag restaurant refused to serve the forbidden foods "in view of the government s apparent imenuou 10 ion-. tinue raiding hotels to compel them in nhov ths rationing regulations , ? ? , rationing regulations. The hotel Droppr etors have closed the restaurants In all the principal bosteiries as a protest against the government insisting on obedience to these regulations. Inventor of Telephone Visits His Birthplace ' EDINBURGH. Dec. 15. Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the aged inventor of the telephone, paid the other day what he described as his farewell visit to his native city. In reply to a complimentary address by the Lord Provost, Dr. Bell, who was warmly applauded, recalled in an address some of his early memories. He said that although he had spent most of his time in the United States and had been an American citizen for 50 years, he was glad to be "home" once again. "I feel I would like to have a last look around my native city before I grow too old." he added. MURRAY - Vaudeville BETTER COME EARLY .Pipe Organ Concert Orchestra Last Times Today WILL ARMSTRONG and MAUDIE -in "A Ten Thousand Dollar Ankb" An hilariously funny comedian and a beautiful girl in a comedy sketch replete with laughter and gorgeous gowns. A big-tirao offering. MILLER and CAPMAN Two boys ho are real, comedians in VJUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT" Another big laughing act with songs anJ dances BOBBY and EARLE Mn and woman team in a refreshing fantasy "Oh, Doctor!" THREE ALEXS "Novelty Equilibrists". Wonderful feats of hand-balancing upon ladders and perches at dizzy heights. Thrills and laughs. HARRY CAREY In "West is West" A story of the days when the great West was young. Coming Thursday Casar Rlvoll, "The Man of a 1000 Roles"; Biddy Walton, beautiful singing comedienne; Loraine and Herman, comedians, and Howard and Helen Savage, "Shooting Stars at the Country Club".

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Milton Relative of Theda Bara Tells Descent of Famous Vamp

"Why do you come to ask me about Theda Bara?" Questioned Mrs. Earl Vigran. of Milton, Ind., who is a second cousin of the popular film "vampire." "If you want to know the history of mv famous relative fori can find it In many papers and. magazines and in much better form than I can give it to you," she answered to the various queries that were made to her. Mrs. Vigran, who is a very charming, woman, with a pleasant smile, though she was a little reticent about ""S" uc was a ui her knowledge of her Thespian rela c' 7," , r J (inwT I18" nSntd ?yJb&t her first cousins. The two families were originally from Cincinnati. -Lived In Cincinnati. At the beginning of the interview it was learned that Mrs. Vigran, who refused to divulge her maiden name, and Theda Bara or Theodosia Goodman, as she was then known lived in Cincinnati until the latter was about 14 years old, when her family moved to New York. The two branches of the 'y seemingly dnfted apart for sev era! years. "I was very much surprised a few years ago when I saw Theda in one of her first films," Mrs. Vigran stated. "It had been several years since I saw her. but the features were the same and I was able to recognize her.." After Miss Bara went on the legitimate fitaee. nlavinsr in "Th nin "Flame," Mrs. Vigran went to Cincin nati to see her play. This was the first time the two had met for several years and a happy reunion took place. The two do not carry on a regular correspondence but the successes of her famous relative are watched with deep interest by the Milton woman. . Changes Name. The name of Theodosia Goodman Is no longer used by the "Queen of the

vampire world," the same Theda i and one-half years, and was said to Bara having been legalized by thai be drawing a salary of $4,000 a week court and adopted by her family. She when she left them to go on the legitiwas called after Aaron Burr's daugh-1 mate stage with "The Blue Flame " ter, Theodosia, and it was her girlhood : in the first picture in which she

friends who first shortened it to "Theda"? She was born in Cincinnati, and her father was of a Russian and Italian blood. "Bara" was a family patronymic in the Italian branch. According to Mrs. Vigran, the family is not particularly devoted to the stage, although she hinted at the fact that there was one other v"ery famous actor closely related to the French branch. She stated that this actor had never played in this country, although he was very well known abroad. In Early Twenties. Miss Bara is now in her early twen ties and during the four and one-half! years of her stage career she has made a metioric rise as tne herolne of , mnvin ninnr ",ramr,i .. . j - gr appearmg in 39 picture plays, inih!. ri ..ci;...v, eluding "Cleopatra' 'and "Salome" she is now on the stage in "The Blue Flame." a spoken drama. It Is persistently rumored however, that she will either leave the legitimate stage or return to moving pictures. It is said of the noted actress that she is devoted to home and mother, reads "solid"; literature, works as hard as a day laborer, and likes to analyze human nature. In an article relating an interview with Miss Bara it Is stated that "one monent, she is perfectly frank; the next she makes a mystery of some utterly commonplace thing. She would Today and Tomorrow

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Rls I Daughter I Jl ffe Vl 6 fj The romance of a ill jR ' ':fift4 li gril who put love lip gpl - jJfv v pi ! first and told her if 1pk fJwA Jill smug c"tics. "Go f ifll' ' -fc5r s J jp hang!" j ' iPlk - s vSipL- ' pft Lived and pictured St ' ' - I! - I J ' behind the scenes j i TS3 - '"- 3sr' na Erttisli nobilgp' jyiftL vSBif!v" !S g,y ity shows to the tW ' V' '?Uny world-' i VJ iSlfe - nJSF - 'v? See Elsie Ferguson I SsM!tew ! belle of 1860 1 as a 4 I madcap charmer of j Jt J:XJJ Lj I DAVID P0WELL J Jt v ' fM ' ALS0 showing S

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THEDA BARA not tell the place where she was born . . . . She would not discuss the freak stories of which she has been the subject." Broke Into Pictures. This same characteristic was found upon visiting Mrs. Vigran at Milton. She refused to discuss the topfc at length and stated that she did not know how the tact became known that she was a relative of the actress. The story of bow Miss Bara came to be a "movie" actress is an interesting one. It is said that she had been to visit a manager to ask for a position and was coming away unsuccessful, when a man who had been in the office stopped her and offered her a place in his moving picture company at a salary of $175 a week. She was possessed of a haughty contempt of the "movies" at that time and in spite of the munificent salary turned he offer down. Visited Studio. A little later she visited a studio to see how pictures were made, and her prejudices were dispelled. Later, when she was offered a position with the William Fox company, she accepted. She was with that company for four played, "A Fool There Was," there was no name given to the character ehe played as it was called the "Vampire." Her acting in this play made her a marked object for further vampire roles, and she developed the art to such an" extent that when people think of vampires they think of Theda Bara. May Retire. According to New York reports she is about to retire from the stage and screen. Her bookings with "The Blue Flame" are said to extend into January. A screen version of "The Flame" may be made before she retires. been varied but the Dublic has flocked peen ariea, out tne puDiic nas nocKea since ner entrance on tne stage nas to see ner in increasing nunmers ana New York Daners sav that she mieht iNew. orK. PaPers Bay a&l S"e m'gut continue indefinitely in the play if she desired. Mrs. Roy Dennis Granted Divorce at Hamilton, 0. HAMILTON, Ohio, Dec. 15. In the court of Judge Clarence Murphy, Mary Elizabeth Broomhall Dennis has been granted a divorce from Roy W. Dennis, now a resident of Richmond, Ind. They were married in Hamilton Nov. 16, 1909, and Mrs. Dennis tn her petition charges that Dennis disregarded his marital duties.

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- The Theatres , THE VICTORIA George M. Cohan's comedians in the latest musical success "Mary" will open their engagement of one week at Xl? aJL Dton. Sunday even - '"s. j-5c. i. me piece is a. cummneu hS.S hS E,E?,mSi.Sh 2 uoue oy junan aiucneu. ine pretty love story of the book, whlchj is bjr Mr. Herbacb, is interwoven in the attempt of a youfig man of meagre means to acquire a fortune through the sale of portable houses The hero's scheme although a good idea, ; does not prove profitable in itself, but becomes rather a stepping stone to ' success and enables him to return! triumphantly to his sweetheart whoj bears the "grand old name" of Mary, i The lyrics of Mr. Mandel and the ! music of Mr. Hirsch are in their best j vein which guarantees that whistle-; able melodies abound in "Mary." In the cast are the following prominent players: Edna Morn, Guy Robertson, Sherman Wade, Lois Josephine, Margaret Dumont. Arthur Lipson, Leo Henning and George E. Mack. MURRETTE According to Johnny Hlnes, the celebrated musical comedy comedian who is starred in "Torchy In High," third of the two reel comedies made from the storiei of the red-headed office boy, the "shimmy" dance which has stirred so many protests got its origin from watching a dog shake and shiver after be had been in the water. Whether that is true, a dog actually does the "shimmy" in "Torchy In Hig" which comes Ho the Murrette theatre Wednesday. But the dog who provides .this bit of laughter has a stage reputation all of its own, for he is "Spooks." a diminu tive fox terrier who commands a high salary for his master with a vaude ville act, where he is billed as "the modern dancer." "Spooks" gets more laughs throuerh the comedy when he essays the role of a "bloodhound" In tracing the stolen automobile for Auntie's French chauffeur. MURRAY When Frank Mayo was five years old and played little Davy on the stage with his famous grandfather, al- j fo Frank Mayo, in "Davy Crockett," I he little realized, if he thought about I it at all, that he would some day act before millions on the screen. There I wasn't any motion picture screen then, i for one thing. That was little Frank s only stage experiences just then, but as he grew older and went to school and somelimes was taken to see hisfcgrandfather act in other plays, ambitions began to run around inside his sleek little noodle. The older Frank Mayo was playing in "Puddin Head Wilson," and the lad used to wonder if the time would come when he could dress in clothes like those and be acclaimed by audiences. The time has come so far a the clothes are concerned, for in "Hitch in' Posts," Frank Mayo wears some of the very garments that his grand-dad wore on the- stage, in the famous dramatization of Mark Twain's novel. The young star had preserved his ancestor's costumes carefully, and was able to take them from the attic trunk and bring them to the studio when he famed "Hitchin Posts. This story , by H. M. Shumnte is showing on the Murray screen Thursday. . Although young Frank appeared on the stage at five his real debut oc-1 curred in England when he was ' eighteen. He was In an American com-! rany playing the role in "The Squaw ! Today and Tomorrow

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Man Hart. originated here by William S. TanK Mayo s film debut was also made in England with Sir Beer holm Tree in "Trilby." WASHINGTON. Of the novels of famous authors which find their way to the screen I nowadays, few have attained wider ; celebrity than "Lady Rose s Daughter" oc wnicn Mrs. Humphry Ward is! This strong story has beenj d-P!td t0,rJhe 8Cre? by Paramount I ana the picture will be shown at th Washington . theatre Wednesday, with Elsie Ferguson as the' star, The publication of "Lady Rose's , , - . ""

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PAYTON, OHIO Announces as its

Xmas Week Attraction COMMENCING SUNDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 19th Matinees Wednesday and Christmas Day The Biggest Musical Hit In the World George M, Cohan's Comedians

(Isn't It a Grand Old Name?) With the Season's Biggest Song Hit "The Love Nest" And the Best Singing and Dancing Chorus George M. Cohan Ever Presented THE FASTEST MUSICAL COMEDY EVER SEEN PRICES Evenings, $3 to 50c; Wednesday Matinee, $2 to 50c; Saturday Matinee, $2.50 to 50c.

SEATS THURSDAY Theatre Beautiful Four Big Joyful A fiijst nation: ATTRACTION

GASP OVER THIS! Here's a bride who balked at the altar. Said she was married when ; she wasn't. Dabbled in Dangerous Business and crashed when the man she said she was ; married to commanded: "Nancy, come home!" GO-O-OOD NIGHT! " ;

A nibble at Nuptials by a wife who wasn't! It whizzes!

And JOHNNY HINES as "TORCHY in "TORCHY IN HIGH" The Red-Headed Office Boy Whose Feats Have Tickled the Ribs of Millions

NEW MUSICAL PROGRAM BY TADE DOLAN AND IONE BOOTH -'' Matinee Adults, 25 cents; Children, 15 cents. Evening Adults, 40 cent ChildVeo, 25,centa

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Daughter" as . a serial in Harper's Maeazine some Tears ano. attracted widespread attention- It was subsequently printed in book form and its success was so great that it was dramatized and produced on the stage in London and New York. It was a i standard stage attraction for several ! reason is b!K I presented stock Tbi story deals with the trials of a young woman who is bom out qf wedthree roles for the display of her versatile talents. These are respectively the grandmother, daughter and MAIL ORDERS NOW

MURRETTE "WHERE THE STARS TWINKLE FIRST

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grand-daughter. The development of the theme is intensely dramatic and the various situations Jn which th3 heroine is involved f are filled with great heart appeiL"' ' J " -" ,Misa Ferguson" Is : excellently supported, -the. players, including David Powell, Holmes E. Herbert, Ida Waterman and other, screen players of reputation. . TODAY ALICE BRADY In the Super-Sensational Production "MATERNITY" Texas Guinan In a Western Drama "OUTWITTED" And a Good Comedy RICHMOND THEATRE TODAY AND TOMORROW ' J. WARREN KERRIGAN in "NUMBER 99" This drama holds you spellbound. Don't fall to see the great escape and a hundred other thrills. 6th Episode of . "PIRATE GOLD" ' And a Snub Pollard Comedy 8TARTING SUNDAY Anniversary Week First Time in Richmond Zane Grey's "U. P. TRAIL" and "THE KENTUCKY COLONEL" Two great features It's our Birthday "Pipe Organ Tade Dolan's Entertainers Peppier even than the one ; you thought was Connie's peppiest before!

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