Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 98, 4 March 1921 — Page 9
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. In the minds of those who witnessed the Marcus Show of 1920, at the Washington theatre, either at the matinee or evening performance ' Thursday, the wbrtesome clean . comedy which centereu' about the inimitable Mike Sacks, and his capable side-
partner, Charles Abbate, must standi
out with striking forcefulness. , To Those that attended the show, expecting burlesque, we know that in ittt stead you saw classic dancing, many exceptionally beautiful costumes nd settings, and found entertainment in the music, both vocal and instrumental. If there ever was a greater number of r11 types of girls upon a Richmond stage, it must have been before the writer was interested In uch reviews. While the plot was absolutely forgotten in the make-up of the show, patrons were told to expect this by Mr. A. B. Marcus, producer, when he wrote, "Its (the show's) mission is diversion, not pedagogics." Bearing this In mind, when judging the presentation, it is our opinion that the production meets its aim. Beautiful Scenes. There were several scenes which for richness in color and scenic effect, deserve commendatory mention. One was "Under the Sea." This scene occupied but a few. minutes, but it caused expressions of admiration from the audience. Another of the unusually pleasing scenes was "In the Shadow of the Sphinx." Much more time was- given to this scene. Dances given before the image of the great sphinx included the "Sun Worshippers," "Dance of the Nile," and a "Snake Dance." Mile. Marion and Mons Martinez Randall proved themselves a capable dancing team. They held the stage in the '"'Fandango Es Panalo," and the "Dance Supreme." As a comedian, Mike Sack is grand
'yet he certainly has a close second i
in Charley Abbate. Mr. Abate Is hardly Ave feet tall, but that is an aid in his work. His abaiity to stutter, to maintain a silly grin upon his face, and be generally "cuckoo," marks him for the attention of the audience at once. When once Mike Sack and Charley Abbate are seen together in the show, one thinks as much of seeing Mutt and Jeff separated, as the appearance of one without the other.
' SATURDAY Washington "The Bait." Murrette Eugene O'Brien In "World's Apart." . Murray Earle Williams In "Diamonds Adrift"; Vaudeville. Richmond "Auction of Souls." SUNDAY Washington Charlie Chaplin In "The id." Murrette Elaina Hammerstein in "Poor Dear Margaret Kirby." Murray Earle Williams in "Diamonds Adrift." Richmond "The Race of the Age."
which opens a two days' run at the Murrette theatre Friday night. ' In this picture the audience la shown life in many sphere of human existence. From the exclusiveness of the "smart set," whose troubles are largely imaginary ones, to the daredevil outlawry of the underworld, the adventures of Hugh Ledyard, the hero in the play, extend, packed full of thrilling action.
Surplus Freight Cars Reach Armistice Mark (By Assorhited Press) WASHINGTON, March 4. The surplus of freight cars on the railroads of the United States reached 423,193 dur
ing the week of Feb. 23 and rapidly is approaching the surplus which marked that period following the armistice, the car service division of the j American railway association an
nounced today. The surplus for the week previous was 392,560.
Masonic Calendar
' Saturday. March 5 Loyal Chapter, No. 49, O. E. S. Stated meeting.
MURRAY VAUDEVILLE.
The Tasmania Troupe consisting of
six women is the headliner on the bill at the Murray the first half of the week. It is an acrobatic novelty act.
three women working on the ground, and three womm putting on some
thrillers in the air.
Jolly. Wild and company in "Whose
Your Tailor" put on a very clever
comedy act with some special scenery consisting of a tailor shop, a music store and a millinery store. Some
clever stunts and songs are put on in this act, and the Thursday afternoon audience enjoyed it very much. Angel and Fuller in "Music and Chatter" made quite a hjt with the Thursday afternoon audience. Their act consists of an old man with young ideas. The old man made a hit with a song sung to the tune of "Darling, I Am Growing Older." The old man has a good line of chatter which he hands out in this act. Hill and Quinelle compose a ms and woman team in bits of comedy. The woman is a good dancer, and the man does some trick3 on a one wheeled bicycle. MURRAY. Earle Williams was supposed to get into lots of trouble in the role of Bpb Bellamv in his new Vitagraph production, "Diamonds Adrift." but he found some he was not bargaining for. After defending himself with a mandolin against a murderous attack by an infuriated Mexican with an ugly knife, in the picture play, Bob escapes in an open boat to be picked up by the mail steamer eight miles out, with the beautiful Senorita Consuela Velasco, daughter of the port collector. Velasco had pledged his lovely young daughter in marriage to Don Manuel Morales, an ugly and villainous Mexican and Bob had spirited her away on the morning of the day he was to have become an unwilling bride. Finally a display of the motion picture cameras and a complete explanation of the situation appeared to satis
fy the Mexican commander, and the boats were allowed to go on their way to await the coming of the mail steamer. "Diamonds Adrift," an Earle Williams Vitagraph production, directed by Chester Bennett, which is now showing at the Murray theatre, is a
thrilling story of adventure and ro
mance, and provides the popular star
with splendid opportunities to appear
at his best. MURRETTE. Only the carping critic could fail to approve of the latest Selznlck picture production, starring Eugene O'Brien, entitled "World's Apart,
net officers soon after the resignation son settled it. by playing a game the
of Secretary Lansing but desisted, be- president invented during an Idle hour cause, he said, it would only add to the : on the steamer George Washington on
INSIDE STORY
(Continued from Page One) " He was decidedly a sick man. He was threatened with Bright's disease, which pnysicians diagnosed as having been brought about by a -particular treatment for frequent head colds to which he and the first Mrs. Wilson
were subject, The wife died Boon
after, but his case yielded to cafe. Old Illness Appears.
Some years before that, Mr. Wilson had suffered a thrombosis in one of his legs. It was the lodging of a blood clot in an artery, bjit because of
its location not serious. It was, how
ever, a complaint of the same nature
which caused bis breakdown in 1919, when the clot formed on the right side of his brain impairing the control
of his left arm and leg. Little known also, is the fact that Mr. Wilson, like Mr. Roosevelt, was practically sightless in one of his eyes. Bursting blood vessels in the retina practically made it useless, although the impairment was in part overcome by the use of eye glasses. lie suffered also from nervous indigestion. With a predisposition to take cold easily added to this list of troubles, Woodrow Wilson took up the arduous duties of the presidency with far less physical equipment than the public generally gave him credit for. Once, in office the round of complexitieswhich brought Mr. Wilson praise on one side and damnation on the other was not long in starting, and like a snow ball rolling down hill continued to take on volums until the day of his departure from the white house. Thinks of Resinning. Once, in the midst of his siege of prostration which accompanied the first stages of his present illness, he debated with himself whether he ought not to relinquish his office and give way to a successor. Later when health had improved and the Democratic convention at San Francisco was balloting night and day to agree on a presidential nominee, Mr. Wilson debated with " himself whether he should be a candidate for a third term. It could not be said that either subject reached the stage of "being considered." But it is known that Mr. Wilson gave the subjects some thought. These with many other things form the highly interesting unwritten chapters of Woodrow Wilson's life. They
would make a volume of far more engrossing reading than anything that ever had been written about him. Such a volume might include "inside" story of the break with Colonel House, his former confidential advisor; it might tell how Mr. Wilson rousing Mr. Clemenceau, the French premier, from bed at 2 o'clock one morning, practically charged the French delegates with tampering with the records of the peace conference proceedings. It might tell how Mr. Wilson made up his mind to "fire" some other cabi-
popular Impression that he "couldn't
get along with anybody." It might also tell wht Mr. Wilson "said with a smile" to Lloyd George concerning the relative strengths of the British.-and American navies, and it might disclose that Mr. Wilson went to the peace conference prepared to withdraw, as he threatened to do, in Its midst Will Not Write History. All these things, however. If they do become public, probably will do so
one of the trips to and from the peace
conference. It was a game of percentages with certain scpres allotted to the various advantages or amusements of life of which both were most fond. Baltimore, as the game worked out. had the highest total. But breakdown and continued illness Intervened and it was decided to remain in Washington, where almost all of Mrs. Wilson's family reside. The new home, bought recently, is
on an elevation in the northwest resi-
ously consulted downstairs as to whether the president's physique could withstand the shock of a surgical operation and had about decided that it was a lite or death chance, a nurse arrived with the news that nature had intervened and that the operation would be unnecessary. From that moment slow recovery set In. Beaina to Recover.
Motor nerves which had refused toLsand ww ' at once by par--t th tf .oorila nrllr. ,nn, ! Post- prPli. one "Simplex- bead wotc
. w . ...: 6 i oom, Deads for trial work. Inatruetioi
vi reaction, rreiiy soon Mr. wnsoni and beautiful designs in rolor. it Is was about in a wheel chair. A few ! y and simple that a child can do it.1
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by the pen of thV historian after ? dence section not far from a site long
wooarow Wilson has been assigned to his proper niche in the wall of history. While the principal actors in that series of dramas live, all these things are likely to remain behind the scenes. Mr. Wilson's retirement to private life is not likely to release them for public consumption. Until the beginning of the World war Mr. Wilson held the attention of the country with his swift strokes to getting legislation from congress. With the coming of the war he devoted the last two years of his first term to an attempt to keep the United
t
States out of the conflict, and as the!
seemingly inevitable drift toward war set in, he gradually assumed the diplomatic leadership of the nations arrayed against Germany and her allies, and finally assumed what his partisans characterized as the moral leadership of the world. During the diplomatic correspond; ence with Germany he displayed many homely human emotions.
On May 7. 1915, when Mr. Wilson
held by the Imperial German govern
ment for embassy. Mr. Wilson expects to spend the future almost on the spot where the kaiser expected his ambassador to sit. Because of the secrecy which has been thrown around his-physical condition, the country is probably most interested in that just now. Mr. Wilson is convalescent so far as nature permits from what medically is call
ed thrombosis a blood clot in one of
the arteries on the right side of his brain which impairs the motor ner
ves in the left arm and leg. He can walk short distances alone with the aid of a cane; longer distances , require the use of a wheel chair. Walking up and down stairs is a precarious experiment seldom attempted. Stricken Upon Return. Mr. Wilson was not stricken on the league if nations speaking trip in the west as is popularly supposed, but within a week after he returned to the white house. Warning signals of
the coming attack were what caused ' - A . -i i i r V.
weeks later he was learning to walk
again with the, support of an attendant. Massage, electricity and everything known to-Science, were employed to coax his muscular faculties back into action. Then he got out-of-doors for motor rides, and received some visitors. He took up a routine of a few hours work each day dictating to
stenographers and increased the time!
as strength gathered. One evening he surprised Washington by going to the 'theatre and walking only with the aid of a cane which he humorously called "my third leg."
He probably never will play golf and may never deliver another public
speech although he will write what he has to say, in what extended measure no one knows. His friends say it may be a large one. Washington will now have a president and one of the two living ex-presidents on its hands amLoffieialdom is very much interested to see how it will work out.
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heard the news of the sinking of the i his return. For three days after he
Lusitania, he was almost at the end ! came back he seemed to be improv
or nis patience. Like a man making a last effort to avoid a quarrel with a wife who has just laid on the last straw, he clapped on his hat and went out and walked around the block. He
knew how to give vent to his emo-
ing; in fact he took a motor ride the day before he was laid low, and on the night before played billiards. The seizure came in the night, at an hour when the president was alone, and he was found stricken just before day-
tions on other occasions and has been'. light
known to say something stronger For a week his life was despaired than the "tut-tut" which has been ac- j of, but his real condition was kept credited to him on having made a I secret by his family.- Then came a faux pas af golf. However cold and turn for the better and for many weeks austere he may have been accounted j the president was confined to his bed in his dealings with public men, those a bed in which Abraham Lincoln bewho have been privileged to view his ' fore him probably had passed many a
family life from the inside of the circle testify that he is intensely human. Remains in Washington. What part he may take in public affairs in the, future, living as he will almost under the shadow of the dome of the capitol, is causing lively speculation. So far as the records show no other president has remained in Washington after going out of office. Mr. Wilsonirst intended to live in Baltimore. He and the present Mrs. Wil-
night of pain and sleeplessness ot a different nature. Even the white house barber was not admitted to the room, and Mr. Wilson, usually clean shaven, grew a beard, and made humorous remarks to his physicians and family as he brushed it for amusement several times a day. In the midst of the illness an unlooked for muscular complication set in and refused to yield to treatments While physicians and surgeons anxi
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7 Tasmania rr TROUPE I One man and six girls In an "Australian Acrobatic Novelty." Whirlwind acrobatic ground work, also aerial thrills, comprising an offering of wonder ment and suspense.
3 JOLLY, WILD Q and CO. O In "Who's Your Tailor?" It is to laugh. Three elever artists in a great comedy skit, with special scenery.
ANGEL & FULLER In "Music and Chatter." Mr. Angel's character Impersonation of a grumpy old man la a com'edy classic, and when he plays "Grins" on his clarinet he attains the peak of genuine comedy. One continual roar of laughs while they are on view.
HILL & QUINELLE A man and woman team in "Bits of Comedy and Novelty."
EARLE WILLIAMS in "DIAMONDS ADRIFT" Five-Reel Vitagraph Feature COMING MONDAY Dunbar's Maryland Singers "Straight" Comedy Sketch Sol Bents Dealbert & Morton Tickets for Elks' Minstrels on sale Wednesday, March 9, at 9:00 a.m. "BETTER COME EARLY"
7 FRIDAY andv I SATURDAY M RICHMOND ff THEATRE Ifn n ii tHyu in y ra r? hfr today m LI H. B. WARNER In a jv IT T screen adaptation of JjRT gslf MEREDITH fK il NICHOLSON'S 0 I JJ . sensational mystery tf$ I H " story Kt k "HAUNTING &
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