Weekly journal-miner., 1909-07-21

When the Journal Miner girls visit Los Angeles on their great sight-see- ing tour,. they will be the guests of the Orpheum Theater at one per, formance. The big attraction of that week will be Edward Days tabloid drama of the track, ''Tha Futurity Winner" in which real race is run and won. This intense play is now running in four foreign countries and is an immense hit everywhere It depicts two scenes in the life of the track; the first is laid in the paddock, where the plot is formulated and the second on the course itself, where the action is carried along to a legitimate conclusion when the right horse wins-Of course. But this merest outline gives only a glimpse of the story, which is true and interesting; the great race, it. self a stage sensation comparable only to the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," is so thrilling and lifelike that it fairly pulls the audience out of the seats in a whirlwind of ap- plause and fascination. The cheer ing crowd on the stage grandstand is not a whit less held spellbOund by the magnificent squirt of the horses, which by means of movable scenery Is made particularly lifelike, and 1t is no unusual thing for every pres ent to be shouting encouragement to the horses as they flee along. For thrill, actuality and wOndrous hold ing power, "The Futurity Winner" has no compeer on the vaudeville stage, and even NIT. Days big work, E'The Roundup is not greater in comparison than is this gem of a playlet. A remarkably fine cast in terprets. it.
 But this is only one of the acts; there are more. For instance there Is James Thornton, one of America s famed humorists and song writers, whose "She May Have Seen Better Days and "My Sweetheart s the Man in the Moon" are part of recent musical history for sweetness and success. Mr. Thornton has writ ten a budget of new songs for this tour, and has added a series of bright sayings and stories, till his act is one of the best monOlogue stunts of the day. There is dignity about it often found lacking, which adds character to it as well.
 The Camille trio are European gro tesque aerObats whose work consider ed from the point of pure merit is not lacking because of it's humorous disguise. The three were formerly known as the Fortune brothers, and were famous clowns in foreign and American circuses. The act is "to laugh of course, but it merits strict to detail as well.
 Gladys Clark and Harry Bergman present EfThe Chauffeur and the Maid,7' but it is really a singing and dancing act, including a number of costume changes.
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 The following letter from Miss Ford is keenly appreciated by the management of the Journal Miner and in return we would state that the young lady deserved by her perse- verance and persistent work every thing that she has won:
 Prescott, Arizona, July 1S, 1909. J. W. Mines, Editor and Manager of
 the Journal Miner
 Dear Sir:
 In acknowledging receipt into our home of the beautiful Grand Prize Auto Piano, I wish to heartily com mend the splendid enterprise of your company which has given to me, the opportunity to work for, and win a prize which will always be a source of pleasure and pride to me.
 AlthO the other prizes awarded me, namely, the suit case and hat, were of lesser value, their quality in every respect is equal to that of my much valued Grand Prize, and I thank you