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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
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New York, Dec. 25.-(Special)-For
singular stage sights in New York this
week, 1 must take you to the largest
two play houses In the world, the New
Theatre and the Hlppodrome, to see
things in "The School for Scandal" and
"A Trip to Japan First though, 1t
may be as well to tell that some things
long familiar in the Sheridan comedy
are boldly left out because they were
not in when the author directed Its
performances; and at this dramatic
art temple masterpieces are to be pre-
served as written. Therefore, 1.-THE
minutes of useless matter restored at
each end-crescendo and diminunda-
that you never saw acted. But the
minuet that has been danced at Lady
Sneerwelrs afternoon gossip session,
sometimes in trailing evening gowns
is eliminated.
1t is not easy to like the lack of the
semblance OF supper in Charles Sur
faces house. AS Sheridan wrote 1t,
the prof1igate sells the family por-
traits in the library to his uncle. who
pretends to be a money lender. while
the profiigate's cronies gorge and
guzzle in the adjacent dining room,
and their exuberance is shown upon
their casual return to the library. 1t
was not long after Sheridan's time.
though, that stagecraftsmen saw the
entertaining value of the banquet. Les
ter Wallack assembled them at a table,
with Charles Surface presiding over
the revelry. Augustin DAILY kept 1t out
of sight. In Beerbohm Trees great
revival, as I saw II last summer In
London, II was such roysterfest that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Ruth. the four-year-old daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. ]. G. Chisholm, was ia
ken suddenly Ill Thursday and was
rushed to Selma on the night train by
DIR. E. B. Bailey. where an operation
will be performed in a sanitarium of
that city for appendicitis.
DR.. E. c. Goodloe, who was carrfsd
to local infirmary In Selma several
days ago. is reported to be quite a
sick man.
Mr.. Charles Miller was married to
Miss Hattie Charlton at $3.50 o'clock
Thursday afternoon at the residence
of the brides mother. Mrs. Corinne
Charlton. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. ]. A. Cook. pastor OF
the Baptist Church of Demopolis. Mr. j.
and Mrs. Miller will reside in this
city.
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NEWS OF GREENvILLE.
Rutler County Seat Has Prosperous
Holiday Season.

Holiday Season.
c.raerv,Ite. Dec 25.-tSpecial)--
Christmas week and Christmas osy
have been quiet. especially the la.-
ter. From the deposits at the pank,
the trading this year was much better
than II was last year ana thero "@S
more cash in circulation.
This Christmas has been especially
noted for the great many charitiea
that have been conferred upon the
destitute of the town. Not needy,
ncrson or family failed to receive two
and three baskets OF necessities.
The Methodist Sunday Schoo. gave
a Christmas cantata and christmas
tree last night. John Miller repre-
sented Jack Frost and after the can
rata. he distributed the presents that
were hung on two big trees placed
On each. side of the altar. The Epis-
copal Sunday School was the recipient
of a tree also.
Mr.. Gordon Parker. of Tupelo. is
here for a few days with relatives
The Misses Beane. of Montgomery.
are the guests of Miss Mary Wag-
gener.
cry. is the guest Of Mrs. W. Royal.
Mrs. Eva Reynolds and daughter.
Miss Gertrude. Of Highland Home
were here to attend the silver we'd
ding anniversary OF Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Thagard on Thursday night.
Miss Eleanor Herlong and r. Earn
est Herlong are in Vernledge. the
guests of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Heriong are in
Union Springs for few days
Mfr. Warren Thagard, of Eufaula, is
home for a few days.
Nice Hacks for Hire.
II. A. LOveleaa. Phone 24S.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
REALISTIC JOURNALISM
IN 1.-THE FOURTH ESTATE

one NJ the Characterization in THE
Fourth Estate" at Wallack's Tneatre'
New York. that has been quick to
~afn anpreciatfon is that of McHen-
es-v. the night editor of The Advance,
Dlayed. with q fine sense OF UNDER
standing by Robert McWade. Jr MT.
McWade is the shirt-sleeyed, cigar
smoking, callous. news-extracting ex-
ecutive down to the ground, and any
body who has ever seen the inside OF
a Newspaper office acclaims him the
real thing in the part. Joseph Medlll
Patterson and Harriet Ford. who
wrote the play, have given the night
editor some snappily true-to-newspa-
per life lines for example:
s.Delegation Of women been here TO
kick about their garbage not being
removed, ehf Tell 'em to come back
tomorrow with some pictures showing
dead cats and tin cans. Always effec-
tive In stories about the Street Clean
Ing Department
sDo YOU know, think II this pa
per'd cut loose ana print, say. GO per
cent OF the truth Instead OF about 30.
tt'd make money"
aGodl The white House is dead since
Teddy left"
s.If we could print what we throw
away and throw away what we print.
we might have the germ of news
paper"
ssWhat's this item in the Art News
another spinach exhibition? Kill it.
these fellows have got to learn to adj
yertise, like another shows"
whats this-cierk embezzled $500
to play the ponies? Thow the quill
into it. We're against gambling
PETTY gambling"
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cause she believes he is the father of
her babe. Isn't that neat and nice?
st. Elmo Again.
We are barking back to clean old
American romance with "St. Elmo"
in new version by Willard HolcomD
with Vaughan Chaser for its southern
hero: and we are giving heed to
Booth Tarkington's Cameo Kirby
with Dustin Farnum for its western
bravo; but both these plays have made
the rounds of the big cities. and so
for something you cant have heard
of Pll. tell you about Ewes Revenge
because, like "Daken's Daughter"
It sets up mother and daughter In
a fight for a man. In this play. how
ever. they are actual parent and on
spring. The mother goes sleuthing
on her daughters trail to find her with
a masher whom ANNA
has set her own heart on
Now, this was originally farce in
Paris, where / saw II last summer
and with that for a French cue, oan't
you guess the upshot? The man took
both mother and daughter. The auoi-
ence at the Palais Royal didn't hincn
at that. 1 come across the same plot
in a burlesque company's play this
toned for even that grade of American
diversion. The title Is Mammals
Mash" The daughter is niece who
bedeyils a rounder with her dance
in the new fashionably favored nudity
of the Misses Duncan. Fuller and 81.
Denis. The mother is an aunt long
retired from the ballet and now gro
tesque. Aunty SHES her hat into the
arena-along with most of her raj
ment-and there III challenge dance
like the barn-door Irish JIG IN ihe
Shaughran"-but dinerent. was ~ ~
accident. or a trick? The aunt had
hastily pasted lace and ribbons on
come hare spots. Those decorations
fell off, leaving their patterns in ma.
tural flesh color on the otherwise
false complexion of her back. Tht
people thought that was the funnies
thing in the show.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
MAJESTIC THEATRE

Tn keeping with the times the Ma
Nestle Theatre will Offer 10 its patrons
next week q program OF excel
lence. The management having In
mind that the theatre-going public
consider the theatre as part OF the
enjoyment OF the holiday timns, nave
arranged q bill that holds forth prom
Use.
The Majestic will offer q bill Of seven
selected acts that have been brought
from the larger cities.
Nine. Batholdi's Cockatoos will be
the feature act of the bill. This act Is
extraordinary and II is wonderful now
clever these feathered performers are.
One Of the features Of this act Is that
wires are strung around the auolto,ium
and these birds ride bicycles upon these
wires. This Is only one Of the many
tricks that these birds do.
Another act of more than ordinary
merit Is that of Gertrude Fitz Hugh
Lee, who will present for the nrss
time In this city her new comedy play
let entitled the Gold Cure" which
has made Eatsern cities laugh.
Norton and Russell. portean artists
are also on the bill. This team Is
made up Of man and woman who
portrays a number OF distinct charac-
ters ana in quicker time than 1t takes
TO write about them. The Dago and
the Monk" which is the concluding
number. is made in full view Of the
audience.
George Peizer and Charlie Whyte
both possess fine voices and in addition
10 this both are legitimate actors. They
have been a big hit through the en-
tire country.
Horace Mann and Caddie Franks Of
Ter q travesty which Is side-splitting.
One portrays the character OF Lon
don coster boy. and the other New
York tough girl. Mr.. Franks whist
ling is also an addition to the act.
The Murdo's. combined acrobatic
and dog act. will in particular please
the women and children. They DO q
number of balancing acts. besides IN
GLIDING the rolling globe.
The musical Stipps stand alone. Their
speciality is the xlophone, and they are
certainly experts. and although they
make a speciality OF this instrument
they are at home with several others
The performance will conclude with
the usual motion pictures. There
will be the usual matinees daily al y
D. M, especially for women and chill
dren and the usual evening performanc
Mt sac o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Wholesale Grocery Company Changes
Hands.

Wholesale Grocery Company Changes
Hands.
Demopolis. Dec. 24-(Special.) 1.-The
National Grocery Company. with L e.
Mayer, president: J. c. Webb, Sr, Woe
president: and H. B. Pake. secretary
and treasurer, will commence busi-
ness on the first of the new year. This
concern succeeds the Southern Gro
Gerry Company, of this city. and will
he one of the largest wholesale houses
in the state. W. S. Prout. president Of
the Robertson Banking Company:
Hon. ]. B. Meriwether. ex-Mayor Of
the City OF Demopolis, and president
OF the CITY Bank and Trust Company:
J. T.. Mark. of the Marx Banking
Company. are among the directors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
st fheGheotrea

viii be seen on tour in the shubert
theatres.
Harry conor win continue with "The
Blue Mouse" contrary to reports that
he would be seen with King of
cadonia."
On Christmas the Shuberts will pro-
duce no less than four new plays.
Among them Will be Dick whiting
ton"
Marie Dressler. In TITLES Night
mare" Is slated for an early appear
ance at the Great Northern Theatre.
Chicago.
Jobyna Rowland. recently with
The Golden Widow" will be seen in
the support Of Lulu Chaser in ''one of
the Boys"
Maxine Eliiotts New York appear
ance win be made this season at
Days Theatre.
One Of the early musical plays to
be produced by the shuberts will be
Dear Little Denmark" which is now
running at the Prince Of Wales Tae-
atre, London.
1
BY reason of certain important
changes having been made In the cast
in support of Grace Ellison. appearing
In "Jacqueline," and In order that the
! new members Of the company might
| be easy in their parts,nMr. Harris has
| deferred the opening OF this attraction
| in New York until later date.
|
| This is one OF the wise sayings from
/ aPQnaInna.v q ma In
with pretty woman he falls out of 1t.
But II he falls in love with plain one
he'll be in love with her all his life. .
| A Philadelphia newspaper writing a
| complimentary notice Of Miss Izetta
| Jewell, Otis SINNERS leading lady in
your Humble Servant" gives voice to
| this sentiment, thus clothed: 1T is
hard to keep we Phiiadelphians down.
| Is grammar dead In Philadelphia or
| only sleeping.
| Miss Billie Burke requests a general
announcement Of the fact that she was
/ not christened Billie" although that
Is now her name. Her parents baptized
her Ethelberta, but as little child she
| was nicknamed Billie" after her fa-
ther, william Burke. the comedian.
| The nickname stuck so she accepted 1t /.
L
James X. Hackett thinks football is
| too good a game TO go. He believes
| that 1t can be saved by reforming out
| OF 1t the mass plays IL the work OF re-
! formation is done without delay ana
without disingenuousness on the part
! of the reformers. Mr.. Hackett was
| captain of his college team while an
/ undergraduate. and has always taken
| q keep interest In the game.
I
! When Charles Frohman returns from
| Atlantic City. where he is supervising
| the production of William Golfers new
play, "A Lucky STAR he will immedi-
ateIy start in upon the last batch of
his American productions for the pres
! emit season This will include the pro-
sentation Of Miss Ethel Barrymore In
| Pfnero's Mid Channel" THE Scandal"
'"The Brass Bottle" Miss Billie Burke
| In Mrs. Dot" and Sir Charles Wynd-
| ham and Miss Mary Moore In repertry.
After this, MFR. Frohman will sail for
England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
NABORs-pAVIs

Greensboro Couple Surprises Their
Friends.
Greensboro, Dec. 25.--(Special.)- Ira
Nabors and Miss 5aliie Davis were
married here this morning at the resi-
dence Of Probate Judge w. c. Christian,
Rev. e. A. Dannelly officiating.
This marriage was a great surprise
to the many friends of both parties. Mr.
Majors is q highly respected citizen,
and is treasurer of the Greensboro
Mercantile Company. His bride has
many friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
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and Hill, Lewis 80, Murray Hill Club,
Cascade, 1. w. Harper and Others
Send as your order now.
1. Brickman & Co., Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

for dancing girls. But the heroine
has been Kidnapped away to a cave
under the lake. Ten Jap knights in
armor go to her rescue by the direct
but no-air line through the water.
OF how little account are men in
stage fiction as compared with the sex
that has to bring suits for divorce
and alimony to get fair show in
actual life. The twelve knights dis
appear in the lake and It passes
for curious thing. but the
twelve girls rouse a commotion from
the first dip of their toes in the water.
Are they afraid? Is one dismayed? i
fancied that the end OF the second row
went limp with a SILVER for an In
slant; for the tank water may be
chilly In winter; but she stiRens up
to match the others In her row with
a smile and IA jaunty' swagger. Two
steps and she is in the water knee
deep; two more cover her to the hips,
and now she is submerged to the
neck. With a saucy shake and duck
of her head, she goes out of sight.
How is 1T done? can't tell you.
further than that, with the disappear
ing jerks of the dozen heads, they are
Joined to air chambers of some sort.
thus transforming the Amazons into
safely QUILTED divers. 1t is a re-
markable sight, anyway.
After the initial performance of
Mrs. Dakon," modern drama by
Kate Jordan, the novelist, its title was
changed to "Dakens Daughter" That
indicates the story. The daughter is
not visible in the first act. Her
Eighty selfish amorous young step
mother presents herself at a bachelors
rooms. tells him she has run away
from her western husband, because he
can't give her the gaiety she bankers
for, and asks this affuent friend of
her spopse-once her girlhood's sutton
to make her paramour in Infamous
luxury. He repulses her; and present.
ly a telegram tells her of the suicide
of the bereaved man. The situation
Is tense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

After five successive failures this
season, the Bijou Theatre now houses
a success In "The Lottery Man" This
play is the first shubert production tc
be seen at the Bijou.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

A good fellow" is usually the one
who dies poor and whose widow dis
covers that his life insurance policy
had been allowed to lapse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

The enormous success that has at
tended the performances of The Mig
ger" at the New Theatre doubtless has
given rise to a report that the play
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Mis-. TSllaferro for south

Miss Mabel Taliaferro's engage
nient in the Harrington Wilson play
aSpringtimes' at the Liberty Theatre.
will terminate In two weeks. The
farewell performances will be given
on Christmas Day. which will mark
the hundredth time of "Eprfngtime" In
New York The first half Of the fol-
lowing week will be given over to
preparations and rehearsals Of lingo
mar" in which Miss Taliaferro will
appear as "Parthenia" at special
performance on Thursday afternoon.
December 80, for the benefit of the
Lincoln Memorial Hall. Miss Talia-
ferro will inaugurate her tour OF
'.Springtime" at Hartford on New
Years eye. The itinerary will en-
brace a week in New England, after
which engagements viii be played In
Buffalo, Washington, Baltimore. Chi
cago, st. Louis and the larger cities
of the South.
Gam BERNARD HAS
FOIL FOR PASS FIENDS.
Sam Bernard has a new method of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

If the hotel grub Is bad, the wise
drummer calls for ham and eggs; IL
the coffee IL poor he hits up the milk
failing which there Is always water.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

o,r 100 per cent. Rye, Corn and Gin
n.r gallon i'm glass, $500. Express
paid. x....,.- xrfa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

YOUR MONEYS WORTH
by sending your order TO us for xmna.
l. BRICkMAN q Co,
PensacoIR, Ella.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

With better technique, terseness of
wording and alacrity of action, Miss
Jordan's drama would more engross-
ingly expose her well-observed and
well-constrasted group of characters
and the plausible situation through
which she develops them. If. as seems
likely, she intended the step-mother
to monopolize the auditorial interest,
she blundered. Mrs. Daken's selfish
ness and lack of depth make her al
most villainous when opposed to the
maideniy charm and honorable bravery
of the girl. And the dramatists's mis-
take was emphasized by the acting.
The longer role was played with art
ifice without art. and rant without
meaning; whereas the daughters part
introduced an actress of startling in
telligence and skill in a LaWette Tay-
lor, a reminder of Margaret Anglin.
It Is hard to guess how far we will
go before a revulsion in putting wick
ed wedlock on the stage. Manifestly,
the original intention in "Daken's
Daughter was to present vicious
mother and her virtuous daughter as
contestants for the man In marriage;
but the public was not thought to be
quite yet In a receptive mood for
such q layout in a play; so the rivals
were taken out of consanguinity
You needn't doubt though. that there
are playwrights and players to do
anything that the public will accept
n know of a drama that several man
ayers are hating at in manuscript.
They lack the courage, not the con-
science. to set 1t out on the stage. 1t
is an argument that free love ought to
dominate matrimony.
To make up a plausible case as
a wife is lovely her paramour is
admirable and her husband is re-
pulsive. That Characterization is
counted on to enlist sympathy for
forbidden love and against conven-
tional wedlock. That's mere pre-
liminary. though. for the play relates
mainly to the wild jealousy Of the
paramount because he suspects that the
wife, at the birth OF a child. has a
revival Of love for her husband be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

The man who always carries chit
on his shoulder generally gets his
head knocked of.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
Two women--One Man.

eight years later-shows the intense
love of Mrs. Daken and her step
daughter for each other. and their
rivalry for the bachelor friend of the
dead man. The girl doesn't know,
however, that in agreeing to marry
him she is interfering with her ia
theirs suicide. He has held away
from the widows advances, yet has
supported her and her step-daughter.
When the girl discovers the truth,
she insists upon a repayment of the
money. But Mrs. Daken win not suf-
fer the deprivation such course
would bring. The play is practically
a battle between step-mother and
step-daughter for one man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

handling pass iends. He has had per-
sonai cards printed, in the upper left
hand corner OF which Is written:
pass two, Wednesday matinee"
When a request comes to the Gomez
dian he encloses one of the cards and
then chuckles to himself; for Mr.. Ber-
nard never plays a Wednesday matt
nee.
PHILOsOPHIC REFLECTIONS
OF 'THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN
By hob Blake.
The value Of health is never so ap-
parent until one becomes i'll.
War Is hell, and so is waking up at
10 a. m. with dark brown taste after
be had.
Many a drummer know would sell
big account IL he only knew when
to quit talking.
The rapidity with which one can
procure a divorce depends entirely up
on how much money you have.
Kicking at railroads for poor SER
vices does you as much good as yell
ing at deaf man to get out OF the
way of an automobile.
For an outsider to pick the winner
of a professional wrestling match is
as foolhardy a proposition as bending
steel rod oyer your finger.
KID gloves and walking stick are
useless to man driving an OK team.
Many man begins where he ought
to finish. and then wonders why he
never accomplishes anything.
college education is a good asset,
but practical experience pays better
dividends.
Small pitchers have large ears so be
careful what you say in the presence
of children.
1t is a fool who flies in airships.
even though the walking is bad.
The man who always carries chip
on his shoulder generally gets his
head knocked of.
A good fellow" is usually the one
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

1t IL a fool who flies in airships
even though the walking is bad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Small pitchers have large ears. SO be
careful what you say in the presence
of children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

A college education is a good asset,
but tpractical experience pays better
dividends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
NEWS OF DEMOPOLIs.

Nice Hacks for Hire.
II. A. LOveless. Phone 245.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Many man begins where he ought
to finish. and then wonders why he
never accomplishes anything.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

cause she believes he is the father OF
her babe. Isn't that neat and nice?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Sam Bernard has new method o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Kid gloves and q walking stick are
useless to man driving an OK team.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

Miss Billie Burke requests a general
announcement Of the fact that she was
not christened billie" although that
Is now her name. Her parents baptized
her Ethelberta. but as little child she
was nicknamed Billie" after her ia
ther, william Burke. the comedian.
The nickname stuck so she accepted 1t /.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

GAM BERNARD HAS
FOIL FOR PASS FIENDs,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
END OF CAMPAIGN SHOWS
 DEFEAT FOR AMENDMENT

son county in refusing to let old Con who are qualified, register as the con stitution permits. This is a violation of the very spirit of the constitution Itself. because when it was adopted its framers pledged the people of Alabama that 1t would disfranchise no white man. The course they are pursuing violates the very principle which they claim they are fighting for. I am in deed sorry to see white men become so incorporate while advocating tenn perance. This will only initiate against them and will add votes to our side.
 "Tn view of these facts it Is with confidence reiterate that the doom of the amendment has already 0been sealed. I have endeavored to conduct and direct this campaign with malice toward none and good will for all. l trust that on the day of the election the voters of Alabama, on both sides will so conduct themselves as that all asperities and animosities which may have been engendered will be wiped out. thereby enabling every citizen who loves his state to shake hands with every other citizen, no matter what his preference may have been N the election"