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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
8 snonxor and Nlai,l.

(Special to The Times d ispatch.)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. VA. October z.
Miss Mamie S. Sparks. of Culpeper
county, has been named as sponsor
and Miss Mary l. Waite, of the sane
county, as maid of honor from the
Eighth Congressional District to the
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
atsNorfolk to begin October 23d.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
FINE EsTATE SOLD.
Historic Place In LOudoun Sold to
PittHburE Woman.
Especial to The rimes-pispatch.l

LaESBURG, VA. October 7-Alfred
Stanton has sold the Belmont estate.
comprising over 1000 acres. lying near
Lcesburg. to Mrs. Nancy A.. Ferguso ION.
"a wealthy resident Of Pittsburg. The
The mansion house, which Is a fine
type OF colonial architecture, was built
by Colonel Ludwell Lee. For many
years it belonged to the Mercer fam
lily. and was the home OF the late
Charles Fenton Mercer. of Loudoun.
"a former United States Congressman
from Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08
YOUNG WOMAN DEsPONDENT,
ENDS LIFE WITH POISON
Especial to The TImes-Dispat chi

NORFOLK. VA. October 7.--Lessie'
c. Lands. twenty-three years old, who
took laudanum Saturday. Is dead. She
was respondent oyer news. from her
home in Tennessee that her mother
had become paralyzad and sirapk, fro
ounces of the poisorEl
She will be buried here by frihnds.
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AMELIA MUST GIVE BAIL.
Otherwfse She Will he Held TIL satur
day-Eathcr Out ON Bail.


day-Fathcr Out ON Bail.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
WASHINGTON, d. c., October To-
Following the release OF Jacob Weiss.
who was held at the Alexandria coun-
ty Jail In connection with the Shoot
ing OF John ". Mullen, yesterday
morning on $1,000 bond, Common
wealths Attorney Mackey announced
to-day that unless Amelia Weiss could
furnish ball she would be held a pris-
oner until Saturday. when there will
be preliminary hearing.
Miss Weiss still says that Mullen
was shot by negro. who afterward
dragged her into the woods. The ssoun-
~ authorities. however. are certain
the shooting was done by member
of the Weiss family.
Mr.. Mackey has obtained the SLOUGH
hat said to have been worn by Jacob
Weiss when witnesses allege they sa "
him coming from the scene Of the
shooting.
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noY nALE,s TRIAL DEFERRED.
Cnsc VIII Come Up in January, When
Brother Ts Tried.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
BRISTOL. VA, October 7.-The case
of Roye Hale. who has been indicted
for the murder OF 1rby Davis. who was
shot 10 death In his own home In
in the Circuit Court at Jonesboro to-
day. but wax continued until the jan
uary term. neither sIde being ready.
Ack Hale. who was recently tried in
fhe Circuit Court Mt Blountville on
the charge of having criminally as
saultcd and murdered Lille Davis. q
sister OF Irby Davis. Since mistrial
was entered In the Ack Hale case. the
two brothers will both be tried next
January.
The prosecution is said to have dis
covered damaging evidence against
5Ack Hale since his case was heard at
BIolintvilIe ten days ago.
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surFoLK TO HAVE DAILY.
Herald company, Recently Chartered
Ii Issue Afternoon Paper.

10 Issue Afternoon Paper.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
SUFFoLK. VA. October 7.-Suffolk
is to havesa daily newspaper. a com
pany has been formed In the last few
days to take over the plant OF the
plant and publish a daily paper as
we'll as the weekly.
Mr.. w. ~. Kendrick, the able editor
of the Suffolk Herald, Is the .presii..
dent Of the new company, and Will
continue as editor Of both papers,.
Last week charter was granted to
the Suffolk Herald Company by the
State Corporation Commission, with
Foil. business manager; J. G. Holla-
day, secretary and treasurer. and Col
e. e. Holland and ]. w. Burgess d.
rectorS.
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SHOT WITH OWN PISTOL.
steward, While Drunk, Gets Cnptnin's
Pistol ind Shoots Him. al

Especial to The Iimes-Di spatch.l
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, October -. b.
William Parkinson. steward on q small
schooner. ran amuck on board his YES
sci in Back River last night. shooting
Evans, the skipper, and Mate y Il. Hol-
10 way, with the former revolver. Par
kinson had been drinking, and he went
on the warpa tn when ordered by the
captain to make less noise. Afterfsthe
shooting the steward was arrested and
will be held for trial In the York
jcO,n VI co urt. 49, .{ sl5sis
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Daughter. to Meet.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.) *
NORFOLK. VA. October Next
Friday the Daughters Of tho American
Revolution will convene here in annual
Christ Church parish house, Freemason
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] ."rhe President has to deny the third
term runor hundreds Hof time a. day"
Wires an Oyster Bay correspondent.
.Ee is continually denying it,"3Mr.
tanic5 speed o 4 90 nots an hour. Help!
New york Mail. 2s ssf
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rennessee Z. the southern's Hawkins

Tennessee to the Southerns Hawkins
county terminus, Persia. Tenn.
.The road will be completed next
year." said John 3. Newton, svfce pres
kident and general manager OF the Vir-
GINA and Southwestern. one OF the
iSouthern's propertics. The reason as
signed for the order, is lack of funds,
attending the tightness of the money
market. "a 81 /. KS
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HEAVY FINE AND JAIL.
FOR RUNNINGS SFEAlx-EASA1

8Sl{( Special to- The lines Dispatch
Il FIRED ERICKS BuRc, 1lN,. Oct oberys!7.
Richard Dayton was ind icted In N *
dlese X Cd coun tY 4 for Keeping u sneak x
easy, and was II fined & s ! 90. n to which
Judge j one ao II q the M iddl eseX Court,
added six tys days imprlso nnenta n Jail.
and IA emp MS NYas ent ere d for Bayton'sl
arrest and imprisonment 81 s ~ NJ "a
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y StOD Work ON RIA IlrOnll..

II RIS'rO III ~ Der
southern RAJ II way has order Nv oriS
suspend ed on the gIi q ton liver r. ail
road he nayY line that Ia heing built
from ccas Y aats
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- - - HEALS
o.0.0. OLD SORES

old bad condition Of
blood This vital fluid has which
prevents the healing infection be the result
condition OF leaving
throwing through
Of this hereditary the effects Of
disease When blood
condition heal With the crcula
inaame the and surrounding
treatment for
nothing equals trouble
place. being
supplied blood
pcations place.
medical advice free TIE SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10

which the English musical comedy al
ways excels. No dependence is placed on
future interpretations by stage favorites.
nor are specialists called in from time TO
time at rehearsal to hash together some
thing that may or may not go. What
ever may be added to this class OF show
Is incidental or inspirational. with some
good consistent reason for its adoption.
This makes the English musical comedy
homogeneous, instead of a variety per-
fCrmance-
The Little Cherub" IS good. because IT
is high grade-funny without being vul-
gar or absurd, tuneful without being
trashy. and is never. or az least hardly
ever. risaue There is. of course, suffi-
cient spice TO lift II from duh mediOcrity.
II is. moreover. not an unusual enter
tainment If we cared to take the space
there might be filed a column or so with
statistical tables giving the names and
authorship of a few score Of such. of
more or less excellence-all considered
diverting during their pOpuarity-all
fashioned 20 suit the tastes OF the day.
and all inevitably laid away. never 20
see the light again. None of which mat
ters in the least. so long as We are kept
amused up 10 date. and as We must De
amused. let us be thankful we have
musical comedy TO bridge the ohasm be-
tween variety shows and the legitimate.
A man went TO sleep in a New York
theater the other night and was elected.
Any man who can repose IN some of
the orchestra chairs they have deserves
20 be let alone
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
Popular-priced Theaters.

The popular-priced theaters have dis
tinct and well-defned function in the
world Of adjustment. and year by year
they are Offering more pretentious plays.
better companies. and bettler class of
plays. It is obvious that the audiences
which support the popular-priced theaters
desire their drama writ large. The subtlety
or fnesse OF a Pinero or Ibsen. while. of
course il would be appreciated by some.
would be lost on the majority Of the
audiences.
Always the stage works around to give
the public what it demands. The in
decencies of Otway and Congriece af-
ter the Restoration were not so much
an expression Of these poets individuality
as they were a visible reaction I'm the
spirits Of the English people from the
Puritanical hedge that had been placed
about the theater while the King was
over the sea. The same thing has been
true in all ages and the same truth IS
working itself out in the popular-priced
theaters of to-day in this country
The audiences az these theaters are
people Of elemental emotions They love
a story. but they like 10 see il worked
out before them, and the stronger and
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
The Little Cherub. y

II the musical comedy The Little
Cheruh," had no other claim TO distinc-
ton. its agreeable lack Of clownish
comedy would alone commend II to crit
ical approval. There is nearly always
something about the hideouslv PAINTED
face and the antics Of the low comedian
that makes one a little ashamed of the
laugh he provokes Not that there Is
any serious objection to the stunts of
the average funny man." but e is a re-
lief to turn to the work Of an actor like
James Blakely-whose expressive face re-
veals the comedy OF his lines almost be-
fore they are spoken--and TO feel that
the amusement he creates is legitimate.
No grotesque lineaments need TO be
smeared upon his CONFERENCE.-The fun is
there naturally. He is'a leading exponent
OF that school Of comedy to which belong
such men as George and Weldon Gros-
smith and Ferdinand Gottschalk.
it IS Blakely who best aids Miss Hattie
Williams in making a success out Of
"The Little Cherub" The star herself
does not work very hard-she does not
have 10. The possessor Of magnetism and
through
part, when another nol so gifted must
hustle. Not that Miss Williams lacks
animation. but she does not reach over
the fOotlights TO grasp for appreciation.
II comes to her easily and as a matter
of course She is good 20 look upon and
talented. Possibly with better male sup
port, The Little Cherub" would be less
of a burden to Miss Williams, but beyond
Mr.. Blakely's. the parts taken by the
men are. to say the least. conventional
Mr.. Donnelly is n good actor, but almost
any fat. jolly party can play the role of
an erring papa. VIII West is rather good.
but somehow the type OF English coster-
song. in which he excels. does not take
very well in this country
The four daughters of Lord Sanctobury
are immensely clever young persons. es-
pecially Winona Winter, perhaps the only
female ventrilOquist some OF us have ever
known. Fortunately. The Little Cherubr
rests on firm foundation. II was bright.
witty, and tuneful before it left the au-
thors' hands. This is a particular in
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
FOREIGN STAGE NOTES.

Marie Dressler made her first London
appearance at the Palace Music Hall on
October %. and at once became a Ia
vorite. She sang several OF the songs
most popular here. and gave practically
her usual performance.
Mr.. Granvina Barker announces in Ion
don that he has been offered the posj-
ton OF director Of the New Theater in
New York at salary Of $4,000 annually.
Mr.. Bakers play. Waste" was inter
dicted recently by the censor in London.
Waller Jordan has been appointed
American representative for George Ed
wardes. the well-known English mana
ger, and viii hereafter have charge of
all Of the productions for this countrv.
after they are made at the Gaiety ana
Days Theater in London.
a new play. For the Sake of Human
ity,' was produced at the Sans Souci
Theater. Berlin. last week 1t is an ar
Sumen. against vivisectiOn. SATURDAY
night a Prussian national drama. "Stein. -
by Eberha:d KONG. was given its pre-
miere
J. C. Williamson has acquired the Aus
tralian rights TO The Thief" which
Margaret Anglin Will use during her en-
gagement in Sydney. Peter Pan" and
The Merry Widow have also been OBJ
tanned. and II is Mr.. Williamson's in
tentian during his stay here to sign con-
tracts for all the big New York sue
cesses, including THE Round-Up."
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
Tom Jones'

cannot eat but little meate.
My stomach is not good:
But thinke that / driuke
With him that wears a hood.
Though ! 90 hare, take Sc 20 care,
/ rothing am codc.
/ stuf ms skyn 30 full within
OF Jolly good ale and eide.
Bac. and sydes 20 bare. 20 bare,
Booth foote and hand 60 colde,
But 20 stomacke. God sent goOde ale ynOughe
Whether il be or Ode.
This old song, accompanied by an up
roarious pounding Of pewter pots and the
boistcrous mirth Of coterie of hard-rid.
ing. hard-swearing and horse-loving
squires. is the spirit of Fieldlng's Tom
Jones' and necessarily II becomes, by in
herlyance the spirit Of the musical adapt
alton which met with such a fattering
reception at the Columbia last week.
Country life in England. during the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. was
probably as fun OF romance and joyous
living as any period within the scope or
novelist or historian. Irving aptly said
1T is in the country that the Englshman
gives scope to his natural feelings He
breaks loose gladly from the cold formali-
ties and negative civilities of town. throws
off his habits Of shy reserve, and becomes
joyous and free-hearted. He manages TO
collect around him all the conveniences
and elegancies Of polite life. and TO Danish
It's restraints" With such an atmosphere.
accumulated by the genius OF Fielding. il
were no marvellous feat 10 produce play
appealing to those whose heritage of blood
unconsciously induces a longing for those
piping times which the sordid influences
OF modern times has banished. Fielding
was an accurate observer Of character.
and was closely acquainted with English
society Of his day, and he revealed IN its
oddities and eccentricities. Not even
| Hogarth was more intensely English. and
he was master in the construction Of
I plots The songs and music OF the present
production are strictly in keeping. To
arouse the enthusiasm Of the Anglo-Saxon
give him the lusty chorus shouted by a
company Of relocated gentlemen and
buxom damsels and TO stir his tenderer
sensibilities have the old ballad sweetly
intoned
There are other respects, however. in
which TON Jones' is remarkable. II
Serves as mirror in which the versftflity
of two clever people is reflected. Mr.. Norris
has run the scale Of characters OF mirrh-
provoking quality and in this Instance he
strikes very effective note As the eccen-
trio barber and village cure-aIl. he gave n
merry delineation, his broader touches
giving the character perhaps. a virility
which would be lost by more 'subdued
| Interpretation.
Miss Quinlan also adds charm to her
acting by her ready adaptabnlty to the
/ impersonatiOn Of the moment. She readily
grasps the personality of the forward and
sharD-witted ladys maid. and acquitted
herself vocally in honorable manner. in
fact. For a Bit Of Green Ribbon to Tie
In Her Hair" was one of the distinct hits
| OF the play.
50. all things considered. we feel con-
strained to repeat Squire Westerns toast.
"A Long Life TO Tom JONES'
The Emperor Of Japan wants the Japa-
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
New Play for Mis-. AmElin.

Margaret Anglin will produce a new
play. The Awakening Of Helena Richie. -
in Philadelphia, in February She will go
10 Australia in March. under contract
made last winter. and while in that coun-
try will appear in a variety OF roles. She
will spend most Of her time in Sydney
and Melbourne She will take with her
two new plays by American authors. One
of these Is by Mr.. Fred. F. Schrader.
New York correspondent Of The Wash
ington Herald, who is so well and favor
ably known in this city. This play"
says Miss Anglin, was written for me-
and has just been completed. l believe it
wil prove a success"
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK

the more direct the movement the bet
ter SO 1t is that the sensational melo-
drama has come into being, with its hair
breadth escapes and it's thrilling climaxes.
The drama OF the higher-elass has
learned much from the drama written for
the popular-priced houses; the value OF
action. conciseness, directness-to say
nothing of stage effects which. invented
for the humber theater. are often trans
ported bodily-fnto the legitimate drama.
The pOpular-priced theater is. too, a good
school for actofs. and many Of our most
prominent players to-day learned their
first lessons there.
But. above ALL 1t must be marked that
generally speaking the popular-priced
drama is moral drama. Its lessons may
seem trifle crude. but they make for the
right. and this is no light thing when
we consider the large number of people
who take their lessons in moral ethics
from no other source.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
Ingenious, but UnnvaiIInr

Wilton, the five-year-old son Of Lack
aye. the actor, has inherited the brilliant
mind for which his father is distin-
guished.
Not long ago Mr.. and Mrs. Lackaye,
who spent the summer at Shelter Island
Heights. were invited TO attend card
party. and the young son was anxious to
accompany them.
His mother insisted that he should re-
main at home with Mary, his governess,
but Wilton persisted. and as a final ar
gument he said:
Mamma l think Mary is a Christian
Scientist, and l might be taken sick In
the night"
The argument was not effective
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10

When 1.-THE Thief was produced at the
Lyceum Theater the veteran critic. VIII
lam Winter. was out OF town. and his
critical representative who received the
play said il was "a weak and amateurish
work" On Wednesday, Winter himself
spread himself on a two-column review,
and said =" The Thief IS Of rare merit.
remarkable significance, exceptionally well
acted. and ought to run 5000 nights
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
Sunday Performances.

That most interesting question Of social
ethics. the Sunday performance at the
aters, has come TO the front again. The
matter is being urgently discussed in
New York, and a glance at the dramatic
columns of our exchanges shows that Ia
many cities. North. South, East. and
West, the question is a live one. In New
York City. which affects to set the stand
ard in matters Theatre. the Sunday per-
Torrance has grown year BY year until
now there is hardly any pretenSe at the
thin disguise OF Sunday concert" and
AT the variety houses the vaudeville bills
are often more elaborate and expensive
than they are during the week
The loudest voice raised in protest in
New York just now is that Of Francis
John Moran. chairman Of the law COM
mittee Of the Actors Church Alliance.
He has sent complaint to the governor,
in which he declares:
The actors and actresses cannot get an engage
mcnt without contracting 10 play according To the
custom q the town. and they receive 10 extra PAS
for Sunday wors Consequently these unfortunate
people have no nrst whatever The only magistrate
in Manhattan who has tried 10 convict has been the
present Judge Whitman. but in the two cases before
hin, the police eVid was weak and evidently In
tentionally nonefectiye.
He goes on 70 say that Gen. Bingham
has done the best he can 10 secure con-
viction against the actors playing sun
day performances. and he adds:
There we're twenty eight tbeaiers and some sixteen
resoFs or concert halls open last SUNDAY in this ciy
besides the one-ceHt shows. Il would SEEM from an
this that little progress had been made In Brook
I'm, through the energetic exertions n the Rev
Canon 5. Chase, nine convictions have been 90
tanned and all theaters have been closed but four
This shows something can be accomplished.
Now, IT cannot be denied that there is a
great public. popular demand for the sort
.ot amusement which the New York the
trical managers have been purveying. and
although the churchmen will hardly agree
10 this. there seems 70 be no good reason
why they should not have II If they 50
desire The evil thing about it at present
is the fact that Sunday theatrical per
formances are forbidden by law and that
by constant violations the law is thrown
into disrepute. The attendance at the
Sunday night performances would seem
strongly in favor Of them. II so. let them
for this is not despousm, but a free
republic-pass a law permitting them
Then viii all the difficulties and the n.y.
pocricies disappear and the Sunday per
Torrance matter be put on an honest
basis.
Here in Washington we have had some
little trouble on the Sunday performance
business. and undoubtedly the majority
OF public opinion in this city IS agains;
any open Dissertation of Sunday A ten
dency 90 expand the social Sunday con
certs" was promptly checked by the au-
thorities. and the only entertainments n
any OF the theaters on Sunday consist OF
moving-pictures which. besides offering
diversion. have a distinct educational
al
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10

The Comet" a modern tragedy. by
Orrin Johnson. viii be Nine Nazimova's
next proruction. following a three-weeks'
revival of "A Dolls House" The scenes
Of the new play>are laid In the Pyrenees,
and the characters, five in all. are Span
ish- The principal woman IS an actress
OF renown The author is known as a
novelist and story writer. his books be-
ing ''rhe Arrows Of the Almighty" .Tn
the Name OF Liberty" and Max Fer
gus" THE Comet was written es-
peciaily for Nine. Nazimoya.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10

London is arguing the question Of wear
ing evening clothes at the theater What's
the use? So few plays are worth the
trouble
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10

The arrest of NJ b. Curtis on a charge
OF grand. larceny recalls the DAYS 10 the
memory of old playgOers when Curtis was
almost as popular as David Warfeld and
his Samuel Of Posen." in way. created
as great sensation as The Auctioneer.~
II was the first successful attempt 10 pre-
sent a Hebrew type more or less true
to life. just as Warfeld presented he
type In the person OF Simon Lew with
perhaps deeper insight into the hu-
manities and mingling Of humor with pa
thos
But twenty-odd years ago. Samuel of
Posen. the Jew drummer. hit of the
pecularities Of the race. Its virtues and
shreWdness. in the light OF revelation. and
Curtis was on the crest Of popularity. and
assured comfort. when one night a police
man was shot in San Francisco street
oraWi and the actor was arrested on the
charge OF murder The east dragged
along; and 1 have forgotten what final
disposition was made Of IT, But il STONED
his successful career. and Curtis Iapsad
back into ObScurity as great as when he
played Landry. the young country Iout.
| In Fanchon the Cricket with Maggie
Mitchell, long before any one suspected
the genius that slumbered latent in his
bosom
Curtis has never been the same man
since Apparently he has never been able
TO recover his lost ground. and compare
lively few of his former admirers knew
whether he was alive or dead. when the
news of his arrest at Wilmington. Del.
came few days ago, and recalled vivid
~ the great tragedy Of his lie
The complainant in the case is a Mrs
Marseller. who claims 10 have paid him
800 for scenery 20 lee used in a play in
which she was 20 appear with Curtis.
She alleges that she left town with his
company and that he discharged her on
reaching Newark. Curtis defense is that
Mrs. Marseller and her husband paid him
500 for teaching her 20 act.
FRED. +. SCHRADER.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-10

Nat Goodwin had $4,000 IN the Knlck-
erbOcker Trust Company when it closed
its doors. He's glad now that his last
season was not more successful. II
might have been 100000.