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The Washington times., 1907-11-03
BENEATH THE SPOTLIGHT

/ at the Madison Square Theater, New
/ York. Laura Nelson Hail. a Washing
| ton favorite, will play the principal role
/ Jameson Lee Finney has succeeded
| Henry 2. DiXey as the star in The
/ Man on the Box,''
Aiadge Lessing viii have one Of the
principal roles in the French version uf
The Prince of Pilsen" when the musi-
cal comedy is produced in Paris.
Dorothy Hammond has returned tc
New York from London, where she
filled an engagement with Charles
Haytrey IN Mrs. Penderbury's Past. ''
Pauline Phelps and Marion Short, who
wrotc a Grand Army Man. in which
David Warheld has scored another tri-
umph, have provided Mrs. Margaret
Fea!y, mother Of Maude Fealy, with a
vaudeville sketch entitled ..Dorothea's s
Prisoner"
Every member Of The Road to Yes
terday" company has % play a dual
role, a modern one ana one Of the seven
teenth century.
me New YORK stage has new
comedian in Wallace Beery. who has
succeeded Raymond Hitchcock in the
principal role Of "A Yankee Tourist
at the Astor Theater. Beery was Hitch
cocks understudy for two years.
Toby Claude will go back tc her fo7-
cinating little songs for her vaudeville
act. Miss Claude says she is so little
that audiences and managers refuse TO
take her seriously" so her ambitions
TO become an emotional actresss have
received a setback.
Minnie DuPree, who plays the mart of
the dreamer in THE Road to Yesfer-
day" portrayed the long-lost daughter
of Won Barwig in David Warfield.s IA
nous play. The Music Master"
Joseph Weber Will Introduce a bt,r-
lesque on "A Grand ARMY Man in his
musical offering, Hip! Hip! Hoorav. ."
IT was while he was in the support of
Weber and Fields that David Warfeld
made his first great hit wien ia an
intended burlesque on a Shakespearean
character he read the lines with so
much dramatic force that the press of
New York united In acclaiming him a
great actcr.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

Miss Marion Standish, who has the
small part OF Betty Wiseacre in the
comic opera, TON Jones" was school
teacher in Stamford, Conn, until she
ioined this company, and she is now
facing audiences for the first time
Miss Standish was graduated from the
Normal School, in New Haven, Conn,
two years ago, and was appointed to
the Cove School, in Stamford. She was
soprano soloist in ST. Johns Catholic
Church In Stamford. She determined 10
go on the stage, obtained an engage
ment from Mr.. Savage, and gave up her
position as teacher TO begin rehearsals
with Tom Jones'
Marie Doro, last seen in Washington
as leading woman with William Gillette,
iii "CIarice," wrote the song entitled
THE Little Doggie in Our Yard" be-
ing sung with great success in The
Morals Of Marcus
Miss Adele Rowland, who has an
important role in ''The Little Cherub, -
was born in washington, and spent her
school days here at the Central High
School
EQWaLu AIEl man. AllC AULCu llAlEl II
composer, who wrote the music for
Tom Jones'" and Robert Courtneidge,
one of the authors of the book. both of
whom came TO America 10 stage the
piece for Henry W. Savage, will be in
Washington this week, the first visit
OF either TO this city.
Washington playgOers will be sur
prised to see Lulu Glaser. of pleasant
Dolly Warden" memory, in a distinct
" German character. when she appears
al the New National in Lola From
Berlin"
Dwight Elmendorfs final lecture. in
the course OF five he is now conduct
ing. viii take place Monday after
noon. November II. The subject will be
Yellowstone Park"
Constant COquelin, the eminent French
actor, IS suffering from acute neuras-
thenia and viii go to a sanitar4um in
England.
The Coming Of Mrs. Patrick" a new
play by Rachel Crothers, author of
''Tbe Three Of Us" will be produced for
the first time next Wednesday night
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
News Notes of the Stage

I appear IN Shakespeare. There are two
| reasons, though. The other is that I
/ love every line Of every play written
| by the greatest dramatist that ever
lived.
Nat Goodwin. who. after all. will not
retire from the stage and for which
the tneater-going public is justly CRATE
/ lful is to have new play by George
! BroadhUrst
Joseph Cawthorne. who was to have
/ become a star this season under the di-
rection of KIaw & ErIanger, has been
! loaned by those managers to Charles
p. Dillingham; for the chief comedy role
with Elsie Janis in The Hoyden-"
Another new theater is planned for
New York Charles Dillingham;, backed
by Howard Could, is to build it. It is
to be one of the handsomest in the
United States, and Will be devoted ex-
clusively to musical productions. It will
be located at Forty-sixth and Broad
way.
In an interview last week Miss Mary
Garden, who has just arrived in New
York. said: 1T was Mr.. Hammerstein's
audaclty which pleased me He en-
gagged my by telegram. He had never
seen me, and have never seen him.
The nerve of the man must be ire
mendoUs. lie is the sort 1 like"
Ignace Jan Paderewski arrived re-
Gently on the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria to make a six months tour OF the
United States and Canada. 1t has been
two years and a half since the great
pianist was last in America.
Il enjoy the American public thor
oughly," said Mr.. Paderewski 1T is
now fifteen years since I first came
here. and / am always made to feel at
home, I have two new compositions Of
my own this time, a sonata, and a
Variations and Fugue,r which has
been played many times in Europe.
Henry Woodruff, who was here last
week in Brown OF Harvard, % resembles
so strongly in personal appearance
Raphael Hickman, brother of Robert
Hickman. Of the Robert Hickman School
Of Acting. that it is difficult to tell
them apart.
With a record of more than 200 per-
formances In New York, and still play
ing to crowded houses. Henry Miller
and Margaret Anglin. in The Great
Divide, are forced to go on tour for
lack Of q theater. Days, where they
are now playing. must be vacated in a
few weeks. owing to other contracts
s'The Great Divide" viii play a return
engagement here at the Belasco The
alter early in December.
Miss Florence FisSe was the soloist in
The Christian Pilgrim" company last
week. and her work created much fav-
orabIe comment Miss Ffske has a voice
Of much power and sweetness.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

1t is understood that Guy Standing
may have the principal role IN "The Be
loved NagabOnG," which The icolCrs
are soon C bring out. and which IS TO
be done in England by Beerbohm Tree.
The Great Divide will celebrate its
S5eth performance in New York .Eo,cm-
her s.
odette Tyler, who was last seen here
iu The Love Route" has contracted
tho vaudeville fever. and will appear
in a one-act Western play entitled "SeI
Of Arizona"
IIilda Spong IS trying out a clever liz
tie one-act play called Kit" In the
vaudeville houses. and which may be
made over into three acts for her in
the regular thedters
Edwin Arden and Bijou Fernandez a-e
presenting a vaudeville sketch By AIf.
Arden. This is the first appearance OF
Mss Fernandez in vaudeville.
Two more companies will be organized d
to present The Merry Widow" -rbe
original company w1lI remain I'm New
YORK for year, at least. In the mean
tine Henry w Savage Will send auoih-
er company 10 Chicago to remain in
definitely, and q third to play a short
season in the East. and then cover
Southern territory to the Pacific coast.
Maxine Elliott closed her season in
Under the Greenwood Tree" in London
last night. and viii sail for America
next Wednesday. The play will be given
in Philadelphia two weeks before being
taken to New York, where il viii prob
ably have long run.
Charles Klein. who is in London is
manifestly taking the failure of 'aTbe
Step-Sister," his latest play. good ma
turedly- When asked if The step
Sister wouli be taken to London he
replied: Not unless she is brought
over in a casket."
The Toymaker of Nuremberg" will
be among the early productions Inv
Charles Frohman. The play is nv Ans
tin Strong, and viii be presented for me
first time early in November at New
Haven.
Doris Keane will have the prinelnal
role in a special performance of Mr.
and Mrs Gayer McKay's play, 'Dr.
Wakes Patient" which will be given ar
the GaTrick Theater two weeks hence.
David Warfield at some infinite time
in the future is to essay Shakespearean
roles. He said in recent interview.
My ambition has nothing TO do with
money I want to become as good an
actor as the material within me will
oarr,ft And vyaur the f,74l,Tfo @, a.
cept me for exactly what / am worth.
To prove what I can do, ] suppose I
must appear in the roles which other
actors have helped TO make famous.
That's one reason why shall some day
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
Critics in the Tolls.

Two dramatic critics in Chicago and
one in New York are in sack cloth and
ashes. They have called down the
wrath of two managers because they
expressed their views unequivOcally. In
Chicago Percy Hammond. of the Chica-
20 Post, and Burns Mantle. of the Inter
ocean, failed to ind anything highly
amusing or elevating in J. J. Shubert's s
production of The Orchid" in which
Eddie Foy is the star. Whereupon the
said Mr.. Shubert had the two iconco-
lasts barred from the Garrlck Theater.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

Miss Florence Tiske was the soloist in
The Christian Pilgrim" company last
week. and her work created much fav-
orabIe comment Miss Fiske has a voice
Of much power and sweetness.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
"THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY"
WITHMINNIE DUPREE THIS WEEK

Beulah NJ. Dix and Evelyn G. Sutb
e:land's comedy of fantasy, The Road
TO Yesterday. with Minnie Dupree and
the original New York company. will
be seen at the Belasco tomorrow night
This wholesome and charming play was
prominent success in New York
where it had run of nine months at
the Herald Square and Lyric Theaters.
The interest Of the play ceuters in .
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

Frank Daniels does not need a "vchi-
Gle 10 make a hit with his particular
following among theateT-gOds. His ap-
pearance upon the stage is always suf-
fiCient to affect the risibles OF the
average audience. This season he has
a musical --GTCdy with a wealth Of
!icn, oriental costumes worn by a
chorus Of pleasing stage presence. Mr..
Daniels leading women this year. how
ever, are not as gifted as might be de
sired, and William DanfOTths $ voice was
not heard 70 the same advantage last
week as in former seasons.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
Tom Brown Of Harvard.

OF course. II may be that Mrs RiGa
Young had never sean "Strongheart. '
when she wrote her TON Brown, OF
Harvard, but If she had not then coin.
cidence Is a better friend 20 woman
kind than instinct.
Henry Woodruff upon his return On,
gagement at the Belasco IN the Har-
ward College play last week again de-
lighted audiences, which go 10 the thea
ter for wholesome pleasure. The plan
IS well acted and tastefully staged II
Is regrettable, however. that IN de
picting young men on the very threshold
Of manhood the unsayory incident ol
Thorne's sister. and her relations with
Wildred vas not omitted. Surely airs
Young might have found another in-
CIdent upon which TO rear her super
structure Of college yells and college
Jokes.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
Ade'S "Artie y
Not Success f;
TwoNewHits
By A. H. BALLARD.

New York, Nov. .
IL Of which goes 20 show that
Ade is a good newspaper
writer, but a bad play
! wrignt. He certainly can
catch the talk Of the street
the nungent Iaconisms Of a
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
Hits at Lyric and Majestic.

lContlnued al &c seven.l
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
TEACHERS ASSOCIA-
TION.

Program for the Teachers
Association of the Gladeville.
Wise and Norton Districts. to
be held a5 Tocoma, Sept. "a,
1907.
LOCO TO l0I5-O Opening
Exercises.
U.-lO.I5 TO ll.l5-Is h 81
present method OF obtaining
text books satisfactory c.. Y.
Chapman, W. w. Bond
IlI.-l1.l5 90 l2.O0-H O NJ
many hours per day should
first year pupils be kept in
SCHOOL, G. G. Williams, J II.
AshwOrth.
IV.-l2.OO to l.30-Noon Re
cess.
N.-l:3O % 2.3O-How 20 i'm
terest patrons i'm the school
work. w =. Fraley, Mr.. Haw
thorne
VI-2:3O TO 3.00-S m p ,
class in primary reading. Misses
G. Slemp and Pauline Hull
NII.-Best methods of pro
viding supplementary reading
and study I'm our schools W
I'D. Mcneil. Miss Lena Lawson
10 is understood that th
teachers whose names appea
/ ON the program are 20 open TIA
/ subject, which is 90 be follOwel
| by "a general discussion.
Teachers will please clipl
a. +. SNOpGRAss.
District Secretary
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21

- rof T. B Fitzpatrick
stopped oH IN Gate City. re-
turning from the Big Stone Gap
normal H- shipped his house
hold goods Co Pulaski. where he
is to bc principal of the State
High School and supervisor Of
Che public schools of that City
There will be eight hundred
pupils under his charge. The
State High School is conducted
i'm a splended stone building,
and the grammar grades in a
brick building. Prof. Fitz
patrick receives salary OF
twelve hundred dollars. Gate
City Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
A WORLD OF TIMBER.

There is a world of timber ia
West Virginia" said Ii. r.
Henderson, of Huntingdon, who
is at the Hamilton.
Tho timber a n q mineral
resources of that state are al
most boundlesS. West Virginia
is one of the richest states in
the south in natural resources
and the industrial progress has
been phenomenal within the
past two years and there has
been a corresponding advance
in property values. "-Bristo
Herald Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
CHANGES MADE.

Bristol. Va, August TO-
Major William J. Brown, presi-
dent anu treasurer OF the Nir-
ginia- Tennessee Hardware Co +,
a large wholesale concern,
has sold his interest 20 c. l..
Kidd, OF Bristol, and r. c. Duff.
OF Dufiield, Va With this sale
the control of the business
passes 70 Mr.. Kidd and Mr..
Duff. Major Brown viii con-
tinue TO act as president Of the
concern for a few weeks but il
is understood that he will be
succeeded by Mr.. Kidd.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
50, 800 SCHOOL HOUSE.
Fine School Bsildisf TO Go Up "a
hoistoa Springs-

Plans ara on foot 90 erect y
fine school builiinx at Holson
on the site selected bN
th. Scho"l ofiicia : a y~or ,g".
The builiing j. q" cost ovrr
=. son. General Ayers. VIII
owns th- vnllrshi. .in'-i'.a
,Sp~in = rrnp~r'v AMI "a l.rg-
a,nount of lani in 3h..t vicinity,
is 10 hcll, lil,vr.,iiy and IL Is due
largely to his generosity that
the fine building is t. Z" mp.
The building IL to be n,ads of
concrete and in the most approx
cd modern style. We under
stand work will begin on the
building in a very few days.
Miss Monnie Wallace s
teaching a subscription school
at the Springs. and the under.
standing il that they will have
a public school session i'm the
new building h . present
scholastic year.
Fourteen hundred dollars tC
be used in the erection of tn
building is TO be borrowed from
the State Literary Fund, TO b,
paid back by the district il
: annual 500 payments for tel
years. Gen. Ayers paying tn
interst, and f4OO Of the princi
pal. The remainder is made "a
by subscription. Gate Cit,
Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
RATES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER IS.

Richmond, Va, August H.
The uniform freight rate classi-
fcation ordered by the state
corporation commission will be
put in effect on the common
carriers of the state September
Is. The Louisville & Nashville
railway this morning, through
its general traffic manager. c.
b. Compton, of Louisville, Ky e.,
submitted TO the commission a
schedule of rates in agreement
with those promulgated by that
body. All the other roads
trafiicking in Virginia have al
ready submitted similar sched
ules.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
FROM KEOKEE.

keokee. lee county, Va. Aug.
I2. Rev. %. l.. Terry, of Pen
nington Gap. has been preach
ing here at night an the past
week and ON last Sunday he
made the ablcst discourse we
have had the pleasure of listen
ing 10 for many long years.
Rev. James Mcknight, of
Klondide, Ky. made an able
discourse at Pleasant II / ]
church sunday. also an able,
forcible prayer Sunday.
The trestle builders are push
inc the work on the branch
line of the Keokee Coal and
Coke Co.
The manager of the con
structien of the track on the
Black Mountain railroad ha:
reached the big cut in Dividing
/ Ridge and says they can reacf
the Legg Meadow with th'
track laying by next Saturday
evening if the weather is favor
able for the work. y y
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
MRS. ELIZA HORTON DEAD.

Dufheld, Va, August To-
Mrs. Eliza Horton, who has
been sick so long, died August
1st at the residence OF her SON
in-law, w. j. Dillon, near Mabe,
Va. she was about 80 years OF
age. She had been married
twice, the first time to Mr..
James Carter, of Cartertown, in
Rye Cove, who died many years
ago, leaving a large family oi
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
NllB0URNE.

Charles Wells and Miss Myr
tlc kilbourne were married at
the home of the bride. five miles
north of town. Sunday after
noon July 2sth. Rev. J. II.
Ruble officiating
Mr.. Wells is one Of Green
Forests most popular young
business men, He has been en-
gagged in the grocery business
here for several months. having
succeeded by purchase of the
business of his brother, John
Wells.
The bride is also well known
in Green Forest She is "a ma
tive Of Kentucky. having NOV.
go here with her parents som,
three years ago. Since living
here She has served efficientl,
as clerk i'm two of the leadin.
general stores in the town. b,
careful attention 20 duty il
these positions and by kind an
courteous treatment Of the Gus
TONERS of tine establishment
she won the confidence and e.
teem of her employers and th
public generally. Both h
bride and the groom have
host of friends whose bei
. wishes 20 with them. Gree
, Forest. Ark, Tribune.
The bride is niece of NJ
, W. b. Kilbourne, of this plac
and is we'll known in the Ga
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
TWO CHURCHES DEDICATED.

Sunday the 4th of August the
new Southern Methodist church,
near the Nickelsville patronage,
was dedicated. hv +. III. Cassidy,
=. r. After most wonderful
sermon from John l4:l-2, he
succeeded in raising the amount
due on the church, which was
$3.50, raised in a few minutes,
after which the dedicatOry
service was pronounced Then
dinner on the ground for twelve
or fifteen hundred people, and
everybody enjoyed a good
time.
We are sure Bro. Cassidy's 5
presence is always appreciated
in this country, and that he
hangs pictures on the walls OF
the soul and sows flowers fairei
far than "a world of blossoms
and sunshine. 1t gives rich
ness to beauty and gladness t
sunlight and hope TO the heart
In the afternoon a talk Oh
Home Missions was given b,
Mrs. Ava Addington, also
home mission society was OF
ganized Gate City Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining un-
called for at the postOtiice at
Big Stors Gap, Va, August
10Th 1907
Mrs. Analiza A. Arnold.
l.. Il. Greer
NJ. L. Hesburg.
r.. +. Jones.
y b. Lockard.
Bruce McMahan.
Henry Wallen.
Pesons calling for any of the
above letters please state that
they have been advertised.
w. S. ROSE, =. Nj.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
NEW RAILROAD.

II is yenersilc r,,4.r.to,4 &,
railroad circles th,t r. Ke,
tuclv North and soutb railroad
will be built IN tbo n.,r fntnr.
Tbislin. ,,.rtior 80 ,,l,i,h ,,,.
made in ,l,o roilr,,.l ...l,,,,,,s ~
the Herald Courier SOM. ,c..i.s
ago Will extep5 from, ,oi,,
east of C,iro nm tbronoh K.,
t,c,,v with bristol ,sits .,,,b
ern terminus
Edqar n p,rso, chief .,..i
neer of the Kantucl-v Nor,h
and south rsiiro,5 v,;r .~r;,.
in Bristol tbis ,veal ami l,.l-
over the proposed ronte tlror,,b
Sullivan conntv
Engineers Make SURVEYS
The company has several
corps of engineers busy making
. independent surveys in Eas,
Tennessee for several months
and Mr.. Parsons viii spend
some time looking altar RIGHT.
of way. etc. at this end Of th,
proposed route.
According O. the presen
plans. the new road will ente
- Tennessee near Jel.ico am,
. will extend through Hancocl
county. via Rogersvine an,
through Hawkins county. enter
ing Sullivan near kinesport. am
;. running by way of Rlounvin
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
COMMISSIONERS or THE REVENUE
APPOINTED.

Judge Skeen, at Wise last
week, made an order appointing
j. r. Lipps, of Wise and w. T.
Mathews, of this place, COM
missioners of the revenue for
the Eastern and Western Dis
tricts Of Wise county respective
ly. These gentlemen are well
known throughout the county
aud Will make good commits
siOners.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
HOME MISSION RE-
PORT.
e

Following is the report of the
Home Mission work from July
81. 1906 90 July 81, 1907. lnman
-Appalachia Society
Membership dues $3.50
Amount raised from baby
mite boxes ....... 3 40
Amount expended for as
sistance of needy 1868
Amount expended on par
sOnage 500
Amount expended for
church lot . $500
Amount expended for
parsonage Tot 10000
Amount sent 90 orphan
age ..... ll.VV
Amount supplies given
locally 37.6o
Amount expended on
parsonage fence ll.4o
Amount for correctional
work 500
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21

Mr.. George Barsa, of Preach
er, returned last week from a
trip of several months duration
IN Syria and Egypt. He spent
considerable time in { a ir o
where he has a brother living.
He has many friends in thus
section who will be glad to learn
OF his return from a pleasant
yoyage.-South-west Journal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21

FOR SALE-3s acres, one
and one half miles from Big
Stone Gap, on the V. q 5, w.
Railroad. viii make an iderl
truck and poultry farm. Good
limestone land Owner will sell
cheap. For further information
apply to the editor of this paper
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21

They may not recognize the
fact now, but they will later on,
that Clay Stewart is not only a
candidate but a winning can
didate for County Treasurer.
Wise News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21

u positively do not believe
in patronizing mail T 4
firms" stated David Rave. the
well known farmer. Keep
your money at home where you
may get an opportunity OF
again coming into possession of
it." These mail order tiTms.''
repeated another well to do
arm r, care a detriment
to any section, and it would be
better to lose the catalogue
customers than the money"
Reader. a man with Mr.
Rowe's sentiments is an honor
TO any community. He is no
iKnocker.