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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-11
THE CORNELL GLEE
CLUB CONCERT JAN. 8
Will he An Event of Interest to sa-
nahians.

Will he An Event of Interest to Sa-
annahians.
One of the early 1905 musical events
for Savannah will be the Cornell Uni
versity Musical Club concert at the
theater, Jan. 3. The club numbers
sixty men. including the Banjo and
Mandolin Club members. 1t will start
on its winter holiday tour next week,
coming as far South as Savannah. The
club travels by special train. It's tim
erary is as follows: Monday, Dec. 26,
Waldorf-Astoria, New York city; Tues
day, Dec. 81, Philadelphia; Wednes-
day, Dec. Is, Washington; Thursday,
Dec. 20, Richmond; Friday, Dec. 80,
Charlotte; Saturday, Dec. 81, Asheville;
Monday, Jan. 2, Augusta; Tuesday,
Jan. 3, Savannah; Wednesday, Jan. 4,
Charleston; Thursday, Jan. 5, Raleigh
The members of the club are from all
but four states in the Union. In it
are some of the best athletes in the
university. Such men as Lies, Burns
and SchoelkoDf of the football team;
Newman of the track team. who at
Philadelphia on Thanksgiving, estab-
lished new worlds amateur cross
country record for six miles over the
Travers Island course. and Kline of
the la crosse team, recognized as one
of the cleVereSt la crosse PLAYERS in
America.
Places on the clubs are awarded on
the basis of competition and men are
not chosen as a matter of favor The
competition begin as soon as the uni
versity. term opens in the fall. At
that time all candidates for the Glee
Club from over 1000 students, are
called upon to appear at the club
rooms prepared to sing a solo. 1t
usually takes four evenings to hear
the aspirants in their first bid for COL
lege musical honors. From these 300
men, are chosen the ninety or one
hundred most likely ones, who are
worked upon by a professional in
structor for couple of months, when.
a second cut is made. During that
time, many of the men are working
with a New England Conservatory man
who comes for six weeks to engage in
private coaching. On the first of De-
cember, the last cut is made when the
forty-five best men are picked The
instrumental clubs adopt the same pro-
cedure in choosing their men. and in
this way, the best musical talent is
secured.
College songs always have a pecu-
liar charm, even to those who have
never experienced the joys of student
life, while the heart of the grad"
himself is warmed by the melodies of
college airs. whether or not they be
those of his own alma mater. Not
only the college man, and the person
interested in college songs. but all
lovers of music will find something in
the varied programme that will appeal
to their taste, for the range of the
Cornell Club extends all the way from
Faust" selections by the Mandolin
Club to the rollicking rag-time ditties
of the Glee Club
The visit of the Cornell Club here
CONTINUED on Opposite Pagel
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Those who will see Miss Mollie Egg
bert in her athletic costume of red at
the head of the famous "club-swinging
girls" in the production of 1.-THE Beau
ty Doctor" Wednesday night, would
hardly imagine that little more than
year ago she was the sober and Sc
date schoolma'am in public school
of a Western city. She had under
her charge several hundred students
and her calisthenic drills were quite a
feature of the school exercises. She
was particularly adept at club swing
ing.
When she attended the convention of
the National Educational Association
in Boston in July of last year, she was
put upon the programme for an ex-
hibition at one of the entertainments
given for the visiting teachers. Man
ager Wright who was at that time in
Boston arranging for the production of
his play of York State Folks" and
also organizing his 1.-THE Beauty Doc
tor" Company, saw Miss Egbert i'm her
club-swinging exhibition, which she
gave attired in modest, but attractive
bloomer costume. In THE Beauty
Doctor" the chief character, a beauty
specialist, in advertising her wares,
exhibits results of her physical culture
method in a club-swinging drill which
is a feature of the performance. Man
ager Wright wanted an expert TO teach
his chorus and lead it In this number.
The matter was on his mind at the
National Educational Association en-
tertainment which he attended, and
when he saw Miss Egbert's exhibition
he sought her out and made her an
offer at once.
The salary was so much more than
the young woman was earning I'm the
Western town that It tempted her. Be
sides she confessed to a fancy for a
stage career. She was an admirable
dramatic reader and good singer.
qualities that made an effective COM
bination with her good looks. and ath-
letic adeptness. But when Mr.. Wright
mentioned that she must do the drill
In tights she baked. That was a lit
tie too much. IL happened that Miss
Egbert was one OF the large number
OF teachers who underestimate the ex-
pense OF trip 10 Boston from a great
distance. and the liberal salary Mr..
Wright offered her appealed strongly
TO her, especially as THE Beauty Doc
tor" was. later IN the season, 10 play
her native city; 10 prospects OF salary
and railroad fares gone Caused her 10
seek out Mr.. Wrights representative
and tell him she would accept the place
in the Beauty Doctor" production.
provided the costume could be toned
down a bit. Mr.. Wright was commu-
nicated with and a compromise effect
Cd. and Miss Egbert NJ the head 0f the
"club-swinging girls" IN the Couture
drill" proved 70 be- one Of the big
hits OF the piece. IN fact Miss Egbert
became somewhat infatuated With her
role and signed with Mr. Wright Tor
the ensuing season.
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undertakings as the Anglicising of,
Parsifai which are diverting the pub
lie taste from the opera bouffe and OPP
era coTnique that alone could expect
any considerable public support a few
years ago, comparatively speaking.
Music in the West.
In the West, particularly. there has
been new interest in matters musical.
Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson a Chica-
go girl, is a concert soprano of no less
ability than has made a continental
reputation of many another singer;
Gertrude Rennyson, whose wonderfully
high soprano voice has made her Mar
guerite a notable creation. came from
Norristown, Pennsylvania; Pauline
Woltmann, who was a concert contral-
to of high attachments and later a Con-
servatory teacher until she gave up
professional life when she went to Chi
cago to live after her marriage. was
born at Rock Island; Lucille HILL Flor
ence Finlayson of the Bostonians;
Maud Reese-Davies, Sousa's soloist,
and Anna Hickisch, sometime soprano
of the Alice Nelson Opera Company
all these were born somewhere in the
forty-five states or five territories, and
all of them studied in Boston.
start in Church ChOirs.
Not a few native singers have found
their first opportunities, as Emma
Eames did, in church choirs, which are
raising their standards higher and
higher as may well be imagined in
the circumstances. Some women there
are, and among them some who might
win fame in dramatic singing, doubt
less, who prefer other sides of their
PROFESSIONALS. Grace Bonner Will
liams the concert and oratorio soloist,
and Alice Mabel Stannaway, for exam
pie, who are now teachers.
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ago. At an early age she was brought
to this country, first living in New
York and then being sent to San Fran
cisco to receive her education at the
Sacred Heart convent in the Golden
Gate city. The prima donna whom
Mr.. Slocum had for Princess Chic"
last season was taken i'll on her
Western tour and had to be sent home.
Mr.. Slocum happened to be familiar
with the stories about Miss Michelena's
wonderful voice and beauty, although
she was then only II years old, and
after seeing her and listening to her
singing he had no hesitancy about Of
fering her the part of Princess Chic"
That his judgment was again right
in this third instance of a similar char
acter-has been proven by the hit the
young California girl made in her part.
This season Miss. Michelena takes a
step still higher up the operate ladder
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-11
ILLINOIS TOWN HELD
WILTON LACKAYE DOWN,
No Cut Was Permitted in "The PITT
mt Waukegan.

80 ''%AoAC&ahs
Wilton Lackaye and the hamlet of
Waukegan, ILL.,, are on the outs. Not
that such a state of affairs would or
dinarily be of consequence but in this
particular instance Waukegan has adj
ministered a singing rebuke to the
actor who is always willing to do bat
tie for what he considers his rights
Never having noticed Waukegan on
the map, Mr.. Lackaye did not take the
matter seriously when his manager
told him he was booked to play there.
Instead of arriving in Waukegan at
the usual time, he remained in Chi
cago until the hour when the curtain
should have gone up, and strolled leis-
urely up the main street of the village
about 0 o'clock.
All of Waukegan's leading citizens
had assembled at the theater to wit
ness "The Pit" and half of them were
surrounding the box-office, demanding
the return of their money. when news
of Lackaye's arrive spread through
the crowd.
James Wingfield. the manager of the
theater, and Mr.. Lackaye were mean
while engaging i'm bitter argument
in the stars dressing room over the use
and abuse of one-night stands. Wing
field insisted that the performance be
given in its entirety.
IF you think you can ignore this
city with impunity," declared the in
dignant Wingfield, you are mistaken.
There must be no cuts in to-night's
performance. saw 'rhe Pit" in Chi
cago. and every time you make a cut
I'll cut your share of the receipts ten
dollars"
The performance was given in full.
the last act ending at exactly o'clock
in the morning.
II wouldn't have minded so much"
comments Mr.. Lackaye. III / could go
back there some time and wreak an
awful revenge. But the blamed town
Is so small I probably won't ever be
able 10 find II again"
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s'The once Boy"

In these days when the very limit
of sartorial splendor seems to have
been reached in stage costuming it APP
pears to be a little "nervy" to claim
super-excellence for the dressing of
play, but, If reports are to be believed
that have come from those who have
seen Frank Daniels comic opera, THE
Office Boy" something extraordinarily
fetching and bewitching in the way of
stage garmentry will be displayed In
the wardrobe of the piece.
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Eighty years OF work all DONE
Cherry as when FIRST begun

AAthAs years VI WpIA III QOnes
Cherry as when first begun.
The hearts of hundreds responded to
this Characterization of Mrs. George
Henry Gilbert pronounced by her pas
tor In the Bloomingdale Reformed
Church, New York city, at her funeral
service. Floor and galleries OF the
church were crowded. The services
were unostentatious and the tribute to
her was sincere.
IL was as "a woman, not as an act
ress, that the Rev. William u. Stlnson
spoke OF Mrs. Gilbert. We give
thanks" ne said. for the good cheer
and sunshine OF this woman. who glor-
lied her profession by her personality.
We are here 10 pay tribute 10 one who
was known throughout this broad land
az the sweetest and salntliest woman
Of the modern stage, With sweet and
gracious Difference she always dissent
% from all praise and o0ngratulation
! stand here, a. her pastor, 10 say
that her chief glory was not IN her IN
iuitAbio art, but IN her faith IN God.
ne Bible and the life divine. / speak
OF her to-day az a o0d-fearing, Bible
fssdinE pure and truth.loyinE woman,
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in singing the title role in The Jewel
of Asia" which is said to be a much
more pretentious undertaking than
Princess Chic" and infinitely better
adapted to her wonderful range of
voice. The Jewel of Asia" will be
seen here shortly.
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Creston Clarke Coming.

Monsieur Beaucaire," which, mainly
due to the perfection of Richard Mans
fields production, has proved as wide
ly popular as a stage entertainment as
did Booth Tarkington's admirable
book, is marked among the more inn
portant early local attractions and will
once more renew acquaintance with
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-11

musical numbers, each role is forcibly
characterized by some individuality
and originality of construction. There
is village music teacher; an idle
matrimonially inclined baronet, diff
ferent from the type accepted as a
stage nobleman; squire of the Tama-
rack Bar, legal. and otherwise" and
a host of other refreshingly new types
drawn from the life of what South
erners really are, not the exaggerated
stage people created by librettists.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-11
AT oBERAMMERGAU IN 1905.

Peasants VIII Present "rhe school
of che Cross Instead of Passion
Play.
Munich, Dec. io.-The Alpine peasants
Of oberammergau are already prepar-
ing for great Influx OF European
and American visitors next summer
After much anxious thought the COM
mittee Of the Passion Play has decided
continue on opposlte Parsl
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Creston Clarke, son of John Sleeper
Clarke, and nephew of Edwin Booth.
Mr.. Clarke has a host of admirers here
who will gladly welcome him in play
of such quality.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-11

Ezra Kendall has found a genuine
novelty in Weather Beaten Benson"
This is the first play ever written on
the American stage to present the
rush of settlers in the opening up of
a new reservation for locations for
cities and homesteads. Nothing in
these days is so picturesque as this
madcap chase for fortune, and the
types to be seen in a rush are so strk-
ing that great dramatic situations and
irresistible comedy are possible.
Weather Beaten Benson" is one of
the great successes of the present sea-
son. Lieber & Co. have arranged for
a brief tour of the leading cities and
Mr.. Kendall will present Weather
Beaten Benson" with all the original
company and effects for a single per-
Torrance in Savannah soon.
"a Girl From Dixie"
In Harry B. Smiths latest comedy
"a Girl From Dixie" with interpolated
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AN OFF WEEK AT THE THEATER
The Beauty Doctor and CoIored Company in
The Smart Set'' the Only Attractions.


and 81; balcony. IS and 50 cents; gall
lery, % cents.
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CONTINUED on Opposite Page.)
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-08
A RELIC ON EXHIBITION AT
PULASKI.

There 30 ou cahihitiou a. ihe grocery
store OF D Carson aod Company ia Pula.-
3D.. ADJ historic oil lock The locA is made
oi wrought "on, and ighs thirty pounds
tae kcs weieas Geo roauds. 10 is said 10
he one iundred aud forty yess- old. Il
belongs to Mr.J. L. Warr,cs. OF Fries.
Nirriuis. The count, seat ofGrayscn ~as
originally az Grecu,ilio. Zoe name 81
~hicf as aites~srGs changed 70 Old
1rsyson Courthouse aud shea TO Old
Town The lsn ~ss t~o-story building.
cousiroctcd hy heavy logs he~ed square
and tose-tsiled together. ltis said that
prisoners were combined therein from the
iersitoF uo~ embraced in The counties OF
Carroll, Nythe, Pulaski aud other coun-
iies, and that no prisoner ever escaped
irem ,hst jail. Wa "a the coanty sest OF
eraAson sss changed TO Independence.
The Old jah vas bought by DE-. J X. Gsulh
aud frcm hi, ismily the old lock has come
inio tue possession % Nj Wasrick-
NsihfrIif faisfprssr.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-09-08
IMPOSITION ON FARMER.

The Philadelphia Record says The
farmer cannot understand why he should
he compelled TO nav more Tor fence wire.
or pi-~. 90 moving machine, or a sew
ing machine. or "a keg Of nails. or tinrare.
or lumber, or clothing or medicines, or
any other OF the hundreds Of necesssries
OF life which he does not produce on his
farm. than hi- feilowfarmer snd rivals
who lives IN Canada. CO. Great Britain. or
German. or France. or Ku-sls"
OF course the farmer doesn't under
stand the rationale of the niuglcv tariff
schrdule-iusofat 90 10 b. cuntcudcd that
it is "a hcuedt 90 him. The Republicans
don't expect him TO. OF course no cannot
see the justice boo biz being robbed OF his
earnings 90 make more plcthoric. the ale
ready bursting purse OF the American mill
honaire msmuiacturcr. The Republican
managers don't expect him 90. They vaut
bin Co riup asking such embarrassing
questions ne "uhY b. The butish farmer
enabled 20 60 Co a British market and
there buy su American made pillow Amer
lean made fence wire aud other necessa-
rirs of American manufacture. cheaper
than thcy can he bought u American
matkctsf" the Republican party simply
wants fhe farmer vote and expects him
Co rcudcr % AZ mHtfct OF course aud
even though 81 De ca-t against hi. Own
interests
10 iook. noa however o., 3D. there b.. goo
ine 90 Doe widespread Republican dissp-
pointmcut on this score .--koanoke limes
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stripes On tor Of al this have come the
additional hsrdships Of an sery costly and
gnsucct<srnI var ire previous ulscou-
tent has been intensified. and the govern
ment unqaesfionsbiv finds that IL has
crc~ded the people TOO far. Allowance
must be made for the current talk about
widespread dissfcctior among the Czsr'-
sabiecss. hat " y nevertheless fact
that, az regards Internal affairs, Russia
has fallen on evil DAYS. After all. the
Russian peasant - man. 10 say nothing
Of the Jew and the Finlander. and there
IL point ~ which the bureaucracy il
hound 10 show him some confederation
n. Y Evening Poet.
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FROM BIICU.


cesr--pess--seei -s- rix s,es- e.s rs-r
Brcc. Va. sept. 3.--After long rest
Jag spell -e ~ill nos give the readers Of
the Poet fs- local happenings in sad
srosnd cur barg.
There has beer considersbls s,cknes.
IN our vicinity during the last month
BOt We are nos able TO say the parties
ave convsleseeut. The wife Of Mr.. ". b
Sutherland and Mr. james Sutherland
have been very low.
Schools IN our county are doing good
work a. far a. We have learned. There j.
good attendance a. our home school on
Lick Branch.
Marshall Sutherland. Of our place, has
gone to Roder6sld, W. Va. 10 work some
kean Ovens wert With him
n. 7. Owens and VIII Sutherland. Who
bad beea in West Virginia. came home
last week aud are atteading school.
W. {. d. Sutherland. Of our place, IL
nov al Clniwocd q work
I'M. Il. Sutherland. Of Judge, "a. is
preparing 20 move down on Of the bin aud
take stock IN :. d. Sutheriand'. store ct
this place.
Babe Kise' and ~ife, Of Carrie. Va. arc
no~ visiting friends aud relatives on Fry
ing Pan Greek
Preaching Al sand Lick Saturday and
SUNDAY by Bids. Wni. y. Sutherland and
$ n. Gilbert.
The County Teachers Association met
al Strstton. Va, on August 10Th II
profcdIi grand success. There we're % or
80 teachers present and after the welcome
address 10y e.. X Sutherland aud tc-pon 20
10y Evans Iiilcr, they proceeded to hus-
iucss. We had good program and the
MANY Efficient teachers present did if jus
lice. ihcrc WAS lively discussions Oh an
questions aud 40 noou the ladic. Of the
district prepared diuucr which was fine
u goes Co show The interest taken hv the
good people of Stratfou co. the noble
cause Zach one present psrtook OF their
Kind hospitality and there was plenty LETT
let us continue faithful 300 the glorious
cause of education. otn bt,cN joU
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resd-nskirs. to food The State 9TH lit
srrtnre ard srouse pabiic sentiment 10
the impcrtsnee Of the sork. II should
also be the daty Of the commission to
bald few good roads here snd there az
ohiso, Lesson and especially TO give dirse-
ton and supervision TO rosd-makiax In
the several counties. Taxpayers are wilt
ing 10 tar themselves when they feel sure
that the money which they pat into the
general fund is jodieiousiy expended for
their advantage. some pec=le are 40 pre-
JUDGED that thev are unwilling 10 take
their cues from the forth. but ne are will
ing TO taks aud use good ides from any
scarce. Let us i1qaire into the MassR-
cAa.e,t- Va, sud see u II viii no, operate
veil IN Nirginia -Ricbmond Dispatch
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The Last Seashore Excursion
OF the Year to Norfolk and
Richmond Septem Der 8.
1904

On this date the Norfolk and Western
Railway will operate the last big czcur-
sion OF the year TO Norfolk aud Rich
mond, leaving Bristol a. m. Rate, $3.50
TO Norfolk. $500 90 Richmond. Return
ing, leave Norfolk 9 p. m., Richmond $40
O.. m.. september =. l9nt Tickets good
on special train only both going and re-
turning Call on agents Norfolk aud West
err Railway for tickets and information.
or write Capt A. = Mcneil or =. y Brv-
an, Bristol, Na.-Tenu. or ! A. Pack,
Excursion Agent, Holuokc. va.
W. @. BENiLL.
gen Pass. Agt.
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SO. 90 Washington. d. c.. Re-
turn. AuRuSt 1904.

On above date the Forfolk and Western
Railway will ran special excursion to
Washington. d. c.. leaving Rristoi a. m
Biue6eld S.05 =. an Rate Sc 90 from eth
er point. Tickets good both going and
returning on special train only. Train
viii leave Washington on return trip n
p. m. August 18th. 1904. thus giving two
whole DAYS in the Capitol CITY. or a chance
to visit Baltimore, Philadelphia or New
York, for pleasure or business. For tick
cts and Information. call on agents Of Nor
folk aud Western Railway or write T. A.
Pack, Excursion Agent. Roanoke, Va.
". b. BEvtLL.
General Passenger Agent.
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What is Life7

10 the last ANALYSIS nobody knows, but
We do know that "a il under strict Law.
Abuse that Law even slightly, pain results.
Irregular living means arrangement Of the
organs, resulting in Constipation, Head
ache or Liver trouble. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills quickly re-adjusis this. it's
gentle. yet thorough. Only Pc az Dr.. J..
W. Keliy's Drug Store. %
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DOES GOOD WORK.

The Winchester Steam Laundry
has recently moved into a new build
ing. added new machinery 10 their
plant and are now better prepared
than ever before TO do the very best
Of work. !. w. Kelly represents
them at this place aud guarantees
satisfaction. Leave your bundle at
the Drug Store.
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STEAM LAUNDRY.
WINCHESTER. KY.

This is one OF the most complete
and up-to-date Lsundries in the coun-
try and always does frst-class work.
J. " Kelly is agent at Big Stone
Gap. Basket leaves here Tuesday
night and returns Saturday morning
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euckIen's ArnIca saIve.

Has woFid-~ide fame for marvellous
cures. IL sarpasses any other saiye. To-
toa, oitmept or haim for Cuts. Corus,
hgrns. boils. Sores. feious. yicers. Tet-
ter, salt Rheam. Fever Sares. Capped
Hands, ska Erurtions. ipfsliil.le for
ftieS csre guar.nteed Ooiy 25c AZ Dr.
J " ksllys, Druggist -
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st. Louis Exposition Rates ~,
V. & 8. w. Rv

On account Of the 81 LOU. Ft,......
The Virginia aud Souihvesiern R,r-
viii sell round trip ticket. fr.r. a..
daily, as follows.
Limited until December 18th. l9at j
return. S2J.S5.
Limited SO days from date of j
$3.50 Il
Limited - days from date of j
s2t IS.
On August bud, 9Th. 18th. .3-i ,,sr..
Coach Excursion tickets. limited Il
davs tor return viii Dee cold 40 la.
Sii. so for round trip.
Proporiionately loa rate. from .,.l
points. We Arfrv
General Pas.ens,r .,-,