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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

measure, quick-action plays adapted 70
gravity structures, in which quarter
hourly an audience shall be carried in
gravity cars and boats through a brief
but exciting story of romantic and pic
turesque adventure, with actors sta
toned along the route in fitting scenes,
instead of the beasts and COLLINS that
now leap out 10 scare us. What shall
the plot be, you ask? Now-now-don't
ask me that. You are skilled in dra-
matizing buzz-saws. encompasses. ell
evatOrs and all manner of mechanical
perils, and it should be easy for you to
inal geniuses. l am not joking-not al
together; for there is a fortune m any
device that will make the gravity rail-
way theatrical.
The biggest and the newest of the
gravity constructions that give more
levity than gravity to the riders is a
steeplechase in an assertedly and prob
ably largest steel hOuH in the world
At Coney Island, as elsewhere in Amer
lea, size counts in all games and the
biggest is apt TO win. Have you ever
seen pictures of single-ran, straddle-
car railways? Well, this huge building
in filled with gravity railways with one
rail TO each, and instead of cars, the
vehicles that glide on the single rod are
horses, life size. flowing of names and
tails, and spirited of shape, but wooden
of material. There are six duplicate
courses, running side by side down and
up grades from a high starting plat
form to the finish at the low terminal.
The aspect and feeling of race is
maintained by starting six persons on
six horses abreast on the six tracks.
The boss tells you that the advantage
of the inside course is balanced by
higher gradients on the outside rail,
and so a fair and square chance is Civ
tn; and, actually or imaginarily. the
speed of the horse may be increased by
expert leaning forward and backward
at the right points in the upward and
downward stretches. Anyway, the
winner gets a second ride as a prize.
and / saw a champion jockey stay i'm
the saddle an hour on his original dime
entry. and he was still racing when l
quit.
1t is usual with these gravity shows
to entice spectators on the chance that
a fair proportion of them will take the
ride. One has its greatest point of We
lOcity placed closest TO the space Occu-
pied by lookers-on, so that the yells
of the feminine passengers may call at
t6ntiOn like an equal number of hired
barkers. But the steeplechasers are
men mostly, as women don't care to sit
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to recall any positive originality. Con-
sequently, Carries ''Mary's Lamb" is
weaker than those foOleries of his that
were built up on American racy humOr
The Leander Lamb, who follows Mrs
Mary in mild docility for awhile is a
crushed husband, personated by Carrie
He was born to be a funny fellow, with
legs reaching up To his waist line, so
that when he stands up he splits and
sprawls kimberly two-thirds of his
whole length, and when he sits down
it is on the middle of his back, and he
has learned how TO turn his disqualifi-
cations as a beauty exhibit to theat-
rical account. Until now he has made
up his head and face in one grotesque
way or another; but, reliant on his fun
niness that he can't help, he saves an
hours time and toll in his dressing
room before each performance. AS
Lamb On-stage he looks exactly like
Mr. earle off-stage, with no hair where
il ought to grow on most of his head,
with no painted lines on his face, and
with eyeglasses straddling his nose.
1t may hurt the personal pride of
comedian to need no makeup. but it
saves bother.
Last week 1 described a new frisk
of a play as free of rank TenderlOin
flavor, although its turmoil was about
and around an actress; and here again
in "Mary's Lamb" the wife's rival with
the husband is a stage beauty. Before
l forget it, permit me to write that the
Henrietta Lee who tempts Mr.. Lamb
to gambOl on forbidden grass is the
young woman who lately got a verdict
for $4,000 for salary held back because
she refused TO appear skirtless in
fon ha1
unless Ii was stipulated in the contract
need exhibit herself in a state of inn
mOdesty." Henrietta is skirted to her
heels as the show girl in "Mary's
Lamb" but her deviltry of character is
exposed decOllette, and it is she who
leads Mr.. Lamb to a liaison at an ar
lists studio. where she is found with
him by his wife both in shirt sleeves, -
as she puts it. The outward signs are
that Henrietta has no physical reason
TO abjure tights. She has a song and
dance with earle. in which they declare
her TO be "a modest little model" while
her sleazy robe and ardent behavior
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New York, May 29.--Richard earle is
this weeks asker of attention TO a show
which he places in Broadway for sum-
mer hilarity. He made it by first
shortening a French farce which, long
ago, Augustus Thomas rewrote for Stu
art Robson, and F. c Burnand for Will
liam Hawtrey, and then lengthening it
with verses, tunes, dances. pranks and
jokes of his own.
BY this time" says one of the char
acteTs to another. on meeting him some
years after his marriage, you must
have a thing so high" and he holds
out his hand TO Indicate a young child.
running around the house"
I have" is the reply. Just about
that hish-running around the house
all the while"
boy or grip
Neither hedge"
If you came across that in a comic
column of a newspaper, it would get
no more than brief grin. but spoken
by earle in the right place and way, it
rouses the heartest laughter that is
given To "Mary's Lamb" The come
dian able to put together plays for his
own effectual use is fortunate. He gets
the salary of the leading actor, the roy
alty OF the playwright and much of the
profits of management. The most con-
spicuOus OF such very practical jOkers,
George NJ. Cohan. has one show under
Roadway here, and will start another
by midsummer. Sam Bernard and Lew
Fields have each a frOlic going as
though TO last through the hot weather,
with roles largely original with them
selves. Two Edwards tunemakers, Ju-
liam and Gus, have similar entertain
ments running. Others to count up
thirteen viii he set going in June. 1t
Is a saying of the shoWmen that dur
ing the summer people will go TO the
theatre to exude the sweat of laughers,
but not to drip the tears of weepers.
\
To tell that "Mary's Lamb" is an
American seizure of a French farce is
equivalent TO saying that it has a hus-
band who goes skylarking away from
his home and wife with a sirenic wo-
man. Was ever a French farce written
on another theme than conjugal infidel-
ity? New details are many, but devia-
tions from the subject are so few that
/ twiddle my pen five minutes in vain
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astride OF the wooden stzeds, and are
not permitted TO sit sideways, while
children may not mount at all, as the
sport is dangerous, and TO fall off
means something between a confusion
and fracture. But many of the men
are so dignihed, or so awkward. on the
backs OF the hObby-hOrses that the risk
is lost sight of in the eomieality.
Coney Islands mile square of COM
pacted amusements has no municipal
street lamp in use during the summer
except from 3 o'clock to dawn. The
towers of Luna park and Dreamland.
and the many other tall structures, all
outlined with electric bulbs, the lighted
chute boats, gravity cars and various
aerial circling vehicles giving motion 10
the vast illumination, and a fireworks
exhibition exploding cOlOred rockets
and bombs, make Coney look upon ap-
proach Ike the capital Hades. And
entering it, your eyes are daZZled by,
the electric signboards that skip no
structure. from the biggest spectacular
showhouse TO the smallest sausage
stand
1t is not the scant views of heaven,
but the plentiful revelations of hell,
that make these shows prosperous with
the populace. They are reiigiously or
~
istic doctrines. The usual sequence is
to walk up and down and around about
in dark passages, connecting grOttOes
where lost souls howl in anguish and
tOrturing imps laugh in glee. One pre-
sents Satan holding court to receive
visitors; another hides devils in dark
corners to spring out at you; another
lets you look out through a break IN
the rock on a sea of molten birthstone
with doomed Wretches swimming in it,
and many of the scenic effects are not
crude but highly Elusive. After your
walk underground, usually, you are
lifted in an elevator that really doesn't
rise at all, but jOggles a lot, to thea
tire in which you sit and see some sort
of an allegOrical play of heavens glo-
ries. UnquestiOnably, however, the
drawing element in these shows is hell
ish: as tire five that are new this sum
mer pay less attention To Paradise than
the olders one do, and more to Tophet
Yet what manager believes that a
drama~of similar character would be
liked in a winter theatre? All the ex-
ceIlent and reverent art that was put
into Pilgrims Progress last season..
under the title of "The Christian Pilf'
grim" did not save it from immediate
and absolute failure.
There will be lots of oddities TO de-
scribe when COney gets wide open
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motion; but the uniforms have no sig
nincance then, and are not seen again
x X
Thomas and Burnand cleaned the Par
islam smut in adapting this farce for
America and England Garlic, too, has
seraped off the verbal nastiness. But
he puts some very sensuous things on
view. ~One of his songs tells of his per-
plexity when number one meets num-
Der two" that is to say. when he hasn't
got off with old loves before getting on
with new ones. At the chOfuses, one,
two. three and finally, four of these
loves dance into sight. The fourth hit
the FOUNDERS. on the opening night, so
hard that they stared as though doped
with knockout drops. Her name. Doro-
thy Follis, probably won't be writ in
the records of histrionic fame; she
didn't open her mouth; but as a SEN
tient creature she may we'll be pre-
served on painted canvas and is CHS
eled marble; for Dorothy is a studio
sylph whose clothes enclosed her, but
don't drape her-nO. not to the lightest
puff of a ribbon or f1utter of a scarf.
And the first-nighters would have hung
d prize medal for shape on her but that
it might obscure an inch or two of her
surface.
OdTle DOlueSI cndllenSe 10 ZlesIelu,
however, is made when. after frisking
in the studio with the girl he has come
there to meet, he drOwses in a chair
and dreams that dozen models troop
in. They are wrapped in long nantes
while they sing to him, and at each
verses end the lights are put out,
white cloth screen is lowered and on
that surface the wholly denuded figures
OF the models are Swallowed in sharply
defined silhOuettes. They are cardboard
figures held before a calcium light? No.
They are animate, as their slight quiv-
ers of pose and signs of breathing
prove. Their attitudes are those of
classic statuary, or mural painting: and
l am told that they have not been re-
cruited from the chorus girls, but from
the models employed by New York ar
lists, one of whom selected them and
sketched the poses in which they are
shown.
K x X
To makers of popular plays to catch
the coin l have something to say: This
is confidential, though. and you are not
to tell anybody. | stipulate only that
you shall turn over 10 per cent of your
royalty to the Actors fund. Last Sun
day had the warm, bright air to send
the people TO Coney Island for the first
time this season. Not all the showmen
were ready, and a hundred buildings
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Wen. now, you melodramatists for
the multitude. set to work at short
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
Bills
Being Considered
In Both Houses of the LegisIa-
ture Are Getting Along
Quite Nicely.
Especial Corrcspondencc.)

CHARLESTON, Feb. 1S.-The ed
ucational bills are getting along in
the two houses and their friends are
well pleased at the prospects of the
legislation.
The uniform text book law, a
measure that has been urged by the
best educators for years. has passed
the senate and is now in the house.
The bills relating to diplomas from
the university and normal schools
and the value thereof have passed
both houses and now await the sig
nature of Governor Dawson.
The teachers. salary bill has passed
the house and is at its third reading
in the senate. Two amendments have
have been added which must be con
Cured in by the House or the bill
Will not go through. So many
amendments were offered to the bill
in the senate that even the senate
officials lost track of them. Friday
afternoon it took some time to find
out whether a certain amendment
had ever been voted down or not.
The bill providing for the renewal
OF the first grade certificates at uni
form examinations has passed the
house and is now on its third reading
in the senate.
Three house bills were reported on
by the senate educational committee
this morning. The first relates to the
diplomas of the colored institute Civ
ing them the same value as diplomas
from normal schools. The second
provided for primary certificates for
schools having more than four rooms
Both were reported favorably. a
third bill providing for the c~onsolida-
ton of schools was reported back
without recommendation.
House Bill No. 81, revising the
school laws is pow on its second
reading in the house. 1t includes all
the educational bills. It was made
a special order for 1920 Monday
morning and for the same hour ev-
cry day until disposed Of.
Two more bills referring to the
building of institutes and to county
superintendent are on the table Of
the house. :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
PARTY
Shinnstonians Go to See
Play in Fairmont-Other
News of the Town.

SHINNSTON. Feb. 1S.-Mr. and
Mrs, Joseph Hlgginbotham. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Lawrence e. Hawkins, Misses
swlndler, Edna Smell. Pearl Lowe,
HELEN Randall, Meta Dean and Bon
ME swiger, and Messrs. Robert Fin
layson. Howard Harmer. Luther
Heitsenrether, Harper shinn, John
Wyatt and DR.. A, 7. Post. composed
a theater party that witnessed Com
ing Thro' the Rye at the Grand at
Fairmont last night.
Misses VILLA Lowe entertained a
number Of ladies 1T a - o'clock din
ner Sunday. Covers were laid for
Mrs. John NJ. Knox, Mrs. Henry
Reeder, Misses Lillian Coffman, Ma
mic Kerney, Margaret Snyder, Ella
Goodwin and May Umberger, of
Clarksburg; Mrs. James Knox and
Mrs. Joseph Higinbotham, OF shinn-
ston.
Doris, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. @. NJ, Carder, is seriously
Ill.
Mrs. Cyrus Thompson is at Salem
assisting her mother in disposing of
her household goods. after which
Mrs. Davis viii make her home with
her daughter at shinnston.
w. L. Lowe. of Clarksburg, was q
business visitor here yesterday.
Miss Bonnie Montgomery and Mrs.
James Knox, attended the dance Civ
en- by the Mulberry Street Club at
Clarksburg.
Charles Lucas went to M%oundsville
this morning to attend n meeting Of
the gun club.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
SWEET MELODY O


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Lazy Liver

May be only ! tired liver, or a starved
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
SWEET MELODY FLOUR

Grippe is sweeping the country.
Stop it with Preventics, before it
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LET Us INSURE youR SALARY

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following rates for disability. $500
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month sickness indemnity, all dis
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Cost You only One Dollar per Month.
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State Of Ohio, city Of T0ledO,

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SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
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A meeting of the stockholders Of
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pany will be held at the office Of D.
]. Carter, Lowndes building, Feb. 21,
at z p, m. By. order Of /
ROOFING & CoRNIcE CO.
G. P. SUFFER-, Secretary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
SEVEN CONVERSIONS

There were seven conversions at
the revival meeting held In the
Northview United Brethren church
Monday evening and great enthusi-
asm was manifested by all who at
tended. Thirty went t. the altar for
the prayers Of the church. There
win be meetings all this week and a
cordial invitation is extended to all.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
SWEET MELODY FLOUR

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
SWEET MELODY RouR.

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
WHITE QUALITIES

Thomas c. White has been ap-
pointed administrator Of the estate Of
his deceased wife. giving bond OF
$4,000 and has qualified as guardian
Of his infant children.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18
MISS HIGHLAND QUALITIES

Miss May Highland has qualified as
administrators Of the estate OF her
brother. who recently died, giving
bond Of $500.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18

where are you goin', joey" up
to Smithy's, ON Fourth street, after
some fresh fish. I am tired Of turkey,
beef and chicken"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18

DeWitt's carbolized Witch Hazel
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18

d. N. Ogden. OF the d. NJ. Ogden
Company, is in New York purchasing
spring goods for his store.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-18

PREPARED INSTANTLY. Simply add boil
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aligrOcerS. 7hav0rs. Refuse ali substitutes,
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CONFIDENTIAL LOAN

Loans money On everything. You
nm save money on everything ny
-uying here.
i. SPIRO,
Waldo Building. Fourth Street