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The Democratic advocate., 1908-02-28

I'm the Circuit Court for Carroll
l. County, Sitting as a Court of
Equity.
NO. 4341 EQUITY.
Ephraim Franklin Tracy and Lillian W..
Rinehart, infants, by Carrie b. Rinehart,
their next friend. VS.. Carrie E. Waniz and
James Pearre Wantz, administrator with
the will annexed of Caroline Rinehart, de-
ceased.
Ordered. this 14th day of February. 1908,
by the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
sitting as Court of Equity, that the sale of
the property mentioned in the proceedings
made and reported by James Pearre Wantz,
Trustee. under an order of this Court to make
said sale, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the 18th day of March, next; provided
a copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in Carroll County once
in each OF three successive weeks before the
9th day of March, next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$650.0O.
DAVID P. SMELSER, Clerk.
True Copy,-Test:
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Goods, Nuts, Candies, Raisins,
Curranfs and Cifron.
HAMMOND Bros.
HOODS MILL, MD. d13 1t
PUBLIC SALE

Having rented my farm l will sell at public
sale, on the premises where | now reside, 3!
miles from Westminster, on the Bachman' S
Valley road on
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pollard's Little People

a. Fl. Pollard. the manager OF the
Lllllputian opera company at the Ameri-
can theater, is the happy papa" of
40 Juvenile actors and actresses who
are looked upon by him as one large
Iamily. and he says they are not nearly
SO much trouble as grownup profess
sional stage favorites on the hunt for
ADVANCE money, not to speak of the
squabbles over star dressing rooms
and other petty annoyances that. usu-
ally fall to managers lot to endure.
1he company has been in existence
continuously since 1879" says Mr.. Pol
lard, when 1t was formed by my
rather, j. j. Pollard. Our family was
at that time a large one and my father
conceived the idea of giving children's
muslcal entertainments in which only
Po1lards should participate. The plan
proved success. was elaborated. more
pretentious works were attempted, the
company was increased in numbers and
the Pollard opera company was a fact
1T is technically and actually an edu-
cational institution. The children are
trained, of course, with a special view
or giving them proficiency in music
and acting, but the studies of a COM
mon school education are not neglected.
Wnen a child joins the company a con-
tract is signed with the parents or
guardians by which we agree to edu-
cate the child, and we do it. A school
master travels with the company and
the children attend classes every morn
ing
THE youngsters are a happy lot and
are quite contented. They are first
trained in our headquarters at Mel
bourne, Australia, and then graduated
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ten commandments. The Fourth
Commandment is drama. In 1t the
pith which have taken for my sketch
is elaborated into play of five acts.
Ludwig Anzengruber is the author, and
the play is not less than fifty years
old That disposes of the charges of
plagiarism made against me by admirers
of David Warfield's beautiful piece.
Incidentally ! may say that The Fifth
Commandment has no stronger ad-
mirers in the world than David Be-
laseo and David Warfield.
When a person goes TO see War
field in The Music Master he begins
TO weep at the box office. He knows
the kind Of play he is going to wit
ness and he is willing to lend his heart
to the performance. Every art that
Belasco can bring to his scenic effects
lends realism and charm to the illusion
and, the lines. Lights. scenery, atmos-
phere combine with Warfield's genius
in the attack on your tear ducts. This
for three hours should get the most
finty hearted Of wretches to weep just
little bit: and do not understand me
to disparage the genius of Warfeld
who is a master artist. But in vaude-
vile with my sketch l have to get at
the heart inside of "a minutes. No
more time is allowed me; so when
wrote my sketch I aimed at directness
and naturalism. There is no ranting
nor stress; only a human soul is barred
for few minutes. as in the scene when
the old man tells his son in law, My
daughter died the day the child was
born Mind you, that event is passed
over by the wretchedness of 1S years,
during which time the husband has
sunk from the winner of the prize of
Rome to a singer on street corners
First there is the shock to this re-
awakening man Of the death OF his
wife, who was his anchor and his only
JOY. His hands tremble; he does not
shout his grief; but he trembles and
totters at the blow like strong tree
shaken by an angry wind Still he
says nothing. Suddenly a truth be-
gins TO dawn on him. That flower of a
girl, the innocent maiden who a mo-
ment before went upstairs to her room
that must be his daughter Then the
conviction that she is brings a CLEAN
of hope into his life. Despair follows
quickly, for he would not make her un-
happy with the knowledge of what her
father had become. Then comes re-
sentment-re at the injury
wrought by the stern old man who is
facing him and who had separated him
from his wife. He reproaches the old
man, guising his denunciation a. the
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into the company, where they remain
until they are past IS. OF course the
personnel is constantly changing as the
youngsters grow up. These graduates,
IL they continue on the stage, usually
develop into actors OF prominence
Many or the best known light opera
singers in Australia have come from
the ranks of our children.
During the 80 years of its existence
the company has Travelled thousands OF
miles to play long enga gements in
China, Japan. the Philippines, South
Africa, Java, New England. Honolulu
and the United States. This is our
fifth visit to this country.
The present aggregation is letter
perfect in eight different operas and
the children range in years from to
16. Their minds being young and plas-
tic, they learn their roles readily and
remember a large number of parts
without difficulty.
II am amused when 1 think of our
first foreign tour 1t was in 1880 and
the parents were strongly opposed to
allowing their children to go so far
away, as they were fearful that some-
thing might befalI their little ones. 1t
was all right when they were playing
on Australian soil. but they didn't look
with favor upon the invasion of dis
tant countries. However, as We have
lost but one child out of the hundreds
that have served in the company Aus
tralian mothers are willing TO let their
little ones venture to distant shores.
The company also has rule that helps
to satisfy the parents. Every child is
compelled to write letter home every
Sunday. That is a commandment with
the organization"
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American

The revival of ''F1orodora" this aft
ernoon at the American theater by
the Pollard Lilliputian opera company
promises 20 be rare treat for local
theater goers who have aha6 the pleas
ure of Witnessing these clever juvenile
artists during the past week in Angus
tin Daly's musical comedy, The Run
away Girl" The tuneful and pictur-
eque play dealing with the mysterious
Island OF perfume will be staged in
elaborate style by the Pollards and
every youngster will be suitably cast.
New scenery has been specially lRint-
ed and appropriate costumes have been
made to Mt the youthful players
The laughabIe role OF Tweedlepunch
will pe in the hands of Teddy McNa-
mara, who as the jockey in The Run
away Girl has been such hit. Ivy
Pollard will be Lady Hollywood; Olive
Moore. Consuela Belmont; Eileen Per-
kins as Angela Gilfain. Freddy Heintz
as Cyrus Gilfain. and the rest of the ca
pable youngsters in the company will
be appropriately fitted in their re-
spective roles
"FlOrodora" will be the bill all this
week, which will be the last OF the
engagement In addition to the regu-
lar matinees. Saturday and Sunday,
there will be an extra one Wednesday.
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Wigwarn

WIgWam
Robert FitzSimmOns Will make his
last appearance at the Wigwam theater
tonight. Commencing with Mondays
matinee the we'll known comedian.
Walter Perkins. and clever little
company will present The Man From
Macy's- Golden and Hughes come
with an excellent reputation black
face comedy men and the great Flor
ence troup of acrObats will also ap-
pear. Katherine Nugent. who was
Miss Virgins In The College Widow
Will offer singing and comedy act,
and the trolley car trio will do some
comedy acrobatic stunts MaUde Sut-
ton and company will present Gin
derella'
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relations with the Pacheco play had
dissolved with the fortunes OF the en-
terprise ] joined with Marie Tempest
and played leading barytone in De
Koven's The Fencing Master and
Algerian
This is how happened to leave the
drama for light opera: 1t was while
we were playing Nothing but Money
in this city. 1 was one of the many
to volunteer my services at the reg
ular hreman's benefit at the old Bald
win theater. Lillian Russell, 1 re-
member, was also on that bill. T. NJ.
Hill, then manager of Marie Tempest,
heard me sing and engaged me- OF
course I had studied music and vocal
culture. But 1 never wanted to be
considered singer; IL had not occurred
10 me that vocalizing was my strongest
accomplishment, SO when 1 returned
east / was willing to resign my claims
to fame as a singer in order to take a
part in company being organized in
Boston by erratic John Stetson TO play
Led Astray. 1t was an all star cast.
There were besides myself. Carrie Tur-
ner, Robert billiard and others well
known in theatricals in the company.
played George Delesparre. After
that I was leading barytone at the
Casino: then I was in a similar ca
pacity for Klaw and Erlanger in their
musical productions and later was
with the Augustin Daily musical plays.
Those three engagements cover over
a decade and ip that time I have played
with all the great prima donnas in
American light opera. 1 was at the
Casino six years and with Klaw and
Erlanger four years. My last expert
ence in this line of work was in Victor
Herbert's best piece, Tt Happened in
Nordland. 1 was DR.. Blotz and broke
Into the serenities of Broadway with
the song Before You Take 1t, Shake
It. The piece had a tremendous vogue
That was two years ago. For two years
prior to that / had been schening my
way cut OF comic opera.
The play I selected and adopted has
been called an imitation of The Music
Master which is very absurd to say
Though 1t Is not original with me- The
Fifth Commandment is by no means
modelled on The Music Master There
are obvious points of similarity be-
tween them The Fifth Commandment
is taken from an old Austrian play.
written when the authors OF The
Music Master were babes in arms. or
not yet born. In Germany the play is
called The Fourth Commandment on
account of the different way the Ger
man Catholics have OF numbering the
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Alcazar

Genuine heart interest and legitimate
comedy are the dominant appeals OF
Lovers Lane" the Clyde Fitch play
of New England rural life. which is
to be staged for a weeks run tomor-
row evening at the Alcazar theater. The
play introduces a down east commu-
nifty which clings to the customs OF
Puritan ancestry. The play is built
on the difficulties arising when a new
person with new ideas OF Christianity
arrives In town.
One of the funniest incidents of the
play Is furnished by the horror con-
veyed to the ladies of the church when
they learn that an "olde folkes'' con-
cert is to be given in the church. The
posters OF the concert appear next those
advertising the arrival OF a New York
burlesque company and the offended
sisters plaster white paper over the
Objectionable portions OF the bur-
lesquers' bills.
Bertram Lytell will play the minister;
Effle Bond, the tomboy; Marion Barney
will appear as the girl who comes to
the parson to be married to another
and who marries him instead The
scenic and costuming features OF the
production will be fully up to the high
standard Of AIcazar presentations.
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ago; but the fact that he is no longer
. leading barytone" IN musical comedy
OF light opera is the pertinent circum-
stance. He told me he had worked for
two long years at his little sketch,
The Fifth Commandment" with al
ways the goal in view-reiease from
comic opera.
sympathies of adult intelligence in a
comic opera roller Is there anything
touching human experience In the ad-
ventures Of any Of the lyrical heroes
OF light opera? AS this form OF enter
tainment grew. or degenerated. / OBJ
served that the shew girl supplanted
the singer. shape succeeded plot and
vocalists chief employment grew out
OF the necessity TO keep the show
going and the curtain I'D while the
chorus changed its -raiment. And so
was pulled out on the stage 20 sing
while the girls put on more--or I
should say, other-ciothes. The Mika-
DO 'Erminie.' Mascot and other works
OF that class were leading popular
taste IN music. into legitimate chan
nels. but the show girl blocked the
progress and OPERAS with real music
and a coherent plot are not popular
They do not AFFORD the requisite num-
Der Of opportunities for the chorus
8iF4S 70 cnange their clotnesf their plot
gets in the way. The elements of the
appeal OF real light opera, now de-
fnnct. were based on about these pro-
portions: one-third music, one-third
acting and one-third spectacle. The
spectacle is now the entire thing and
musical comedy succeeds IN proportion
70 the number and beauty OF its women
and the elegance OF its costuming
Steger should know something of the
development OF the musical comedy
madness, for he has been-well, here
is in brief his history:
He was born an Austrian and comes
Of aristocratic family. Fourteen years
ago he made his professional debut in
this very city at StockwelTs theater in
Nothing But Money" by Mrs, Pacheco.
Before we were done with the play"
he said, ~it was nothing but debts,
which lsmentable finish could not be
attributed 10 the company presenting
the comedy for in the cast were Louis
Mann, Robert Edeson, Harry and Edgar
Davenport. sons Of the great Z. +.
Davenport: William Norris, Clara Lip
man and Ellen Burg. The former mar
Tied Louis Mann and Miss Burg mar
ried Bob Edeson. The company.s man.
ager was George w Lederer and Kirk
La Ehene was advance pan. After my
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of Fritx Sommer, who becomes in
volved In an affair with married
woman and later. while this liaison is
still existent falls in love with a
young girl, Christine Wsiring. From
both he keeps the knowledge OF his
.'other" affair. but the husband learns
and a duel is fought Sommer Is
killed. Christine learns then for the
first time OF the faithlessness OF the
man she had loved and the plays end
ing cannot be described; it must be
seen.
As Christine. Miss Grey has what
critics claim is her finest role and has
made a success on the English stage
quite as great as that achieved by the
German actress, Agnes Sorna, who ap-
peared In the European presentation
The Reckoning" will be preceded by
Augustin Days curtain raiser. The
Van Dyck" Saturday matinees are the
only afternoon performances at the
Novelty during Miss Grey's engage
meQt.
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Notes Of the Theoter
AT Home and Abroad

Helen Bertram is singing in Los An
geles at the Orpheum.
No Sunday performances are being
given at the Van Ness theater.
Marie Booth Russell is Robert Man.
tells leading woman this season
MY Wife" Is still being played in
London after long and brilliant sea-
son.
Henrietta Crosman will open her sea-
son next fall in New York In The
Country Girl"
London does not understand Way
Down East and nothing but the storm
scene is praised by the critics Neither
does London care for AIDES College
Widow
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Princess

The enormous success achieved by
Edwin Stevens as Wang in the classic
comic opera of>fhat name at the Prin-
cess theater in the face OF the many
and great counter attractions in the
city is a circumstance OF which the
management OF the local home of light
opera feels Justly proud. II demon
strates the fact that the reason why so
many comic opera revivals are failures
is because a capable company. sue
eessful star and an elaborate scenic
setting are not given them.
While chief praise goes to the star.
Edwin Stevens. the supporting company
is OF such excellence as TO command
attention Arthur Cunningham, Cecilia
Rhoda, Sarah Edwards. Harold Crane.
Zoe Barnett, George 3. Field and others
of the principals combine their talents
in perfect ensemble and make indf-
yiduai hits
On account of the patronage accorded
the play 1t has been decided by the
management TO continue Wang" for
another week The advance demand for
seats more than justihes this. but this
week will positively be the last. The
Yankee Doodle Girls" with Stevens as
star comedian, will follow.
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statements of a friend of the man he
once knew. and who he says is dead.
Stung by the truth of the accusations,
the grandfather commands him to
leave the room and demands to know
by what right he speaks. Then the
singer tells him who he is and leaves
the room. His voice is heard singing
the music which had charmed his
daughter, and you wonder if he is go-
ing out into the streets again.
Il tell you," said Steger, when
listen to the applause this simple act
wins, am proud, Indeed, and when you
remember that I have but "a minutes
to work In that i may follow trained
animal number. or a monologue, or a
coon turn, you will ralize that the
play must be very direct and that the
points must be as luminous as the spot
light"
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Attractions af. the
Local Piayhouses

I Fleet week offerings at the local the
aters are fittingly excellent in many
instances. The Van Ness with John
Drew and Miss Billie Burke is certain
to interest visitors and all lovers of
fine, high class comedy-aristocratic
comedy. Katherine Grey. whose sue
cess at the. Novelty is growing with
every performance, Will be seen in
new play OF which report speaks higa-
ly. Her company is one of the best
that has ever visited this city and the
star is said TO have role in The
Reckoning" which gives her talents
full scope and expression. She should
get her share of a big weeks business
The juvenile singers in "Florodora' at
the American and Wang at the Prin-
cess, with Edwin Stevens starring. pro-
vide a festival variety of entertain
ment, and the Alcazar. Central, Or
pheum and other local playhouses have
provided new attractions for the seven
days and nights to come. What the
theatrical managerial opinions of these
attractions are, may be seen from the
following:
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Van Ness

| OF the many plays in which John
Drew has been seen in San Francisco
none has given the general approval
accorded to My Wife," now being Of
fered at the Van Ness theater. AL
ready a big demand is being made to
see the genteel comedy during this. the
second and last week of its run. Fash
| ionable audiences have tested the ca
pacity of the theater every night during
last week, interested in the plays fas-
cinating story and charmed with the
art of John Drew and the excellence
of his supporting company of artists.
1t is one of the most interesting and
delightful parts in which the great
American actor has ever appeared.
Miss Billie Burke, the young, beauti-
full and gifted leading woman, has
made a tremendous hit. second only TO
that scored by the star. Ferdinand
Gottschalk is also splendid in his light
comedy role. Dorothy Tenant and
others capable of heading less capable
companies shine In the roles of the
lesser lights. There will be matinees
next Wednesday and Saturday, but
there will be no Sunday night perform
anceS.
Robert Mantell will follow John Drew
at the Van Ness, beginning his local
engagement Monday evening, May 1S.
He will play king Lear Macbeth =
"Othello.'' The Merchant of Venice"
King Richard III' and Hamlet"
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Central

The White Squadron" will slip It's
moorings at the Central with the per-
formances this afternoon and evening
Tomorrow evening shenandoah viii
be the feature for the week. In pur-
suing the policy OF presenting ths
highest class OF patriotic plays during
the presence OF the feet Manager How
ell Is catering to the publie's wishes
The coming OF the battleships and
the lighting men has reused great en-
thusiasm in the hearts OF the Central
players, who are putting their hearts
as well as their brains into the prep
aration Of the great American play.
In all the annals OF war drama no play
has ever been written which arouses
the patriotic thrills OF Americans as
does this work OF Bronson Howard. In
which he surrounds the episode OF Sher-
idan's famous ride with an interesting
plot Of love and duty.
A magnificent setting OF the play is
promised and the regular east OF Cen
trail favorites will De augmented for the
production An immense business "a
certain as the result OF the CentraFS
managerial enterprise and compliment
to the feet and other visitors to the
city.