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rreat educator as well. As at no time in the historv'of motion pic tares have white producers sought to present the 'Negro in a compl mentary light, it therefore is the dutv of our race producers to jfladden our hearts and inspire us 'fi by' presenting characters the better element of Negroes This is what the white producer seeks to do. W'hv should we do less for our people? There i-s much to commend in Oscar Miditatix's latest photo It i a verv creditable en- deavor in main- respects. There fs'one feature that is bound to make the picture a success the prize fight in which Sam Lang' ford defeats Martv Cutler. This isthe one big scene and it is genuine thriller.

When Langford floors Cutler with a knockout wallop with his mighty right, my, such noise from the audience! Men, women and children get ex cited-as if at a real fight and Micheaux showed rare judgment in putting on this cene. De Comathiere, one of the best character actors in the employ 6f the Qualitv Amuse ment Corporation, plays the title rale most convincingly, measuring up' to the strong part allotted him. Not only in his acting but his facial expressions ae em- blematic of a hushand of brutal instincts. Evelyn Preer has developed in- to a motion picture actress worthv of serious consideration As a badly mistreated wife Tier work is such as to win the svm- pathy of the audience from the start. Jheda Bara has nothing on Alice Gorgas as the vamp, and Lawrence Chenault, in a lover's role, and Susie Sutton as the aunt a talented artists on the "-creen as before the footlights.

5' E. G. Tatum is the other member pi, the cast to help make the pic a winner. As for Sam Lang- ford, he' hands the public a big surprise by essaying to play the i part of. one in love.

"The Brute" is in seven reels. Its' photography is more than any of Oscar Mi-- cheaux's pictures. At times there lapses between important in- tervals which one is compelled to by using the imagination, v-'but these errors of omission are forgotten Langford knocks out Cutler. As a photo play produced by Negroes "The Hrute" is the best its kind that has hern offered for the amusement of the colored movie devotee. Aside from the valuable service.it renders as a tedium of entertainment, it yivf-r a true, index as to what is in store for race pliott in linear future.

NEW PRICES AT THE LAFAYETTE NEXT WEEK Commencing -with the engagement of the Jmarter Set Company at the Lifay. ette Theattrt next prices be Mhoazad to the same scale ia far -e at etini kPUS throudjout country play to the old price, owing to increase in railroad fares, salaries, etc. The new prices will be as follows: lower boxes, $1. plus ten cents war tax; upper boxes, seventy-live cents, plus eight cents war tax first ten rows in orchestra, seventy-five cents, plus eight cents war tax balance of seats in orchestra, fifty cents. nlu five cents war tax: first three rows in balcony, seventy-live cents, plus eight cents war tax next three rows 'p balcony, fifty cents, plus live cents, war tax; next three rows, tniny-nve ccnu, plus four cents war tax balance of seats in balcony, twenty-five cents, plus three cents war tax.

Matinee prices: lower boxes, live cents, plmis eight ci-nu war tax hoxrt. fil'lv cents, nlui. nve cents war tax; all orchestra seats, fifty cetus, nlti five cents war tax balcony, thirty- five cents, plus live cents war tax and twenty cents, plus two cenis war tax. SMARTER SET PRESENTS On Monday, September JO, the Smarter Set will ooen llie new theatrical season il the Latayene ineatre in us iair musi i-al concoction, bamlxjula, styled jabbonian operetta." The company which will play to a two weeks engagement, is now under the personal management of 1- Brown, head of the Quality Amuse meiif Corporation. "Bamboula" had its first performance at the Dunbar Theatre, Philadelphia.

Labor Day. and broke all records for attendance in that or any other ruia-delnhia house under colored management. Salem Tult Whitney and I. Homer Tutt will be supported by a strong com nam- of sinters and dancers. The cos tumei and scenery are said to be un usually attractive.

Matinees daily. THEATRICAL JOTTINGS By BOB SLATER. Harrtnrton Mill Keeney'a. Brook lyn. Miller Lylea.

Keith-, Boston. Smith Troy. Dominion Theatre, Ottawa. Can. Oreenlee Drayton.

Poll's. Worcester and Palace. Pprlnicneld. Mass. Eight mack Loew'a Palace and Ave.

IS. Brooklyn. Cooper I-ane, Hippodrome. Taft. and Hippodrome.

I -as Angeles, cam. Tommv Carter, Garden Theatre, At lantic City. X. J. SIbsle Blake.

Knee's, Buffalo. N. Y. Sandlfer A Benaon. Loew'a National and Delancey.

St. New York. Green Purh, Majestic, Waterloo, la. Rucker Wlnfred. Grand.

St. Loula. Austin Delaney. Pantagea. Edon ton.

Can. Trlhhle Dlgg. Broaitway. Fprlng- field and Kmery, Provmeno. it.

i. Dixie Four, AWe Opera Houe, East, ern and Orpheum. Allentown, Pa. Williams Taylor. Palace.

Danville, HI. Exposition Four. Keith's, Pa'tucket and Woonoocket, R. I. Bill Robinson, City.

Kan. Howard delphla. Grire Coleman, New York. Orphcum. Kansaa Craddock.

Globe. Phlla Jones Jones, Lincoln Theatre. Keith's. Washington, J. Roaamond Johnson and company, Orpheum, ancouver, B.

Hunter. Randall and tienora, Loews, Toronto. Can. Braxton Hawkins, Lincoln Theatre, New York. Mason Bailey.

Regent. South Nor-n-Hlk. Conn, and Alhanihm, Brooklyn. Pour Harmony Calgary. Can.

Kings. Orpheum Clarence Dntann. Palace. Chicago. Lulu Coats and company.

Gayety. Kansas. Seven Musical Splllers. Gayety. Mon treal.

Can. Glenn Jenkins. Orpheum, Minne apolis. Minn. Joe and Lillian Russell.

Gayety. Louis. St. Davis Chadwick, Orpheum. Oak land.

Calif. Ti-nnesee Ten. Htar Theatre. CW. land.

Ingion. D. C. Pvron Brothers t-'axo Ball. more, Md.

Klly, Gayety. Wash- Band. Palace. Johnny Hudrins. Empire.

Cleveland Sim i Wareneld. McVlckers Chicago. Whitney Tutt Smater 8et com The' Sporting World From All Angles By "Ted" Hooks, Sporting Editor II THE NEW SATXTRDAV, SEPTEMBER 18, 1921 THE STAGE. AND ATHLETICS -Vf -vrviji 3: 11 I i ij i'V 1 1 J' if-- i i Sam Langford's Vallop Makes "The Brute" A Screen Success By LESTER A. WALTON.

under the manage ment of the Quality Amiurmrnt fnrnnration. In theinast the HE' unusual interest mani-. Lafayette prices for musical and other frvd by Harlemites in the attractions have been much less than orientation the photo Z3 I 1 lIC OIlKlllCr OCt HW Will, 1 week's The Brute, this attraction at the Lafayette Theatre, efearly points out the strong desire, oh the part of Negro to fee race plays both on the stage and screen. That the movies are destined to take lead in catering to the present insistent demand the production of plays written by Negroes and produced by Negroes' is another fact being borne out. So far as the story which "The Rrute" unfolds, it is.

neither original nor any too pleasing to those of us who desire to see the better side of Negro life portrayed. A dive where colored men and women congregate to gamble, the susceptibility of a- devoted aunt Vho. takes money from a dive-' keeper seeking the hand of a niece, a- detailed exhibition of a cfap game in which a woman is central figureare included in of the important scenes. As I looked at the picture I was reminded of the attitude of the -daily press, which magnifies our vices and minimizes our virtues. the advent of more race photo plays produced under the direction of Negroes, and with the ooDularitv.

of these Dlavs -steadily increasing among Ne- jfroes in this and other countries, "it is incumbent upon colored pro- ducers to set a high standard not only from the standpoint of pho-- tojraphy and technical stage di- but a determined effort must be made so that in the the-' mitic construction of plays the Negro is given high ideals and types which he can emulate and of which he. can feel justly proud The screen not onlv is function- trig as a great entertainer, but dramatic attractions hnd it impossible to pany, Putnam. Brooklyn. Irvln C. Milirr played lo 11.200 day in Harrlsburg.

Pa luxt week. TEACHER OF MUSIC LIEUT. F. EUGENE MIKFII Bandnuuer Olil IS'h N. Y.

Regimtnt Dirsctor el Mtisir. Manuil T. 1. sWriltntown, N. J.

STUDIOS AT BORDENTOWN. TiMKlayt: R1VERTON. N. Wsdassdays; JERSEY CITY. ThiuKhyt; EAST UMKUt, n.

rnoays. HOME STUDIO: 328 W. 52nd rupus on oaruraay mornings. WRITE. FOR TERMS.

THE WORLD IS SPORT MAD Athieticf. here is it ll going to end inquires a bewildered sport enthusiast. In athletics, countries the world over sent their representatives to Antwerp. Belgium, to uphold their respective banners and to battle (or world supremacy. America, or to be more exact, the sent her group.

Among this lot were five Negroes and one Hawaiian who, were it not for his exceptional ability, would he called a black man' too. The five Negroes placed on the U. S. team we're Sol Butler, of Dubuque, Iowa, holder of the American broad jump record; Earl Johnson the Pittsburgh distance runner; two giant men on the American tug o' war team whose names we have been unable to learn and our own Benny Ponteau of New York, member of St. Club and lightweight boxer of proven ability.

Other Negroes proved themselves eligible but were overlooked by the American Olympic Committee for reasons which were never stated. Vet granting that the Olympic Committee's reasons were sufficient to keep the others off the L.S. team, we looked over our five and could not help but feel When we reviewed the records made by our live in contests which finally gained them recognition, we could not help but feel proud. Realizing the adversities they were compelled to face, assured of tlifir exceptional merit. Furthermore five men in the grand total ii about a hundred and fifty, it not mi eh a mall percentage.

This is a white nTun's country. Golf. For years golf hat been known in "the ai the great Scottish game." The only part commonly nait and followers ot the baeharach Giants can and will tell you that nothing has been half way about this team. They were sent on a suothern training trip early last soring, thev played in most of the southern cities on their way home from their training quarters in Jacksonville, they picked up some valuable youthful players, all summer long they have played three and four days each week on their home field in Atlantic Citv. and have played to huge crowds regularly at r.DOett Meld, home of the brooklvn Nationals.

To make long story short we'll say. they are the class and were it riot for their complexions we would hear more about them in big league ball parks. Yet they have played more on league ball parks than any other team in this vicinity. Boxing. In our lishtweieht division we have Leo Johnson and liddie Dorrev.

each claiming to be the master of the other. Witerat Panama Joe Gans is called the white champion's shadow. riinama claims to have to owed ie title holder from state to state without inducing htm to engage in a bout. In ilie heavier division w.c gei Jamaica Kid, Harry Robinson. Kid Norfolk.

and the incomparable Harry Wills. I an any race muster a more formid able aggregation: These gladiators draw the line on nobody. Tennis. Our hopes in tennis soar. Of all games taken to bv our folk, none have gained favor more rapidly than tennis.

And why." Because it is a game that can be played by the working man: because it does not leave a player all stiff and broken up and out of condition for his labor on the next uay: oecaiue it is easily learned and the more one learns about it the more he can appreciate another's mastefv of it and the more eager he becomes to master it himself. Because in tennis possibly as in no other sport, one Cin show off his gentlemanly characteristics. the characteristics possess-" ed more by the rank and file of our people than by any other people, not ven excluding the 1-rench-. In a measure-we are still infants I in this, pastime, but we give promue of developing faster than any infant that hat ever been seen before us. Men in all walks of life are taking to it daily.

Most local clubs are overcrowded with members; our folks may be een in large numbers in all of the public parks affording courts. Manv tournament have been held. the N'atioaal held in New York, taken in this pastime by the Xegro, capping the Players not only nas oecn tne roie 01 caaay. in tins from all over the, country, including menial role he has been a familiar. far off California, were entered, but ligure on public links and on private, i two from Jamaica.

British yet as a player he was never con- West Indies, as well, making the tour-siilrred at either course. I nament international. Today we have golfers from Massa-1 All Americans are eager to down chusetts to the Potomac. All along the Jamaicans next year. Not because the way we hear of our folks etloai they are Jamaicans but because they thss popudar outdoor pastime.

Pre champions in4 it i jirst human New' York especially, interest- is nature to want to make new cham-soaring high; there being pretty near pions and break old ones. New York-a doien Negroes lovers of this sport long to beat Clark and Miss frequenting the public links at Van I Rae just as they used to yearn to uortiann ark. 1 ney are proving, beat ially. and. Miss blow.

themselves of the higher order by making serious efforts to organize themselves into a club with the hope of interesting more folks in their sport. Only last Sunday six'of thtir number were seen going over the courle. A better deported or a better clad group could not have been found on any court. Among the group was Messrs. Jess L.

Garland an old devotee and a youngster, Aaron about the most promising exponent on the Van Cortland Park course. Baseball Baseball in this vicinity, has had 1 Tennla Hopea Bright. And New Yorkers' will not stop with, looping or yearning, They are eventually-going' to. come through. after which they are bound to remain forever on the top.

The most hopeful material among the men oa local courts, and this includes New York and vicinity, is Eyere Saitch. who only this years graduates from the junior ranks to try his hand among the men. 'Twill be 'nothing new to Saitch to overcome even the topnotchert among local racket, wicldcrs. He has done this time and again in practice games ion the Ideal Courts and has never re- 'op im tj guuv uay VUI inc lluc ims Attm year has reached undreamed heights. We who are not completely n' 'n overcome by excire.roent find our-J the selves pondering on the reason tor such success.

Among the semi-pro- bo.y ne.ver fessional ball clubs we have the! u'1 hL" Royal Giants, the Lincoln Giants. to Church directly op-Halldale of Philadelphia, the Cuban oWe nd the Pennsylvania Giants 0f Superior to pray to God for Kim to Newark, and a number of lesser as-lwl2. pirants and many chasers. i 1 "re re p.ts 01 lempiaxion awau- At last however, we have in our 1 WV. team which can no longer i-1 ol he cussed as semi-professional.

Ac cording to the dictionary semi means is labelled swelled head. If this boy who insist is our own Vincent Richards, bridges this chasm, no otheri will give him any worry. Let us all try to help him. JACK JOHNSON GIVEN A YEAR FINED $1,000. Former Heavyweight Champion Re-- ported in Fine Trim Goes to Leavenworth.

Jack Johnson, former world's heavyweight title holder, was sentenced to one year and one day in Leavenworth Penitentiary and fined $1,000 Tuesday by Federal Judge George A. Carpenter for violation of the Mann Act. The former heavyweight champion had received a like sentence in 191 when was convicted of transoort- ing a girl from Pittsburgh to Chicago! for immoral purposes, hollowing this conviction Johnson was out on bail for $15,000 which he forfeited when he fled to Europe through Canada. In that memorable escapade, Johnson threw the authorities off his trail by having another big Negro dress in one of the boxer suits and sit in the front of Johnson's house. Uetectives watching the house thought this was lack himself and the pugilist gained several hours stari on them.

He was detected in Canada and efforts were made to head him off wirh extradition proceedings but it was found that he had purchased a ticket in the United States tor Europe and the Canadian Government therefore had-no jurisdiction over him. Since 19, Johnson has lived in England, France and Spain. Later on he went to Havana, Cuba, where it is aljeged he faked in the fight with Jess Willard, which gave the latter the heavyweight title. The story goes that Johnson was promised a return to? the U. S.

A. without molestation by the authorities for the charge which hung over, his head. The parties in- the crime failed to live up to the agreement once Johnson's had been gained and Johnson went back- to Europe. He was fugitive from justice till few week, ago when he surrendered himself to h. S.

A. officials 00 the border of Lower Cali- fornia. SECOND MONSTER MINSTREL SHOW AND DANCE or "THE SILENT TRIO" PAUL MAS50N' WILLIAM GREENE JOSEPH STEBER CLEF CLUB ORCHESTRA New Star Casino September 24th I07th St. Lexington A. Curtain Risss at SJO Sharp Olympic Athletic Return Making Many Complaints Charge Poor Accommodations Enroute and in Belgium and Accuse Officials of Games of Conspiracy Against U.

S. (By JOHN BRUNSON.) The U. S. transport Sherman, bringing fifty members of the American Olympic team home, docked at Hoboken Saturday morning. Instead of the eagerness to receive the congratulations of relatives and admirers which has characterized all previous home-coming Olympic teams, every member of the team was anxious to pour forth his tale of woe regarding conditions encountered on the trip over and back, as well as at Antwerp.

The American Olympic Committee came in for the major share of abuse, being held responsible for the rotten transportation furnished aboard the transport Princess Matoika and the very poor murlprs sprnrerl fnr the I ram in Antwrrn. annual election of rffrr ni u. Metnui poiitan Association on Isept. 30. With present gruntled mood and several clubs as-Aral fn rl i is- mA an I were conducted, some radical expected at the meeting.

movCI jjS Nothing definite has yet been A. team. If the local officials haw nlanc at all thv tia4 "inn it: iuii ovfii, wi ure men U'l All of the men claimed that the unexpected form reversal of so many i T.nu.r5day. tnoon nd. awin ths of the athletes was directly attributable to the poor food and unsanitary I L- meet on bunday.

"Ur sleeninti conditions that thev had to endure. Equally vehemen were the athletes in their condemnation of the officials who conducted the games. Charges were made that the Europeans had secretly adopted the slogan of "beat the Americans" by fair means or foul. scattered to their homes in all sectio-J of the country. Sandy Evans copped still annthf i i ji siciiai nan mnc race ai Bristol i 'tf Aarnn nrric tUm of the St.

Christopher Club who has beq wi wniiitiuiuii lur year or is planning a hard cross-country cin, HtiKH UH9' 1411. George 'Williams of St. Chn should have no trouble in winning two-mile run at the Salem games George is moving in great stilt. The Alpha Physical Culture Chi cross-couniry learn lea ny Laptam and that no American officials were placed in responsible offices, especially Morehrad is preparing for another strm. those where they would have Had to judge tne nnisn ot an event, ihis uous season over the roads Willie Li i i a i i i.

"turn again was oiamru on mc riiiicriLii nuw ii uuvmhk sum amg ijoone, ine veteran distancer of I.UMUIUUIII iu i i ui Kajuzaiion is azain c'jj I entirely 41 wic hicilv ui ins iimciijiii i b. 1 wnn me learn. Such men as UicV Kemer, me walker, ana tiaoe aicuonald, tne weight man, expressed their intentions never to compete in another Olympiad 1 and to do all in their power to have the entire Olympic Committee, with one or two exceptions, relieved from office. ON THE CINDER PATH The Harlem Athletic League will stage its annual fall meet at acorn ds' Dam Park on Sunday afternoon. This meet usually produces some sterling performances due to the great rivalry amongst the clubs in Harlem to be proclaimed the champions.

All the clubs have mustered their entire strength for Sunday's games and the light for the point trophy will he a hot one from start to finish. Fifteen events make up the program. The Bankers' Athletic League, an organization of the employees of the city's financial institutions, will hold a set of games at the City College Stadium, 137th St. and Amsterdam on Saturday afternoon. There are three events on the program open to A.

A. V. athletes: a 100-yd. dash. 600 yard run and one mile relay, all handicap.

Several Harlem athletes have entered to get a work- ifffll out for the Harlem A. L. games to be held at Macombs Dam Park the next day. A warm session is predicted at the ETTE SEVENTH AVENUE 131st STREET, NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONE MORNINGSIDE Mil Lester A. Wahon- Manager HARRY ft LAURA PRAMPIN SCHOOL OF MUSIC PHONE LONGACRI SJJ 418 W.

36th SU N. Y. City LINCOLN THEATRE I33TH STREET AT LENOX AVENUE. NEW YORK CITY "VAUDEVILLE" Thi Week Ttiundjy, Fridjjr, StuMiy, Sunday "THE REVENGE OF TARZAN The weirdest and tran(ct ttory every Screened Sunt Friday and Saturday Thla Week "BRIDE 13" A serial tfit is entirely out el ths ordinary run el serials; big that it should be classed a tenure Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Sunday.

September 10th, October tit, 2nd, ltd "HUMORESQUE" yoBoefioooceoooeaoecoooeeoeecoeeoeoeoooeeooo Week Starting Monday, Sept. 20 Matinees Daily You Have Seen The Rest Now See The BEST E. C. BROWN Presents America's Greatest Colored Show TEE SMARTER SET 66 Headed by the Foremost Comedians WHITTNEV TOY? Presenting Their Latest Creation BAMBOUEA A Jazzonian Operetta I Everything New and Original. 0060999091.