The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-11
COMMENTS ON MEN AND !
MATTERS OF THE WORLA

sound. Bankers Row" in a penitentiarx
and Bankers Row" on a fashionable
residence street differ somewhat, and
while the populace may look forward
with some pleasure to seeing their erring
bankers domiciled in prison, these senti-
ments are not shared by the gentlemen
indicted. Moreover Mrs. Chadwick may
also have apartments in this exclusive
community. She deserves the best the
prison affords.
The career of Bettina Girard, who died
Sunday In a New York hospital at the
age of S6. is one Of the most remark
able in stage annals, and is another strik-
ing example of brlliancy and talent
thrown to the winds. Miss Girard, or Mrs.
Willers. the name conferred on her by her
seventh husband, had undoubted dramat-
ic ability, and despite her dissipated
life, she managed to win recognition by
her versatility and beauty. only an ex~
ceptional character could shoot the
chutes" through life and still manage to
hold on to some of the many talents with
which she had been so graciously en-
bowed. Bettina Girard appeared in Bir-
mingham short time ago as kitty in
THE Marriage Of Kitty" She gave an
exquisite performance Of the play and
seemed In the best of health. At the time
she was reported to be again fighting up
the HILL but her old habits overlook her
at Decatur, III. The town was set by the
ears, Miss Girard caught cold which
developed into pneumonia and death came
speedily She went from the top to the
bottom and drained the lees in lifes cup
of pleasure.
Next week will be notable in local
theatrical circles. ben Hur," the Savage
Grand Opera companys production of
'Tannhauser," ana Paderewsk will fur
nish topics to talk about. Ben Hur" will
begin promptly at O'Clock in the evening
and 2 o'clock In the afternoon. 1t Is to
be hoped that for once in their lives
people who habitually come late will
try to be on time. Late arrivals will do
even more to detract from the pleasure
of the opera and the performance of Pad
erewski. If they find 1t impossible TO
reach the theatre on time the local man
agement will earn the gratitude of great
many people by preventing late arrivals
from entering the theatre after the cur
tain has been raised. Rather than per-
NIT them to disturb patrons who are
already seated, as we'll as the persons
or the stage, they might be kept out
side until the first intermission. However,
Birmingham theatregoers are not con-
spicuous for promptness and If such rules
are enforced there will be great gnash-
ing of teeth in the jefferson lobby next
week.
DR.. Chadwick's forthcoming book will
take first rank among the 'pest sellers
as soon as 1t is released by the publishers
However, If DIR. Chadwick does not know
any more about mrs. Chadwick than he
claims to know, and is as much In the
dark regarding her methods as he claims
to be, his promised volume will be dis
appointing. What the public wants to
know Is not DIR. Chadwick's side of the
case but how Mrs. Chadwick did it.
A great many schemes are being
launched these days to solve the cotton
problem. There are holding combines
warehouse combines, farmers and bank
ers' trust bonfires and boil weevils sug-
gested, but after all there is no plan
like the old safe and sane plan of reduced
acreage and a diversifcation of crops. If
farmers would quit planting so much cot
ton after boom the present conditions
would never result A preventative is al
ways better than a remedy.
THE sleigh bells are tinkling way down
south in Dixie and New Year resolutions
are going to smash. P. c.