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#p 1NGS TH?VT HAVE IftTEfc /rED ME" By Arnold.Benp^tt Reviewed $y Thomas t. Ford â- ary Editor, The Los AngeUs Tiptes "is a volume,which Aunt Dinah ,0ld have described as "a gran' clarin' |j of random articles, a thrifty utiliza- |i of literary odds and ends in the $ ing of a book for trans-Atlantic con- lit jtion. | ic first "Thing" chronicled,is a hu- i^ object of thought, known to fame as jff H. R- Rivers, one-time well-beloved || ;tor of studies at Cambridge Univer- ty The classification of this honored leman as a thing among other things, ics no intention of belittlement, be- merely one of the eccentricities of Bennett's coruscating genius. number of the columnist productions bis volume treat of theatrical matters iding a careful and playful analysis managers of actors, actresses, play- hts, critics, finances, and audiences. conclusion of the whoje^^natter 13 profound discovery that, in a financial |, at least, the audience is the thing. I audience, undemonstrative, hostile flything new, too easily satisfied with mediocre, with-no sensitive apprecia- of beauty and lacking in artistic ness, is to be pleased. For it is :fl« sis THE; fflmfaMfitfiMti^Miit! SHORE NEVyg, FRIDAY, AJJQUST 31. 1923 It is to be regretted that Jane Austen never fijiished this book. There is much material here, many interesting people: Toin Musgrave, % charming* philander- ing, social climber; Lady t)sbdrn^; even Enjna's sisters, the good-natured Eliza- beth and the sharp-voiced Margaret; but they are not complete, well-rounded characters. TIf threads of swsw mm meat* and rest toonis and a cosmetic room have been added to the accommoda- tions for women. Elaborate electrical equipment for lighting and motion picture projec- tion has been installed in the theater, special feed . u . . , necessitating a special feed for efec4" „wT *fe man£*K,^e ?nds' tricity. Harry Greenman, the tnati- theiâ„¢> tJnJ'i*1! 'A"^ "^fei,as a*er. h« assembled a corps of efnef- theloye story oi.I^dy Osborne, vWhen^Jt usher8 and has put them through pellingr story of love, intrigue and the: seas, written by Rufus King. An- thony Paul Kelly was responsible for the scenario which, it is said, will help put the, production among;, the biggest of thg yea*. In the ca|t of otfnBfif Sile|te<;omnia4d*',s0:i|Edmuhd I finished the book, my first reaction was' tcy gor • â-  "Pride and Prejudice," for "The Wat sons" had recalled to me Jane Austen's charm, and I wanted to see her at her best. '-3- Dorothy S. 'Phillips. Copyright 1923, Howard H. Seward f/v *,* +* *w- k i - reaction was acourse of training in efficiency and to go to the book case and take out!c0urtesy to do away with the annoy-' ing confusion in seating audiences which is evident in so many theatres. ^ ' Story Of High S«i«" C>£|3: When arrangements for the open- ing of the new theater were complet- ed, Mr. Fox faced the necessity of de- ciding upon a production with which to christen the latest link in his chain of more than fifty theaters; With Winfield Sheehan, general manager of the Fox Film corporation, he se- OPEN THIS WEEK "Silent New Command" Seen at Fox Picture House Announcing a show policy of first- run motion picture presentations for indeterminate engagements, William Fox will open his new Monroe theatre, formerly Barbee's Loop Theatre, Friday of this week with "The Silent Command/' a J. Gordon Edward's production which is said to be one of the most stupendous and thrilling pictures on the Fox 1923 lute monarch. So Mr. Bennett says,' schedule of releases. his usual common sense; "I should oon dream of finding fault with the of gravity as with the public." he best thing rin the book is the ifying review of James Joyce's ysses." Mr. Bennett sees its every t, but sees also its oblique and partial alization of life. Stones in a Life's Pathway ONECROP" By Cecile Tormay tonecrop is the story of the dawning iood of Yelia, a Croation peasant girl, swift elemental desires and actions iding out pure and relevant against background of the wild rock-filled ntains where she lives. The tragedy es slowly, compellingly, arising from natural coercion and self destruction the instincts mankind has within it- Like the harsh mountains over ch she wandered and felt herself a t, Yella's life was sown with stones, reaped stones for its harvest. Daugh- of a mother who for her passionate lity had been coveted byâ€"alf-the-nieitf the mountain village, Yella fought stantly the assumption that she would is easy a conquest as her willing and rable mother. Terrified and revolted the strange lust of Davorin a peasant Yella marries an old man who lives hermit, and who lets her wander at will among her beloved moitntains; story of her love for Andras Hex, a from the plains, and his desertion er, is told with a restraint and sim-I ty which remind one of Sudermann. of the modern Scandinavian writers. I -iss Tormay is a writer of profound j erstanding and of rare technical skill.} stark simplicity of her style is well ipted ta^er-forth life as she sees it,' game in which the players inevitably i, but in which they may discover tible beauty on their road to destrue- ns* M. Dick. A New Jane Austen Discovery BE WATSONS" _By Jane Austen lore than a hundred years ago Jane ten planned and started this novel, she laid it aside, unfinished. Now, in 3, it comes to the public, concluded by 5s Oulton. The book opens Slight- ly, in a small English town, where the : is of the assemblies, and eligible i of the neighborhood, and where daughters of the family are all frank- ooking_for husbands. Emma, the al- 5fT6o^sweet heroine of the tale, is dicapped by her sisters and the low ial status„„ol. Jter aiamiXy^whut Jbje^ us are many"; even a lord follows her •tsteps. One hundred thousand dollars has been spent to improve the Monroe and Dearborn street house since Mr. Fox acquired it under a long term lease three months ago and Mr. John Zanft, the Director in General of the William Fox circuit of theatres, gives assurance that in artistic appearance and entertainment policy it will rank high among the Chicago photoplay theatres. Many Improvements A large force of workmen have de- voted the greater part of the three months to enlarging: the seating ca- pacity of the Monroe, erecting a mar- quee over the entrance and other im- provements. The entire interior of the theater has been redecorated and many innovations have been made with a view to the comfort and safety of the audiences. The booth equip- Mortgage Loan Talks If you are one of many persons buying your home under a land contract, we have a plain enabling you to borrow up to w per cent on a first mortgage. This may be enough to pay off the existing mortgage and the bal- ance of the contract. In addition to the satisfaction which every one feels at having the title to his home m his own name, you have one obligation instead of .two. Is our plan not worth investiga- tion? ..A-.-;- '•'/ ' ;•;•?:â- >.;â- '.' â- "^ or Real Estate Mortgage Co. 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