The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 20, 1918 Page: 15 of 44
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MARYLAND FIVE
HEAD NEW BILL
AT CAMP TRAVIS
Vocal Quartet and Banjoist
Specialize in the Songs
of the Sixties.
PRINCESS WHITE DEER
“Original American Girl”
and Indian Braves Offer
Pleasing Feature.
The management wishes to call to
the attention of the public of San
Antonio that they are welcome at
all times at the Camp Travis vaude-
ville theater. It is their hope that
this opportunity will be the means
of bringing the army men and the
civilians closer together. The class
of entertainment offered compares
with any of the vaudeville theaters
in the South.
The new bill which opens with
today’s matinee at Camp Travis Vau-
deville Theater is topped my Ralph
Dunbar’s Maryland Singers singing
songs of the sixties. The company is
a quartet of vocalists and a banjo-
ist and they specialize In songs of
the Southland. The vocalists are all
young women and their program is
devoted to such songs as "Old Ken-
tucky Home.” "Listen to the Mock-
ing Bird” and "Old Black Joe.”
"On Their Way to School."
Sassy Little Gonne and Bert Al-
bert will be seen in a musical skit
called "On Their Way to School.”
Practically every one of the boys
and girls who were with Gus Ed-
wards Sehool Boys and Girls have
worked their way up the ladder of
success. Misg. Gonne was the "Sassy
Little” of. the act and "Sassy” has
stuck to her ever since. In fact it
has become a sort of trade mark
and will in all probability always be
coupled with her name. Since her
days with Gus Edwards Miss Gonne
has been in vaudeville and musical
comedy and has just lately formed
an association with Bert Albert a
youthful appearing comedian. The
scene is a school playground with a
boy and girl engaged in the usual
pranks that bring you back to the
days of youth and of course there is
a iiberal assortment of song dance
and chatting.
Allen Clifford and Barry describe
themselves as "A Musical Banquet"
and whoever selected this descrip-
tion for them must have had an
American beauty in mind. This trio
of girls are as attractive as they are
musical and their musical accom-
plishments are both vocal and in-
strumental. Each of the young wom-
en sing well while one plays the
violin another the cello and the
third the piano their concerted
numbers taking the form of cham-
ber music.
“A Modern Flirtation."
Al H. Weston and Irene Young
bring forth many laughs in their
comedy skit entitled Modern Flir-
tation. In these days of ultra mod-
ern improvements and conveniences
even flirtation is given a few new
twists. There are those who still be-
lieve matters of this sort are con-
ducted very much as they were in
Grandma’s days but Al H. Weston
and Irene Young dispute the theory
and their little comedy skit is said
to be proof that the twentieth cen-
tury flirtation has many new varia-
tions. Their act is decorated with
songs and dances and the dialogue is
crisp. Both Mr. Weston and Miss
Young enter into the spirit of the
playlet with the result that the piece
TRAVie
V THEATER W
9th STREET AND AVENUE B
Metropolitan
ENTIRE LOWER FLOOR 30c
Two Shows Nightly—7:oo and 8:45 P. M.
Matinees: Sunday Wednesday Saturday
NEW BILL OPENING TODAY’S MATINEE
ALLEN CLIFFORD
and BARRY
A Musical Banquet
RALPH DUNBAR
Singing Southern Songs of the Sixties
SASSY
LITTLE GONNE
—•nd—
BERT ALBERT
—IN—-
“On Their Way
To School”
NEW MACK SENNETT COMEDY
ALL SAN ANTONIANS WELCOME
SUNDAY.
is skilfully played and very enter-
taining.
Princess White Deer billed as
“The Original American Girl” and
her Indian Braves are one of The
features of this week’s bill in a
singing dancing and scenic produc-
tion called “Indians Past and Pres-
ent.’* Princess White Deer of the
Mohawks is the example of the so-
cial elevation possible for the red
skin. This charming Indian maiden*
who was the daughter of the famous
Mohawk chief. Running Deer would
be perfectly at home in any draw-
ing room. In Addition she sings bet-
ter than most girls sing and has
mastered all the modern dances.
These and the dances of her tribe
and its native music constitute the
offering she is presenting in vaude-
ille.
“Do you understand th© cau?e cf the
glrlsr quarrel?"
"Well. I m told it was six feet tall. w! h
broad ehoulderg and a khaki suit.’’
Vaudeville
ACTS
AL H. WESTON
—and—
IRENE YOUNG
in a comedy skit
“A Modern Flirtation”
The original American
Girl
—PRINCESS—-
WHITE DEER
of the Mohawks
and her Indian Braves
“Indians Past
and Present”
ON THE BILL AT CAMP TRAVIS THEATER
Ounohr's y//VCc«S w ” SoM) OP THE. S/fT/eS
The Cause.
CAMP TRAVIS
ELSIE FERGUSON SAYS
GET STAGE EXPERIENCE
Suggests Aspirants to Film Careers
Begin as Chorus Girls—She
Started as One Herself.
Elsie Ferguson wh • has duplicated
her stage success in motion pictures
for Artcraft in discussing the best
course to pursue for the amateur
desiring to get in pictures recently
said: “The time has passed when in-
experienced people will be able to at-
tain a position of importance in
films. Real artists have come into
the industry and the cost of prodr* •
tion has become so great that direct-
ors can no longer ta'ie the time to
train their people in the art of a
ing. I would emphatically urge that
beginners start their career on the
susge. if they would attain real ar-
tistic success. 1 would advise them
to get positions in the chorus. The
other girls around them will act as a
support during their first days. Thus
they gets used to stage ways and
study the art fo that when the op-
portunity comes to plaj a little part
they will be equipped for success.”
Miss Ferguson whose latest Art-
craft preture “Rose of the World”
is said to be her best emotional ve-
hicle tuso stated that too many be-
ginncis make the mistake of copy-
ing successful artists “When 1
started to study my art by observ- ;
ing the methods of others.” said
she “it was ratner in a negative way.
1 said to myself that to copy what
they did would mean the elimina-
tion of all the personal qualities from !
my work. What 1 could learn with
the greatest advantage to myself was ’
method yet not be a copy of some- .
I comd build up my own artistic
v.hat to omit. By following that plan
body else I had seen.” Miss Fergu- (
son started her career in the chorus
of a musical comedy. Her ascent to
her present place on the stage has
been gradual but it ias been steady.
Her advice therefore comes as a re-
sult o r actual experience.
LONDON MIDDLE CLASS
IGNORES GRAND OPERA
Sir Thoma* Beecham. Closing Au-
tumn Season. Says Only the Rich
and the Poor Support It.
LONDON. Jan. 19.—Sir Thomas
Beecham’s autumn season of grand
opera in English at Drury Lane end-
ed with “The Marriage of Figaro.”
The theater was crowded and Sir
Thomas Beecham who conducted
had an ovation.
Sir Thomas when asked if he was
disappointed with the season's re-
sults from the box office point of
view said:
“I am never disappointed at any-
thing that happens in London. So
tar as Londop is concerned 1 am a
confirmed pessimist. I have been
presenting opera for nine years and
I estimate that there are about 7500
persons in London who have dis-
covered the fact. Drury Lane holds
about 25U0 so that many of the 7500
must be in the habit of coming to
the opera two or three nights a
week. That is encouraging for it
shows that once we secure an ad-
herent we keep him forever. But
then as time goes on people die
and at the end of another nine
\ears I suppose there will still bo
about 7500 persons in London who
know that grand opera is played in
English in London.
“There are so many persons who
never hear of opera. I heard one
young man at dinner ask another:
•What’s this “Electra?”’ ’Opera or I
something of that sort' the other re-
plied. 'What’s it like? Shall we go
and nee it?’ ’Don't know what it is
like. Better go to the Empire; we’re i
sure of a good show.’
“The other day I was talking to a
leading politician. He was aston-
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
ished to hear that there was a grand
epera season at Drury Lane. So
many of those politicians never read
a newspaper.
“It is an interesting fact that in
London grand opera in English is
supported by the rich and the poor.
The middle daf/‘8 know nothing
; bout it. They have a meat tea and
then go to the pictures or a music
hall. In the provinces it is quite
different. In Manchester Birming-
ram. Leeds or Glasgow it is the
middle classes that support opera.
The house is crowded every night.
“So we arc off to the provinces
for a tour. When we have visited
Manchester. Birmingham I^eeds and
other places when the artists arc
braced up and have recovered their
morale we shall return to London
for another season of grand opera in
English.”
SEEKS TO ELIMINATE
‘JUMPING’ INTO ACTION
••The Moi ion Fiet uro Plus" a New
Standard. Higher and Wider Than
Old Filins. Is Announced.
■ The bigger motion picture of a
'size and «hape similar to the stage
'of the regular theater has arrived at
'last. W. W. Hodkinson the man who
; founded the Paramount Pictures
[Corporation announced in New York
recently that within lour weeks ho
will have ready for exhibition the
first photoplay of the class which
he hrs called “the Motion Picture
I Plus.” The new pictures are wider
and higher than the present stand-
ard and in them the actors will
stand out in stereoscopic relief
something which inventors have
been trying to achieve for long
time.
“The motion picture is now twen-
ty years old” says Mr. Hodkinson
“and this is the first time that we
have been able to announce any
advancement in the picture making
proc?ss in all that time. The only
thing the matter with pictures to-
dav is that while we have improved
everything — actqrs photography
setting production and most of all
theaters —we have gone on with the
same old one-horse process that we
started with. The times demand
that we give something back to the
motion picture and this is what 1
<xp?ct the Motion Picture Plus to
do.”
The new motion picture is twice
as wide as the present picture is high
and its height is equal to the present
width. In other words th© pictures
are taken sideways on the standard
film ribbon which everyone has seen
and is exactly twice as big as the (
present pictures now appear in the
film.
In making the Motion Picture Plus
the actors move on a stage nearly
twice as wide as is now used. This
gives all the effect of the stage of a
legitimate theater and gives full ad-
vantage to the costly setting which
are now used. In addition it is
claimed that the actors can come
into the picture naturally instead of
jumping into it suddenly or delaying
the action by confusing “Cut backs.”
As Mr. Hodkinson puts it in his
announcement to the motion picture
trade:
“Sit in your chair and look out
of the window. Imagine how much
finer would be the view if the entire
side of the wall should be taken
out. The new process is to the old as
the open wall is to the window.”
Mr. Hodkinson is now at the head
of his ow n distributing company and
is handling several brands of pic-
tures.
The feeling of superiority in the sterner
s' x I* Inborn
"Mamma do you think you’ll go to
hoa\ i’ ’ -aid Jack looking thoughtfully
into his mother* fate.
“Y' s. tit ar. if I'm good.” sai l his mother
cautiou*!;-. wondering what was coming
next.
’•Then please be good for papa ana J
would ba so lonesome without you."
ROOSTER COMEDY '
ONE FEATURE OF i
PRINCESS BILL
Torcat and D’Aliza’s Ban-
tams Stage a Ludicrous
Boxing Match.
JULIAN ELTINGE FILM
Feminine Impersonator Will
Be Seen in “Clever Mrs.
Carfax” This Week.
Rooster comedy Is one of the feat-
ures on the new bill at the Princess
Theater which will start its four-day
engagement Monday matinee. It
finds its climax in a boxing match
between a couple of bantams wear-
ing miniature gloves. The combat-
ants invariably overshoot the mark
in their efforts to get at one an-
other and each round ends with the
birds tumbling headlong over the
ropes.
Tills novel act is presented by
Torcat and Flor D'Aliza who accord-
ing an advance notice have “the
only troupe of trained game roost-
ers in the world featuring Mr. Coco
the great rooster comedian.”
••Ju (lie Pension Office.*’
“In the Pension Office” is a com-
edy skit offered by Eawrence and
Edwards. The work of George Ed-
wards as the old Irish veteran of the
Civil War is said to be a clever bit
of character acting. Lawrence in
charge of the “Pension Office.” is
the son of a Confederate veteran
and a veteran of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war himself.
Another comedy skit to which
singing and dancing is added is "All
for Fun” contributed to the bill by
Denney ana Miss Perry. The Spen-
cer Trio are singing and talking fun-
maker?.
“Over There.’’ with Charles
Richman and Anna Q. Nilsson is the
accompanying photoplay. The story
briefly told concerns the lives of
Monte Jackson and his sweetheart
Betty Adahis. Monte has an inhere
ent fear of bloodshed and when war
breaks out sidesteps on one excuse
or another enlistment. In time
his friends question his excuses and
drop him. Even ins fiancee loses
faith and breaks their engagement.
Horrified at his position. Jackson
joins the service and works out his
salvation “over there.”
A Julian Fllingo Picture.
Little Caruso and Company In
"A Night in Venice” will headline
the program for the week-end be-
ginning with Friday’s matinee.
Carle and Inez in “Nifty Non-
sense;” Arthur Rigby as "The Min-
strel Man” and the Dunedin Trio
of athletic comedians are other
entertainers on this bill whose
photoplay feature will be "The
Clever Mrs. Carfax” with Julian
Eltinge in the title role.
Muttering to herself to "remember
that you’re a lady” a tall stately
woman clothed in filmiest white
went scurrying across the Paramount
studios at Hollywood Cal. the other
day. stuffing a fat cigar into her
gold mesh bag as she went. An over-
I turned chair lay in her path. A
well-aimed kick sent it flying out of
the way. while at the same time the
lady started powdering her nose. It
was Julian Eltinge known to his as-
sociates as “Bill." hurrying <o work
on “The Clever Mrs. Carfax'.’’
This farce by Hector Turn bull and
Gardner Hunting is packed thick
with mystery thrill fun and adven-
ture and not without romance.
At Uis Swat! heart’s Ear.
As Temple Trask in “The Clever
Mrs. Carfax." Julian Eltinge plays
a role that many a lover would give
his weight in gold to be able to car-
ry through. While impersonating a
feminine character Trask is forced
hv circumstances to continue the
IDfi!MPrQQ VAUDEVILLE and
rnillvEwW PICTURES
20c TODAY 30c
JACK PICKFORD A
—in— 'WrWt
“THE SPIRIT OF ’l7”
—AND-
4—INTERSTATE VAUDEVILLE ACTS—4
NEW BILL TOMORROW
Torcat’s Novelty.
Torcat and Flora Dcliza Present the Only Act of Trained Roosters
Denny and Lawrence and Spencer
Peri. Edwards. Trio.
All for Fun. Comedy Comedy Harmony
Singing and Talking. The Pension Office. Singing.
5 FEATURE PICTURE.
| CHARLES RICHMAN and
I ANNA Q. NILLSON in “Over There."
-■ —————
Third Philharmonic Concert
EVAN WILLIAMS
Greatest American Tenor—Grand Orchestra
Friday Jan. 25 4 P. M and 8:30 P. M.
BEETHOVEN HALL
Ticket SOc $l.OO $1.50.
Seat Sale at Goggan’s Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
Philharmonic Subscriber* Please Exchange Coupns for
Reserved Seats.
SOME OF THE PRINCESS VAUDEVILLIANS
part—against his own desires —and
after a series of thrilling adventures
i.s enabled to catch two crooks who
have been endeavoring to rob the
grandmother of his sweetheart. Com-
plication after complication sets in
and instead of being able to change
from his character of Mrs. Carfax.
Trask is forced to play the game. It
is thus that he becomes the compan-
ion of his own sweetheart and tells
her all about wha« a fine fellow he
U *
De Milk? Cuts Uis Films.
William C. DeMille who has prac-
tically completed the production of
“One More American” the Para-
mount picture which stars George
Beban adapted from Mr. DeMille’s
stage play. “The Land of the Free.”
is engaged in cutting and assem-
bling the picture. Like C. B. I'
Millc. the other of the celebrated
brothers. William C. DeMille under-
takes the responsibility of personally
cutting every foot of his film pro-
ductions which provides him with an
all day and night job. Mr. DeMille
will next do a production written by
Marion Fairfax starring Sessue
Hayakawa the Japanese star this
to be undertaken as soon ns Mr.
.. . . x- oU 11.1 .. **
TAKES IN $lBOOO
Douglas Fairbanks Stages Wild West
show for Red Ctom.
The wildest and most spectacular
cf all wild west shows ever staged
west of Chicago drew 20000 persons
to the Los Angeles Baseball Park
week before last to see Douglas Fair-
banks stage his rodeo for the benefit
ct the American Red Cross.
The crowd started to assemble
four hours before the gates opened
and at 2 o'clock every seat had been
It seemed to many that everyone
from the young American lover of
western novels to society leaders
was at the park which held the
largest crowd in its history. The gate
lEMIPRE
BOOKINGS Id
I The World’s
E Greatest Feature
PICTURES W
I Jan. 20-21-22—Billie Burke in “Arm. and the Girl."
■ Jan. 23-24—Dorothy Dalton in "Love Letters."
] Jan. 25-26—Clara Kimball Youcg in "Magda”—Select.
■ Jan. 27—Pauline Frederick in "Double Crowed."
9 Jan. 28—Be..ie Barri.cale in "Madame Who?”
M Jan. 29-30-31 —Wm. S. Hart in "The Narrow Trail."
3 Feb. 1-2—Cha.. Ray in "A Son of Hi. Fathar."
9 F.b. 3-4-5 —Geraldine Farrar in “The Woman God Forgot."
9 Feb. 6-7—Alice Brady in “Her Silent Sacrifice."—Select.
9 Feb. 8-9—Be.»ie Barri.cale in “Madame Who?"
M *
9 Feb. 10-11-12 —“The Bar Sini.ter” —Hoffman Four Square.
9 Feb. 13—One day only—Marguerite Clark in “Bab’» Burglar."
9 Feb. 14-15-16—" The Lone Wolf."—By Herbert Brennon.
9 Feb. 17-18-19 —“Empty Pocket. ” —By Herbert Brennon.
I Feb. 20—One day only—" The Auction Block.”—Goldwyn.
9 Feb. 21-22-23 —Mary Pickford in "The Little Prince...”
9 Feb. 24-25-26 —Dougla. Fairbank in "Reaching for the Moon.”
9 Feb. 28-March 1-2—Wm. S. Hart in "The Silent Man.”
■ March 3-4-s—Marguerite Clark in "Bab’. Matinee Idol."
3 March 7-8-9 —Billie Burke in “The Land o> Promi.e.”
I March 10-11-12 —Geraldine Farrar in “Devil'. Ston. "
K March 14-15-16—Dougla. Fairbank* in “A Modern Mu.keteer."
I IN ADDITION TO THESE FEATURES
R PATHE NEWS and MUTT AND JEFF •very Sunday Monday and
■ Tuesday; Pathe Naw* and Billy We*t comedy every Wednesday and
3 Thursday; Fatty Arbuckle or Sennett Paramount comediee every
S Friday and Saturday. Third floor always 10c.
JANUARY 20 1918.
receipts reached $11700 and the sale
of programs netted over $4OOO.
The total amount collected from
the Rodeo all of which will be turn-
td over to the American Red Cross
should reach $lBOOO. This includes
the money collected through the sale
ot candy chewing gum and cigars
by fifty sailor boys.
Realistic Night Battle.
In Elsie Ferguson's newest Art-
craft picture "Rose of the World"
some of the most sensational views
of a night battle are screened. These
incidents in the film were really
taken at night the struggling com-
batants in the dark being lighted by
flashes of musketry and shells pre-
senting a weird effect and carrying
a large degree of suspense in the ul-
timate outcome ot the battle.
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