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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

Florence Roberts. who returns to the
Los Angeles theater tonight in sham"
which had it's first performance on
any stage in this house, is to have
new play next season. Miss Roberts
will open the Hudson theater in New
York next September in the new piece
which will be selected by her from
four plays that are now being written.
The playwrights who will submit
works for her approval are Charles
Klein, author OF "The Music Master"
''The Lion and the Mouse" and other
dramas; James Forbes, who wrote
1.-The Chorus Lady" Rida johnson
Young. author of Brown of Har-
vard," and Clyde Fitch, who has writ
ten so many successes and so many
failures that probably he himself could
not give you all the titles offhand.
The play will not be a comedy. That
much Miss Roberts is determined up
on. 1t will give her opportunities for
the display of her art in an emotional
role. Beyond that. however. Miss Rob-
erts herself knows nothing about the
role she will be called upon to por-
tray.
Mary Mannering who comes to the
Mason this week in GLORIOUS Betsy"
also will have a new play, the work
of Edward Booth Tilton. The piece
has been named Memory and Tomor-
row." but this title may be changed
later. Miss Mannering will present
the play for the first time on any
stage in San Francisco. following her
Los Angeles engagement. The finish
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01
THEATRICAL NEWS

CHARLES FRoHMAN'S purpose in
bringing the members of the Irish
~ National Theater company to
America is to give expression in this
country to the protest which has al
ready been vigorously sounded against
the caricature known as 'the stage
Irisnman." AS Mr. Frohman said in a
recent letter from London: These
players are sincere Irish peasants who
do their work in their modest way in
their endowed theater in Dublin, just
as the players at the Conedie Fran
caise do 1t in big way at that theater
in Paris. 1t should prove q genuine
pleasure to the Irish men and women
in America to have their own home
people come to act these plays. It GER
tainly should be novelty for others to
see these people In their beautiful and
simple plays and to hear their rich.
true brogue. l am sending them to
America just as / sent the members of
the French company that Americans
may get q glimpse of the true irish
man and a knowledge of the mysti-
cism and poetry of the Irish character.
as interpreted by real Irishmen and
true artists"
A unique deal was made in Phila-
delphia recently where Francis Wilson
was playing his annual engagement in
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

Ragan have beer added to the Burbank
company. Miss Gilmore came to Los
Angeles with "The Blue Moon," but
left that organization to remain here
with her parents. She Is young wo-
man of decidedly prepossessing appear
ance and she can sing. Last week at
the Burbank she sang my Yankee
Sailor Boy" and invariably was COM
PEELED to respond to several encores.
She was with THE Blue Moon" for two
seasons and Cnderstudied all the prin-
clpal feminine roles. having sung each
Of them on more than one occasion,
young women cast in the part was un-
able to appear.
Miss Ragan is a graduate of the Bur-
bank school of acting, and prior to her
engagement at the Burbank was lead
Ing woman for eight months in the Peo-
pies theater across the street.
Last Thursday these two young wo-
men, on dare climbed to the top of
the Kerckhoff building, adjoining the
theater, and had their photographs
taken, posing in their sailor boy cos
tunes, on iron girders, ten stories
above the street. 1t was hazardous
feat, but one which both of them en-
joyed. Miss Gilmore declared that she
always had stood for high art" on the
stage, but never before had attained
to such artistic heights; while Miss
Ragan complained that she didn't like
playing so far "over the heads" of her
audience.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

ing touches will be put on here, how
ever, where the company will hold Its
final rehearsals, prior to the produc-
tion.
Mr.. Tilton is Miss Mannering's man
ager. His new work has been writ
ten to her order and, largely, under
her direction. Thus Memory and To-
morrow will be a tailor-made play
which may or may not. nilitate
against it's chances for success.
There are actors who live only in
the spot light. Perhaps you have mo-
ticed that fact. 1t is possible, how
ever. to get too much even of so very
excellent a thing as the fierce white
light that beats about the property
throne as Robert Morris. stage direc-
tor of the Burbank company, discov-
cred one night last week.
Mr.. Morris. who played a "bit' in
"A Milk White Flag" had completed
his histrionic labors for the time being
and was dressed for the street. He
was going to a late dinner at one of
the cafes and was in evening dress.
on his head he wore an opera hat and
that hat probably saved him from a
nasty injury
Quite unconsciously Norris strolled
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

satisfactory. He explained, too, that
he had been powerless to remedy mat
ters, as he had been "conned" into
signing contracts without the usual
two weeks clause, and hence was in
position where he could not "1re'' his
own employees. Privately Mr.. Ferris
declared with some heat that certain
members of the Ferris company "ought
to be prosecuted for obtaining money
under false pretenses every time they
draw their salaries" The salaries were
paid, however, and there the matter
will rest so far as Dick is concerned.
In this same speech Mr.. Ferris an
nounced that he will return to Los
Angeles next fall with a real company.
and he added that he probably will
play four matineeS a week instead of
two, cutting out one or more of the
night performances. The Auditorium
has proved a great matinee house. At
tendance at the matinees ordinarily
has taxed the seating capacity. Con-
sequently Ferris announced program
for next season seems to be based upon
a popular demand.
Manager oliver Morosco last week
secured Becky Sharp for early pro-
duction at the Burbank. This is the
play in which Mrs Fiske made her
greatest success, and 1t never has been
done in stock in this city. Other plays
to be seen at the Burbank in the near
future include 1.-THE Marriage of Kitty"
modern comedy; and "The Woman
Hater,' a farce used by the late Roland
Reed and which was very popular in
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

Il had my shoes shined by machin-
cry. 1t is a great invention, that shoe
shinery. You just walk up, put a nickle
in the slot, place your foot in a hole
and a minute later it's done. Then you
put your other foot in the hole and in
another minute that's done. It's en-
tirely automatic and no one can see
your-ah-limb, which makes it much
nicer"
This, from a soubrette, was rather
surprising, but 1 didn't say so.
While in New York Miss Selwyn Wis
tied all of the down town theaters. fAe
heard THE Merry Widow" and says
the city is Merry Widow" mad; she
saw THE Witching Hour" "The Jes-
ter" "Polly at the Circus" 1.-THE Girl
Behind the Counter" 1.-THE Hippo
drome" and lot of other things too
numerous to mention. 1.-The Warrens
of Virginia" presented by David Belas-
co, she says, is one of the finest plays
in New York. but has not proved a
financial success.
Kolb and Dill she told me. are maxi
ing the hit of their lives at the Circle
theater in Lonesome Town" This is
a musical comedy, the locale of which
is Watts. where, according to the song,
one may buy a lot for 81 down and 81
a week. With this statement, how
ever Miss Selwyn takes issue She
has been buying a few of those Watts
lots and she has had to pay s. 80 a
week for each one of them.
Il told Mr.. Kolb so, too" she de-
clared, but he wouldn't change it.
Said New York had got used to the 81
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

his hands. "The Society Pilot" the
new Morosco- -Bachman play, alse is
announced for early production. For
will give his patrons Cheer, Boys,
Cheer" a big naval melodrama which
has Just concluded a six weeks run in
Boston and which never has beer pre-
sented In the west.
Rehearsals of "The Great Eastern
World" were in progress all of last
week at the Grand opera house and
will continue this week. The melo-
drama, which has to do with the perse-
cution of the Jews in Russia, will be
presented by the Ulrich stock company
as its opening BILL March 8. In the
cast will be Harry Won Meter, Florence
Barker, Lillian Hayward, Myrtle Sell
wyn and other old favorites of the Ul-
rich company.
I had a delightful little chat with
Miss Selwyn one day last week. She
was Just in from New York and she
was as enthusiastic over her trip as a
boy over his first circus or a girl over
her first ball. ItN was Miss Selwyn's
first visit to New York and she en-
joyed every minute of the four weeks
she passed there.
Curiously, the thing that most sur
prised her was not the big buildings. or
the crowds, or the subway, or any of
the prominent features of life in the
eastern metropolis. The first thing she
said. when l asked about her trip was:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

club, which numbers on it's rolls Man
ager H. G. Wyatt of the Mason opera
house, Manager oliver Morosco of the
Burbank, Manager Dick Ferris OF the
Ferris stock company and Joseph Gal
braith, actor.
Manager Morosco of the Burbank
theater unwittingly loaned" Manager
Ferris one of his best known players
last week for a single performance OF
Eagle Tavern at the Auditorium.
Neither Mr.. Morosco nor Mr.. Ferris
knew anything about 1t until the incl
dent was over, but the fact remains
nevertheless.
When the stage coach rolled up to
the door of Eagle tavern at the
Wednesday matinee. one of its passen-
gers was Miss Maud Gilbert. Miss
Gilbert had been visiting Florence
Stone in her dressing room and
climbed into the coach upon dare.
OF course the audience recognized her
and of course she was greeted With a
little burst of surprised applause.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01
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. nor contagious.
> The stage--A place of illusions-and 4
. cure for them.
. Marriage-A dilapidate14s- castle 4
3 haunted by two spooks-divorce and &
. alimony.
. Suecess--A mystery to your enemies Z
. and disappointment to your friends. (
. Observation-Disclosures of human
> beings with queer habit of expecting 1
> their moneys worth. (
> Stage Door Johnnies-A rebuke to {
. mans vanity ana dispensers of i'll got s:
> ten gain.
5 Chorus Girl--The worst sufferer from {
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> stars envy OF everybody. Z:
> One-night Stand-A boost for home &
> and mother.
. Contract-One In the hand is worth (
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

The Burbank Theater School of Dra-
matte Arts, conducted by Phosa Nc
Allister and H. S. Duffield Of the Bur-
bank company, will give it's fourth
matinee performance in the Burbank
theater next Thursday afternoon.
The program will include a problem
playlet called "At Two A. NJ" farce,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01
OBSERVATIONS BY
A FIRST NIGHTER

The Ferris season at the Auditorium
closed last night with something of a
teapot tempest behind the scenes.
Dicks actors didn't relish the few little
remarks he made about them at the
Camille" matinee, which is not at all
surprising, as Ferris told his audience
the company he had presented in Los
for sixteen weeks had proved
in large measure incompetent and un-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

idea and he didn't think his patrons
would stand the raise"
In Central park Miss Selwyn had the
first sleigh ride she has enjoyed since
she was a child. back in Iowa In 18-,
well, it's your guess. / don't know.
Miss Eldred Gilmore and Miss Inez
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

when knights Were Bold" Some ten
years ago. when Wilson was under the
Nixon e. Zimmerman management, he
and the firm owned three or four pro-
ductions. Half King" "Cyrano de
Bergerac," 1.-THE Little Corporal" ETC.,
etc. At the close of each season the
productions were sent to the Phila-
delphia store house, the baggage to
Francis Wilson's store house at New
Rochelle. Wilson broached Mr.. Nixon,
explained that the half of the produc-
tion was of no use to either, and asked
what Mr.. Nixon would take for, hiA
Mr.. Wilson was asked the same ques-
ton. and it was finally decided to nip
penny once, the winner taking tho
productions intact, the loser paying the
freight. They fiipped. Wilson won,
and now he thinks 1t is great to be
gambler. This comes pretty nearly be-
ing a record price for four complete
productions.
Contracts have been signed for the
Spanish rights of Langdon Mitchell's
play. THE New York Idea" in which
Mrs Fiske was seen last season, and
in which Ellis Jeffreys is now appear
ing In London. 1t is one of the first
American plays to be translated into
Spanish.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

Richard Strauss. author of THE
Waltz Dream" has completed a new
operetta founded upon George Bernard
Shaw's Arms and the Man"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

whats in a Name?" and Charles
Reade's three-act pastoral drama,
Dora" In addition Prof. Robert A.
Alberti and Miss Gladys Wheeler will
give an exhibition fencing bout, and
little Miss Ollie Waters win present a
song and dance speciality. whats in
a Name" will be played by members of
the children's class.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09
NOTICE OF /

Under and by virtue OF an order of
the Superior Court of Wayne County,
North Carolina, rendered on December
I17th, 1907, in the petition OF William
Kicks and wife, Efie Kicks, and others
to the court, I shall sell for cash by
public auction at the Court House
door in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on
Wednesday,, January 18TH. 1908, At IL
o'clock M, the following described
lands situate in said County and State,
being let No. IL in the division Of the
lands of t. F. Davis, registered in
Book 81, page 1856, in the Office OF the
Register Of Deeds OF said County, and
herein described as follows:
Beginning at a BLACKBURN on the
run OF Aycock Swamp, corner of lot
No. 10, and runs with said lot No lie
N. 70 w. $50 poles to the road, then
with the road S. % w. Is, poles to the
corner of lot No. II; then with lot Ne,
IL S. 70 f.. 215 poles to a stake on 8
ditch near a hickory: then s. Is poles
to the run of Newsome Branch; then
down said run to the run of Aycock
Swamp; then down the run of said
Swamp to the beginning, containing
4O acres, more or less.'
Terms of sale, cash.
This the 18th day of December,l907
f. A. Daniels, Commissioner.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09
AS TO SOUTHERN DELEGATES.

History does not show that the South
ern delegate who has no electoral vote
behind him has Of late been effective.
In 1900 and 1904 there was no contest
for the Republican nomination, and it
mattered little in either year how he
voted. But in 1888, 1897 and in 1896
there were contests, and the Southern
delegate was influential in: but one of
the three.
In 1888 Senator John Sherman was
able to line up the Southern delegates,
SO that he received on the first ballot
1se to 30 fer General A1ger, "a for Sec
Rotary Gresham, and "a for General
Harrison. But the Sherman vote rap
idly dwiHd1ed, and General Harrison
was nominated.
-Four years later Presid emit Harrison's
p~estMastsrs in the South rallied to him
no such m extent that'h he got $50 votes,
while Blaine got 46, and Mckinley 81.
Harrison was reHominated, but he was
nat elected.
EE91his brings as 70 1895. when Marx
AMM " 1W MWAWI 1A BMG o@uk In
uaMl h was able 10 muster in the zen
veMtieM 174 vStss 1sr Mckinley as
against Is 1eashsrn votes fer Speaker
Reed. Mckinley was nominated and
elected, and this stands a. the nols clear
Triumph Of the Southern delegate il
twenty years.
The Southern delegates may capture
. nomination, bat 3 nomination base6
On votes from States that never go Re
publican is not apt to insure an cleo
ton. The Mark Hanna example of 1884,
is the only case in which the Southern
delegates won in the convention and a
the polls. The Hanna campaign ear
not well be repeated in 1908 becaus,
the funds that he had his command il
1896 cannot be duplicated safely in 1908
The slushers will be modest and gen
orally absent next year.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09
NOTICE!


NORTH CAROLINA, WAYNE COUNTY.
Superior Court, Jan. Term, 1901
The John Slaughter Company,
The Standard Sewing Machine Co.
The Defendant, the Standard Sewing
Machine Company, is hereby notified
that it is required to appear before the
judge of the Superior Court t o be held
for the County of Wayne, at the court
house in Goldsboro, Wayne county,
North Carolina, on the 6th Monday be-
fore the 1st Monday Of March, 1905, it
being the goth day of January, 1908,
and demur to, or answer the complaint
which will be filed herein, during the
first three days Of said term OF said
court, or that Judgment will be render
ed in v of the Plaintiff and against
the Defendant for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
This action is to cover the sum OF
$5O2.30, due by contract Of the defend
ant with the Plaintiff, and by reason
OF the wrongful conduct Of it's agent
under said contracts n an attachment
has issued herein, on the 23rd day OF
Nov. 1907, returnable before the Judge
of the Superior Court, at a Court to be
held for the County of Wayne, at the
Court House in G~oIdsboro, Wayne
County, North Carolina, on the 9th
Monday, before the LIST Monday OF
March. 1908, it being the 10th doy of
Jan. 1908.
Witness my hand and seal at office
in Goldsboro, on the 10Th day of Dec,
1907.
Jas. r. Hatch,
Clerk ofthe Superior Court of Wayne
County, N. c..
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09
WHERE did 1T GO.

Between August % and December
$7O,0 900 900 of gold was imported and
the government increased its deposits
in National banks by $50, 600, OoO-a to-
tai sum in cash of $3.50, OOO, 0OO. Where
did it go?
The National bank returns covering
the period named show that the money
was not absorbed by the New York
City National banks, for they lost $43,-
159, 900 in cold cash between August %
and December 8. It did not go into the
Nationalsbanks outside of New York
for they gained in the period named
but 81, 1920, 900 in cash.
Including the loss ofcash by the New
York banks $50, 900, 900 in cash re-
mains to be accounted for. Who got it?
This 10 a pretty difficult question to
answer, but there is a feeling abroad in
by the Eastern trust companies and
other State banks on the one hand and
by the individual hoarders on the other.
The two classes, it is believed, pocket
cd the vast sum-. and they are reluct-
antly disbursing IL at present.
The question In academic and it will
perhaps never be answered. The Ma
tional banks are coming along finely,
and the task they have had in hand
since October % has been difficult and
heavy, and all agree hat they have
done exceedingly well. Comptroller
OF the currency Ridgely calls attention
to the fact that from October 20 to De-
esa Dor 80, 1907, there have been but Is
suspensions or failures of National
banks. OF these two have resumed,
and several more should do SO in the
very near future. Contrast this, he
says, with the panic oil 1873, when 160
National banks tailed, and of these 81
were neve reopened.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09
NOTICE !

Under and by virtue of a power of
sale given US in a mortgage deed exc
cuted by w. U. Lewis, on the 18th day
of November, 1906, and recorded in the
office ofthe Register of Deeds of Wayne
county, in book No. 81, page 2E6, to Sc
cure the payment of the notes mention
ed in said mortgage deed US, and
default having been made in the pay
ment of said notes when due, we will
sell for cash on Monday b 10th day
of January, 1908, at II o'clock M, to
the highest bidder at the Court House
door in Goldsboro, the land conveyed in
said mortgage deed situated in Brogden
Township, in said county and known
as the William Bass mill seat, adjoin-
ing the lands of Nancy Bass, Thomas
| Hood, David Ho1lomon, and other
containing forty acres more Or less be-
ing the land conveyed to Nathan P.
Brogden by Eliza Porter. administra-
trix, of James A. Porter, deceased, by
deed dated 18th December, 1877, and
recorded in the office Of the Register 81
Deeds of Wayne County.
L. e. Davis,
W. n. Davis,
W. G. Brogden.
n. e. Bregdsn.
This the goth, December, 1897.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09

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Under and by virtue of a power OF sale con-
tanned in a mortgage dated November 162b 1906.
Deeds of Wayne County, North Carolina, in
Book 81, Page 216, made by Charley Grant to
me. I shall, on Monday February End, 1908, at
boro, North Carolina, for cash, sell by public
auction the lands in said mortgage fn1y de-
scribed as follows:
Two certain parcels of land lying in New
Hope township, Wayne county, North Carolina,
acres, more or less, being the land conveyed by
Charley Grant by Ubert NJ, Hinnant and, wife
by deed recorded in book IS, page 523, IN the OF
End tract containing one acre, more or less, be
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said Ubert Hinnant and wife by deed registered
as above in book IS, page 100, to both of which
records reference is here made for further de
scription.''
| NThis January I'd, 1908.
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