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riU' BAN IMPOSED ON CITYITE.A BEILDERINAPDT
Theatrical Men Declare Their Wi ling to H~elp in
Bettering, City's Health, but They; In t
Upon a Square Dri
(By ROBERT COURTNEY),
IHE flu ban was leippsed. Friday afternoon wathoclt warning anad as
Icoddioly lifted Saturdlay coercing. In ffact, it wacoff before it was en.
5,When the beard of health enciocinted thoti allt4ct3J lihes, theaters
S Lnd achools liould-ho closed no ono wsspreparyiW for i..T}onater an.
sgecs wiere outterly elocofoundeil.tThe 'hlad not bcee advioed that surls notion
asm aider ronsideration. They fad Oe horllofirot han o itliont ceseglais't, at
Friday afternoon they -held an, indignation 'retieg. and, on Saturdayissrnlng
theywentuct a bode to city halt with a following of niore thn a~lu
fifty at their employes. tiyny aaho ad
Thear, laders' declared te nywanteda -fair dealt;that ia't at wasnecessay for. tho public -health ftint thieaters and;ail places 4f;piilic-.amusements
shcould ho rlosed they were 'willing to co-operiole, hut they tnsied that at ws
unfair. net-to:cose every other line of- husiness. They said that closing would
mete Ia loss of rot lee tiao $250t0 a week to thetliateco, $50,Ott te the false
exchanges and the thiwing out, of emrploynment of six hunidred-to one thousand
emaployes:.
Attention 'was eolled tb the fact that;;eft York matnaged to control als
epidemic withaout closing the theaters, aiid they, ited the caoc of the twin cities,?itnneajiolie and St.-PiuLt Minneapolis 'woe:coted, while St. Pauil. remained
open. St. Pacl, they.said, had a far lighter death cate than lidinnean liii.
They iristed thsat the theaters wcere 00n an average far htter ventilated
bano shops and stereo and that patrons did not rcooaite as rlose ceuant' as
thoy-dat ain elevators.e It w-ac re reoented that sick people aifil not go to placcs
f auotent, hat that peeso suffering from incipient esse0 of, influenza
sat-been kcnowsn to go to work 4nd stay at work until they hail to be carried
pt.
The provision that every must wear a flu nmask made.audiences Sataeday night,link' lke gathering of the Eta Klux Klan. Ithl hoped that this
ample Precautcon cwll he soft let nt, because if the han htd again been Imposed
emse of the theters would bate sufferedl a greater financial loss than their
mancas could bear,RE,ithey worth It?+ s
'Veople read of the enormous sal rleothat ore paid to stars of the ma'
lcnn picture world aid quite niaturoally they ask that queiooanc It he
eslci that Chajlie Chaplin is worth tisemillion dollars that Is paid to him
orn s aeries of pitecs? indeed, they question whether -le to peit that suma.
ftmmakes tttle ifferescee for he draws down a. largee stipend than aniy living
man, if ynu cc on what he is paid asgo salary.
Ise Doughas Fasirbainks wortc i altics Paran~ount-Aatcraft people pay html
%a It be posatIs that Mary P ckfoed is several times mere valuable than tis
~~de + t ln es l9 It seems asood to compare the income of the
csesichient with thatyf Miss PtWordl. His.yeasty salary seems beggarly comritectto hers. IReeently one of the magezinee devoted to tho' interests of thej
otion, pite tradein discussed the sitjecO editorially and 'rrived at the conliatentliat soetehing eras 'eg citli'eir-oyatemt, that there. shoald he cio
lsuchsdiscrept}:$ If 4iary 1Pic foed should, get ia million-.cdollaro--or cahateve r
it istbhat she does get-then ni rely Preoldeot W'lsonou~icld, ho paid to propertisu in.what his.aervices.actually are,wortha in the United States.
Alh this speculation is.decidedly unfair. 'As a mattterl of fact there to no
basol:upon which, the, president of tceUnited States can he paid. What, for in-.
tnce, should litre been paidtonThomsa Jefferson for thie;tremeadoas. things
ha did -while at: the -head of the nation's destiniesal His'consummation of the
iinliaanatPurchcas wer worth billion s of dollarstOs the nattonin actual mosey.'
~atd'in moitIng,the.Uited. Statsa a worl power. It,was a factor of such' lies9441a, eworth. that any attempt toscompute the vslus of, Jefferson's ps4 lans.the
ransacilon seoul1 hoe futile.7 Ticspresident of ths United hidaes cauitot ho
paid ismtoney. Ths salary -allowed by cob Tess is oafficlont for him to. main.
Geradineher R.EHEADiNEfl AT ORPIIE
irnic at. the Goldlwyn;-studio foe - thls'a
year, as rehmirechm ni-the Mietropolitn'
hare-begcan. She cviiiresueo-er-actlag berfore tin camera cneat -April' si+
ihs siew,,' oldvyn -plant -in -soathern
Coliferolo. -
All the. other Goldwryn stars are
either oii their way or prepairng to tilt
to she count for the wioter. -Mae Marsh
and her company ire there soar. Made
Kennedy IsnOtpresnt isi Washington,
D., C.,,hut -will,leave, shortly,% Motel
Iforniond~is atltl lcNew Yorh,;but rapiecto -to depart in a etupleof weeks.Po Fee-1rederirk;.will -followe shortly
otter.
A trainload of- cars carrying -ties tI' -
Goldwyn propertleci and equipseso was f
dispatched recently. -
Samiuel"Goldfish, preidenmt; oflie
Goldlwyn. corporation, -does-sotecxpet
to go himlfeiscif l the middle of 'Clis
remnter.B3ARRYMORE,-PLANS
-HIS NEXT.PICTURE
-"Here Coma lic"Brde"--will --e
John - iiorra-more's first Paramountpicture for, the Famous Ptayers-Lasky
corporullon; after, thea.four weeks'olcit--
lag at the aludios, The Picture Is
adapted from the plop by the same tu
title, prodmuced at ilie Cotan theater,Sept. 25i, 1917. lMonxiMarcia eed ltot,
Atweml. rere, the athors' of the play
and -Chorles Whitaker ices written tie,' a
ecenario. James Crone will direct
RAYi IS AT WORK i.
ON NEXT. PICTURE -
Charles fRay ted company, -with
Wanda Maccloy as; leading woman shil
Jerome Storm as director, is 'lworhing -Mine.BDare's celehrities, "an aggregation ofÂ~ superfine
it thisLasicy,tudin~st IHollycwood on preasiass of world famned opera tic stars an one of the fes
big street -sceneIa a counatry village phecam theater this week. Other "star' acts inciudo Julie
of which bee Is the blacksmithJulin terho?' atd late of Broadway comecdy euccesss, Ad-.
Jnsephiso, acellhrof several of haiy's
beet pictues, wcooe lbs story.
PENROD SCHOFIELD CLEVER BILLS OFFER
WILL BE SCREENEDI TPCUET'
'Tie fumaa n 'iccov l chflitl,
Booth Taichctoems foeicislhec ti
creation In, ih-esiuri, Is coing to hoe PRINCESSA!
coaa sfilm. The rlits tin the stories S"
have hoeea parchasedbhr the hBrentoocl Brpcnt Wat'shburn has a part emt. Thene pa
Ftiaic corporaiion, and,-Kinic Victor en- neatly stilled ta his' talecnts in The ahiyc+arts for ths
pectu to produce thea6l ater. Gypylledi i's'ihiecreseec
_________________________Sion is said to ha qite as captiestg written by "Clart
as Is the stage play. ole hurst's etei
I ~ ~ ~ s Vclward Andrews he is, t os h ov n s-s irec
JOHN M'CORMACK with the dacughmter or a wealthhphul.aims mao who has a craviee for ro- Jo, this pictcire
- nnace. Andrea's does not coats up to ~as bar;tbin
tier reijiiceeito4 as a gallant. tietle 1 a
3 a he kidnaped: cae-man stuffyi incm -dollar
utpealaslam her, anldhiotisrytilareaw- ite tie esc isih
toc Anidrews orrngeimto hidnactiher, vo,til fte. b ic e iitsltshat ot hde acitr ii c hirni ov era mnets
prtiecty. Qidet and aimnonamime.,An-. ie' eh
- --a. roes fioallay does get' hilmslf mixed The role thatf
op, in aome really dramatic aetiesad, quits* different fec
of namure, is" rewarded is. herocs icehes appeicred.
shuld lie, etch she gives s di
Wanda Hawley ispety enouh tio haracterisation.
fuhfill all the rcqiaesmenta demanded some.reelty gland
ofdt heroine, beset
I I.- Neacioa, lo the virid dramae sf the J. Wnrreoj~rr;
Ortent, 'T'afoe Eye," presente s his yoamcg lifo ic
witching type. It is soecccelttheg u, Nigh,oil ndte a
ute c iffereottfrom ssytis t - a accesvlo,o 1 i soihn ern of cen ciigam teihi
uiis;everscloe: ro A ~iles of 'lik is
Thle etory ca-os taken frost thilih ealihy -cimae..Iti
AtsIthe Asccciarsus, -neat 'carsidays 'Oecitl' vtiml ocsx -sl~e-oimbhe' rrdi At Ifog
eyeaoss, erltta easees's e~ieo-by.he aecoBcylodm bandithoiits. Lot,
Roebert Stack. ota't he ceuSlarEthe fmu Bliin, xta,'-1 fomdok nn.
see~~es.-As~~v. maeehes'.It deplis thhesof a;fo rwtg
ysfatherlflArhe chwo s, isnteeste
hI eseW theb r trihe is.t,"city of tentis ahr aee
"S Uonte dsofte ead that the pa;
a 1outOF, RAFAEL steeegca h ecrto frastate athe a
Itoansnce. hove, hate, jealousy, tecect, esthinsa eopots
FOR CLARALK. YOUNG teectusoty eqil reveafge all tahe thir haulchief soecry,
evolve
Chmnlie
stars, producce any-"number of, such 4ictioqet ncracters. These may ho sol
over and. uver ageaic y..the agencies -- -
-There is no ilit to: Ohs market far pictures. Chaplin is as teeny to thco
Japanse, to thme satires of 'Soath Africmi, to tie 'Hittu, isohis Indianm of
suhAorma ois to-the people of1 Denver, An loneg a there is a; irgitI-1ta, demand far a article ef commerce that atbleshias a valceastct:-Je+
use.eoton tics exteut: of that desoad and foe thaet eca time pictures mtats
iS ha great stars 'of the metiona pltue.wwed are worih to the companies;
bay thisa and put them goenOh market jest what thley esec get for
- ha.And as the farmer should' be paid for hes wheat is proportion' to the,
*aa d demand,.so Ohs ft-os sorars should ho paid for thoir pictures.
fwyeses age it was cociscilsed rallier fashlenable to derye 'oie
W was freely "predicted thlint, --.r hrcovcc