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Show THE PROVJ HERALD PAGE SIX. , "THE LIGHT THAT WAILED. a. i i i &m cute our at that, cwrlw blond head he lanie a juveuik? in kjiity black one. dimpled ellwa. musics comedie la Taudeville. sparkling blue eyea and hundreds of j Jackie's mother' a also of the cute ftuuh imum-. It was a hectic day. but the result theater world. Bira in San and IJUian iKdliver iuiub was gratifying to Director Wood. (Joorte Fawcett, ho play the role diinced in a nuiuls--r of mnsicyl of IVter B. Kayue in the atory- pave sJiows, and it wus dnrin; a joint the picnic party and it wax hot hard pureuts fi.r him to register happiness with ' engagement that Jackie' first niet. Jackie, therefore, come nearly a thousand happy kids to his mimetic talents by direct Ue- around hi in other principals in the . company who worked iu the scene Rihhi lifter Jackie's birth, the Mae-kwere IM Daniel. liorotby guns went east, anil it waa iu New ill. Hale Hamilton. John David- York that the child made his first son, Joe Burke and Warner Olaiid.. a in theater The himken seen IN "HIS CHILDREN'S 1 CHILDREN" I'ICTI RE Fran-cis-o- - : M ! Si x ) t?v Vr f ft .A Hll-llt- -' u ? M rxh h W 6 Percy Matmont in the Paramount Picture The Light That Failed A George Melford Production Bebe Daniels In 5 Paramount Picture His Children's Children A Sam Wood Production d sea-coa- upja-- r r . ! DRAMA WEEK AN 4rvvn' ve&.,, On October 20, 1014, Jackie star in "Long Live the King," at tlie Strand theater, was lairn iu the city of Iis Angeles, where he was destined to w n the love and plaudits of the entire civilized His father, Johu H. Coo-gaworld. hnd been born iu Syracuse, N. X., where Ills father, iu turn, was an established apothecary. While still In his teens. Jack, Senior, entered the theatrical field and progressed up the ladder until C'o'o-ga- . 20-- 26 By I KOF. T. EAKL PA K DOE, Head of the Dramatic Art Depart-- ' incut of Young I niversity. Tlie third annual Drama week In America will be celebrated January J11 to l!i!, inclusive, and each day marks some shh ial endeavor on the part of nil who love drama to foster a more intelligent interest in this most important nrt. Students of the Briguam Young university have written articles in line with! the national uolicy and submit them as part of ' icir endeavors iu this celebration. It is most regrettable that we have so few plays of merit in Provo and it is still more to be regretted; that when n good play does come, the people ot our community respond only half heartedly mid in some cases the local management has lost money on n most excellent show, Tlie Drama week has been instituted to eliminate such conditions and to encourage the rending and producing of better plays. As a part of the local celebra SELEGT Curtis, Boss Pugmire; Katherina, lua Creer ; Bianca, Alma McAlrath ; widow, Amy Jackson. The judges were Mrs. H. V. Hoyt, Mrs. M. H. Henderson. Inf. Lowry Nelson and ITof. 1- - M. Jensen. CAST Brig-hous- "The Beau of Bath," by Tercy MacKaye. "The Trysting Place," by Booth Tarkingtou. "The tiift," by Marie A. Foley. The Provo high school will Mage Booth Tarkiugtou's "Penrod," Saturday night. A a further entertainment in things drama tic. the Provo Drama Center and the Mask club are offer-ing a prize of fJ5 for any acceptable one-ac- t play on some western or pioneer theme. This $25 will be awarded Immediately Uiu retvipt of any luivptahlc play ami should the play be published. 50 ler cent of the royalty, after elensos of publication, will go to the author: We feci thai there are' thereof. more legitimate themes for stirring' drama 011 western than subject can lie found iu most places of the' earth. Any dramatic idea of im-lortancc v. ill ulso be considered on a cash basis by the play committee of the Mask club and Drama Ceu-- j ter. There is no time limit for the piay as tne uemana is 01 sucn a nature that the club is willing to buy any marketable or useful ma1 Broadway, ilis f.iltiir was 011 the stage when I IT'I'I.E THEATER, WED. he not hit! that tlie audience wms The Mask ( lull bus HiMMiicd iti Mulling glufiilly. with its ul lent ion fur next week and will f.Miiwd away from himself. He meet ill the Little Tlieealer Wcdne-day- , looked n 11 Mini and liebeld his son walking out to him. January IW). Miss Ivy Nidsoii W lieu Jackie was four, his father vill read "An Old Suim-- i heart of Mine," by Owen Davis. Mr. Davi" wa effMiig an Orpheum tour iu a Ibis year won the Pulitzer prb;e for sMit!icubir act featuiing Annette the liost Aiiicri. an drama, llt'.'J. All Hcllcrmuii. To celelirate the !iiiiig lovers of drama are welcome to Join of the long engagement. Miss the Provo Drama center and Mask brought the hoy on to the club In tlieir evening of entertain- stir mid he did some of his d nice ment. ste finishing with au Imitation The clubs have procured the ser- of 1 (avid Warfield in "The Music vices of the many tragedian actor, Master." By one of the strange Charlie Chaplin quirks of fate, Frederick Ward, who will appear, to la- - iu the audience that March 1, In his very popiialr pro-- j evening. For years, the great comgram "Fifty Years of Make Believe." edian had wanted to film the story eventually called 'The Kid." but he had wtioiiod the production time after time lieeause he could not JACKIE ( 00; AN WILL UK find the right child to play the 10 KAKS OLD IN OCTOBER uuice part. And here chance had shown him the boy he had sought for years d R merry-go-round- 1 , failure at first, Rud- think of paying five hundred ard Kipling's famous story, "Tlie children to attend a picnic! That's Light Tlint rulled," grow hi iwpular tout u1ih Kniu Wood did for a favor until It became on the best children's May party In Central Bellers bearing Lis name. When the I'ark, New York, which was staged Btory was chosen to lie filmed by for scenes In "His Children's Chil George Melford, thu author was dren," a picturlzatlon of Arthur communicated with find certain Train's novel, which Mr. Wood changes mode which modernize the for Paramount md which narrative and makes It quite appeal- comes to the Columbia tonight. With the five hundred youngsters ing and drnmntic. , as a nucleus and a of on Engthe PiM'nlng a trick mule, a performing nioukey, land, the picture shows Dick Ileldar a Punch and Judy show, a hot dog a boy and Maisle Wells a girl both sland, ice cream and gimcracks of orphans, playing together. They love all kinds ns magnets, there was each otlier. Years go by and Hick, little trouble in drawing every kid now a man. Is down and out and de within calling distance of the Casino pendent upon the kindness of an Inn into Ihe picture. In fact, the party keeper and his wife In Fort Said. grew to such porportions that withDick Is in despair when an uprising in fifteen minutes after the ten in tho Roudau gives Mm an oppor- sight seeing buses had deltosited the tunity to ncooinpfiny a group of childreu on tlie picnic ground that war correspondents as staff rtrlist. Mr. Wood and his assistants had a The sketches sent to England make difficult time handling the uproarWith fortune favor- ious bunch. him famous. Put the hardest of all to control ing him he meets Maisle Wells and finds he still loves her. She inspires were the mothers five hundred of him to attempt something really them too who wanted to get into worth while In art and he chooses the picture with their off spring or a waif of the London streets, Bessie were solicitous about their children Broke, for his model. lie finishes being in the center of the picture. the picture and suddenly becomes There were more potential Jackie blind. In revenge upon Dick for Coogans and Baby Peggys to take interfering In her love affair with the mothers' word for it before the Torpenhow, an English war corres- cameras in Central Park than one impondent, Bessie destroys the paint- could Imagine. Obviously it was ing, but Dick never learns the truth. possible for Mr. Wood to put all of Maisle the kiddies in the front rank, but he Hearing of his affliction. goes to Dick and cares for him. The couldn't make the mothers see that. picture closes with Mnisie assuring Each parent was positive herInchild the the blinded Dick her sight must do was the cutest and cleverest for eneh of them. crowd and there were some mighty Dubher I I H MEETS nie-'tin- g ; ' C on , l:ner-.iile- MASK tion, the Mask Hub of the univerptaya sity will stage four one-aaa follows: "The Followers," by Harold 1 terial. People Interested In this contest may communicate with Prof. T. Earl Pardoe of the University or Harlan Adams, secretary of the Drama Center and Mask club. Kcniember Drama week, January 20 to an. Hffl 'ui I nl IU run -- Itook ttem by strip,' ?tr ... f, ' "'let uprtse. of their cWthe. and them when One f Then . ; CEBMAN FIELD THIEVES Lxt and found half STRIPPED AND FIRED OX lug. The police started Thirty-oucontestants tried for BE It LIN', Jan. IS. An unusual ligation. Several arrest, we place on the cast for the student InkI.v coinietitive play, "Taming the Shrew," ar the Brigiiam Young uni-ersity 011 Wednesday evening. Most of the contestants were ambitious to represent Katherine the Shrew r Pctriicio the shrew tamer, and the judge found if quite a diffi-- ' cult matter to del ermine who should be entrusted with the parts. Much merit was displayed by many of the contestants, and Prof. T. .'arl Pardoe had occasion to feci proud of his (Tops of young actors. The following cast, was selected: l'.aptista, Harlan Adams: i Ihceh-tio- . Bliss Fililiiyson ; Ltiecutiu, (Jleu ; ;ii.mau: Petruchio, Aloinso Greinlo, Itiehard Harris; Harold Camlland: Tranio, liiilon l(oiii4iiii; Biondello, Leon Williams; Uruiuio, Miltou Perkins ; fro, j ZZ 1 ifjottttafcla U Go, TOXIGHT, 7:30, 9:15 Mor-ley- Ilor-feiisi- Tonight "His CHILDREN'S I Mill Tonight and Saturday COOGAN 10c Lon Live Tonight and Saturday Tlie King AIL SEATS in THE FILM CUILD INC. frt$nt$ was idmn ivvred field thieves a to steal potatoes and ,rn ln rarm mirr Berlm. if,""' e JACKIE PRINCESS ,i,.iuinn the (ot to . ' GLENN Cli With BEBE DANIELS, DOROTHY MACKAILL, JAMES RENNIE, GEORGE FAWCETT Presented by Adolph Zukor A Paramount Picture "Get the money !" Let the world know you've got it! Be somebody!"' Is that our national anthem? the song we sing while our children run wild? This picture will open your eyes ! A Sam Wood Production, AND COMEDY (SATURDAY HUNTER in mm mm h,!.,VI with MARY ASTOR FRANK TUT1LE k. rUeuwAUiR jB PRODUCTION and Comedy and LEATHER PUSHERS No. 1 T.I |