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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
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"Seven Days

"Seven Days"
 They met for, dinner and bridge They were of New York's smart set and had got up a consolation party for their host, whose wife had obtained a separation, a course she afterwards bitterly repented. finding her affection outweighed his fat. which had caused the trouble Besides the guests there were others in the house, unbidden and unexpected, which added to ensuing chaos. Under the same roof were the members of the dinner party, the divorced wife, girl who had con- scented to pass as a wife for an hour so the mans income wouldn't be cut off, an aunt who gave him the allowance that she would have discontinued had she known of his divorce, and burglar who having broken in couldn't break out Also, in the basement, was policeman, come tok-cals sonss tbe-scook.i The ghost was later. All were quarantined, and none .iceuld escape. Servants had fled and there was nobody who could cook, which fnattered less as there was noth- ing to cook. Bewilderments and com plicatons grew at every moment for a week until the quarantine was raised. That week, the funniest in all time, is Seven Days,Y the comedy by Mary Rob erts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood that Messrs Wagenhals & Kemper will pre- sent at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow night, with the notable cast that recently carried the play to a third year at the Astor, theatre in New York. A play that reaches third year on Broadway is a wonder It is the record in this country. Seven Days" is an overwhelming suc- cess because it is one prolonged howl of laughter.
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"Nobody's Widow"

Discriminating playgoers who only pat ronize the very best offerings that the theatrical world provides have a treat m store for them when David Belasco pre- sents Blanche Bates in her latest success "Nobody's Widow" by Avery Hopwood.
 This farcicial romance--as il is oddly termed-was one of last seasons most pronounced successes and. Miss Bates has never had a character to fit her with such glovelike nicety as that of 'Roxana," |" the vivacious American girl a creation that is as clear cut as the cameo. and a worthy addition to that extensive gall lery of histrionic characters she has giv- en the American stage. fsf
 A bright young lady writer on a promi- nent Pittsburg paper said of Buster
 Brown" that 1t was an entertainment flor young people and people who stay young .'' A more expressive description has never been written. This big. favorite com pany will be seen here soon and is said to be better than ever. se
 Klaw & Erlanger are beginning a very active fight against, play piracy in connection with three of their prom
 inent successes, "'rhe Pink I.adv.'' Ben IIur' and "Rebecca of Sunny- brook Farm Through their attorneys. Dittenh oefer, Gerber & James of New York for the eastern country, and Mayer Meyer. Austrian & Platt of Chicago for the west, they have sent warning notices to the managers of theatres and producing managers all over America charging care in the pre- sentation of musical pieces or dramas $ which in any way resemble these three theatrical properties. Within SIX months there have been four of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
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and Saturday, with performances every night this week.
 It tells the story of the visits of Henry Bowser, a retired banker, taking Il trip to Chicago with his wife and daughter and becoming entangled with a vaudeville star at the place they live. The story is one often used, but the author, Halton Powell, who is also the star of the com pany, has taken advantage of ability to inject new ideas into if, enhancing the value immensely.
 The Nashville Tennesseean of receat date had the following to say of the play and players: r
 ''The play made a great hit Monday night. The plot is laid in Chicago Henry Bowser CSnown as Handsome Henry. . retired banker of Kalamazoo, Mich, makes trip to Chicago with his wife and daughter Elsie, and while looking for cheap apartments finds Phil Mason, d young physician. taking care of ,he house of his rich uncle, David Bradshaw. Phil being in need of some cash to meet his bills, conceives the idea of renting rooms and being struck with the beauty Of Miss Bowser, rents the family d suite very cheap. But in the meantime Fay Davenport, a vaudeville star, with three chorus girls, has also taken suite in the house. H- t
 MT. Bowser meets her at once. and as she is a beauty he falls in love, and as sfe is in need of funds to meet her dress makers bills, she is very sweet to him. Mr. Bowser invites her to lunch in the parlor, and to get rid of his wife, writes Mrs. Bowser a letter, saying that her husband is to meet lady in one of the parks and for her to be there at d. cer- tain time so she could catch him, signing "A Friend"
 "Of course, she goes; Elsie and Phil also go out, leaving the coast clear for Bowser and Fay, but before Bowser re- turns the lunch is brought in, and while Fay is awaiting him, Phil comes back to find bracelet that Elsie has lost. He begins to talk to Fay, and just as he sits down Elsie comes in and. thinking he is making love to- the actress breaks her engagement. Mrs. Bowser comes in about this time, and when Elsie tells her of the situation, she decides that the ac- tress will have to leave, and the only way she can see of getting rid of her is for Bowser to make love to the actress and let her catch them.
 Mir. Bowser don't like the idea as he is afraid the actress will say something that will let Mrs Bowser on to the fact that he has been making love but as Mrs. Bowser is The Boss" he does as she wines. Tn the end Mrs. Bower finds that he has written the decov letter to her and this causes more trouble.
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"The Prince of Tonight"

This seasons roster of musical attrac- tions includes ''The Prince of Tonight with Henry Woodruff continuing to hold forth as the fascinating college youth and prince. Local playgoers were en- .thusiastic over this offering when it was presented here last year and it is not hard to understand how MT. Woodruff can continue to appear in this vehicle for a second season. The musical numbers were especially catchy, and some of them
 were quite equal to place in light opera.
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"Alias Jimmy Valentine

Edmund Elton, in Jimmy Valentine
 the famous detective-thief play, will be
 seen for the first time in Birmingham
 next Saturday, matinee and night The
 play has record of two years at Wal
 iack's s theatre, New York city. Paul Arm
 strong, the author of Alias Jimmy Val
 entine,o received his inspiration from that
 exceedingly interesting short story writer,
 the late o. Henry, out of whose short
 story, "A Retrieved Reformation he
 has elaborated consistent plot, with
 an exceedingly interesting series of in-
 cldents.
 Before the play opens Jimmy Valentine
 as saved lovely girl Rose Lane, from
 an attacking ruffian He came upon her
 in parlor car, struggling alone with the
 brute, promptly fell upon him and threw
 him from the moving train. treatment which eliminated in the mans death. The girls magination has been fired and has played around Jimmy's heroism and attractive personality until he is the only man in the world for her She does not know his name, nor his whereabouts m til she comes upon him in Sing Sing, where he is "doing time" for the rob bery of a bank She, with her uncle, the lieutenant governor of the state, and two women representing the Gate of Hope society, which is looking toward the re- lease of all innocent prisoners from all the prisons in the world, are visiting the prison n- the. Interests of the cause. Jimmy protests that he is innocent, though to those on the inside he is the only man in the country who can open a safe by the. delicacy of his sense Of touch Through the straight story, he is able to tell, and the girl s plea, the lieu tenant governor, has his sympathy suffi- l1ciently aroused to secure his pardon. This act proves exceedingly good comedy Tor in his efforts to convince the women or the futility of their ideas, the warden of the prison brings in the various con victs to illustrate his thesis that crim1 inal is in love with his trade, and ready to use it at every opportunity, whether he is to gain by 1t or not. "Blinky Da- visr raises the lieutenant governors check of $5 to $50o0 for the sheer pleasure of the sensation, and Dick the Rats opens a lock with hairpin which German inventor has passed 14 years in perfecting. The members of the Gate or Hope society introduce note of humor which is delightful in the extreme
 In the next act Jimmy, released rom prison, appears as a very presentapie young man, confronted with the proplem ,f tNe pardoned convict-what'to to do witn his life. ;, a, ~ "A halo of romance and reformation Is spread around the thief, for Rose Lane | holds out the only beacon light for nm to follow. and good position Tn her fathers bank. eisN In the bank, in company with his oid pal Retl Jocelyn. whom he has instaiiea as watchman, Jimmy rises to the positio
 of assistant. cashier. He, has won the respect and confidence of MT. Lane, ms future is secured and his love for Rose IS about to culminates in marriage when his old enemy, Doyle, closes in on him Iiebler & Co.,, are to present this play in their usual lavish fashion.
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chorus girl who leads him on until he loses all his money and his position as we'll to say nothing of the girl he left behind him who had promised to become his wife when he returned a successful New York man of business. The story is so very true and has such convincing effect that all mothers with boys who think they would like to see the world and win success outside their own sphere will do well to send their sons to see this wholesome plaN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
"The Country Boy"

New York life as it is known to the minor actor and the chorus girl, in adtii- tion to other type of the frequent board ing houses near Broadway, presented by Henry B. Harris with startling realism is "The Country Bny.'
 The story of the play concerns young man from small town who comes to New York to win q fortune. Equipped mainly with an aggravated notion of his own ability he, becomes infatuated with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26

beginning of her engagement in Rupert Hughes play, Two Women which had long run in New York last sea- son. In Two Women" Mrs. Carter has secured play that affords her op portunities for the full display of her remarkable talents. She will be well supported by an excellent company The production is not only massive but rich in appointments.
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sweet singers, funny men, special cos
 tunes, bright lights and special scenic
 equipment, Coburns Greater Minstrels
 (entirely new people from last year)
 1t is hoped will duplicate and surpass their success of last season with a big
 ger and better show, the latest songs and modern and old time minstrelsy.
 Leslie D. Berry, the interlocutor and
 baritone, is the only singer retained this year from the old favorites. His songs,
 "Good-by My Love-" and "Till the
 Sands of the Desert Grow Old" (both by
 Ernest R. Ball) are the latest produc-
 tions from this seasons publications
 and .surpass Tn the Garden of My
 Heart of last year.
 Mr. Berry requires no indorsement
 from his manager as his singing and his personality have won him host of friends in past seasons with this company, .which.is extremely gratfy- ing. MT. Hyman Goodwin. known as the Male MeIba, who has just returned
 from an engagement in England ard scotland, is a new feature this sea son ard possesses a clear powerful soprano a most unusual voice, equally effective in solo and chorus. Mir. Jus tin J. McCarty, lyric tenor and yodler, another new voice, has splendid mu- sical voice and pleasing personality is singing If All My Dreams Were Gold I'd Buy the World for You"
 beautiful ballad just from the New York press--and an oriignal yodel as
 his second number. Franklin R. May hew, basso. "Neptune,' by Gordon,
 magnificent bass solo just published; {; Harry Frankel, contra bass; James Warner, baritone; Stanley Mortimer, tenor, compose male choir equal to any minstrel attraction of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
: Mrs. Leslie Carter

That Mrs. Leslie Carter still retains her hold upon the theatre going masses is evidenced in the splendid patronage
 that has been accorded her since the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
"The Beauty and the Banker"

T At the Bfjou this week will be the Irrenchy, farce comedy with music. "The
 Beauty and the Banker one of the sprightliest and best entertainments of the kind offered. this season. There will be tiie4 usual matihees Tuesday. Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
Fredrik, the Great

Owing to the. popular demand for change from the regular line. of anuse- ments that have been at the Jefferson theater the infringement makes the an- nounoemeut that for next Wednesday,, matinee and night there will be change that can not but please every patron of the house, for ony that night FFedriki the Great, will present his array of magic and Illusion which his manager claims will without. doubt be the greatest, most sensational and spectacular show that has been seen in this city for many days It is said that Fredrik the Great, has a world wide reputation of being the great est magician ever before the public, and as he has just returned from a seven years trip through all the foreign courfE tries of the world he will produce all of the latest wonderful and mystifying Hin doc and India illusions Fredrik, the Great, will also give demonstrations of the wonderful spiritual work as carried on by the mediums of India, which is recognized as the greatest country in the world for the mystic art.
 In presenting his spiritual demonstra- tions Fredrik, the Great, does his work in the full glare of the electric lights, so that it, does not create the impression or "black art and his work is said to be so clean and mystifying that it, is hard to believe that he is not assisted by some supernatural power.
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when he will act in The Boss q play by Edward Sheldon, author of Mrs
 FislSe's success. salvation Nell MT
 Blinn has the role of a rich and ag- gressive contractor, who, defeated in the strike of his employees, is accused of having an interest in various crimes. The love of a woman sustains him. Both Sthe, production and cast are all that can be desired.
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"The Duchess

Miss Eritzi Scheff and Victor Herbert tion,' and the promise of the Messrs. Shubert that they would present her in new opera by the composer who has always fit her so well musically is now to be fulfilled Victor Herbert has composed asnew comic opera which is entitled "The Duchess and it is in this new offering that Miss Scheff and her notable company will be seen.
 The locale of "The Duchess is de- cidely French. All of the three scenes are laid in Paris. The. first shows a florist shop which is conducted by Aiistide Boutonniere, the father of Rosifa;i@the second, the chateau de Montreville.. and the third, the hotel of the Due de Montpensier. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-26
Cobb

sOne of the happiest conceits ever de- signed for the stage is George Ade' $ "The College Widow, ,',~ which comes to ], the Jefferson theatre Manufacturing Day. ': When Mr.Ade set out to write a humor- ous exposi ton, of "a dominant phase of college life in small town. where par tisanship runs high and athletics have the call, he we'll knew his theme. And ! those unique studies!F No other play of [ the period has such an embarrassment of riches as we find centered in Flora Wiggins. Billy Bolton Matty McGowan. Bub Hicks, Copernicus Talbot, Silent Murphy, Stub Talmadge, Daniel Tib- < bets Hiram Bolton, Proxy Witherspoon, with his ingenious pride in that newest | acquisition to the museum the fascinat- , Ing widow herself, the sprightly pro-
 fessonal chaperon or the campus and the town at large Senator Hicks, Tom
 Pearson and all the boys and girls that s serve as filters in of a remarkable stage group
 ; II may be doubted that even George Ade VIII ever produce another "College Wid- ow." However, sthat is unnecessary bor- ! rowing of trouble, since we still have t The College Widow" in health with II,
 abatng of charm. Billy Bolton will long econtinue to dangle at her belt, and Al. j water will go right along holding it's ; own in every tlssle and tug war with envious Bingham. Flora Wiggins pom :. padour will, still assertively rear it's crest and the fair Flora will stick to Stub Tal-
 nadge till he settles that overdue board bill r
 This year the play is given great Impetus through the appearance of Ty < Ctbb, who is better ballplayer than < any actor and better actor than any 2 ballpayer Through the, ardent persua-
 sicn~of MT. Vaughan Glaser. the promi- < nent actor manager MT. Cobb accepted
 the role of ''rsilv Bottom. and he was pan instant success. .s..,s <. ..
 rnlu-..,- n~on4n. M:~.A~olx.
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<. Coburn's Greater Minstrels.
 Coming next Friday matinee aud sntslM at the. Jefferson theatre. with it's
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"The Boss

Holbrook Blinn will appear here soon,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
The Art Club Meets.

The Art Club. one of the most In.
teresting and successful social organ
izations of the season, met this week
with Mrs. Il. Claude Manning at her
lovely home on Harvin street. The
afternoon was devoted, as customary,
to embroidery and stencling, some
very beautiful pieces being done De-
lightful refreshments, consisting of
hot chocolate followed by a salad
course. were served. The afternoon
was most enjoyably spent by the
members of the club and their invit-
ed guests.
Those to enjoy the hospitality of
Mrs. Manning we're:
Misses: Leonora Williford. Holly
Brown, Marie Brown, Jessie LaMotte,
Natalie Norman, Lucille DeLorme.
Mesdames: L. III. Williams, w. S.
Benton. S. c. McKeown and C. d.
Mcknight
Those present among the visitors
were:
Misses: Lula Cooke Boykin, FL
bridge. of Camden; Ethel Hutchison,
Meta Cooper. Ollie Delgar.
The next meeting will be held with
Miss Jessie LaMotte at her home on
Main Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
Electric Light Company Sold.

There is a deal on foot for the sale
of the Sumter Ice, Light and Power
company's plant. The deal is not
yet closed and no money has been
passed, nor has any contract been
signed. yet 1t is almost certain that
the deal will be closed at an early
date.
Mr.. e. III. Moses, the manager OF
the company, said last night, when
questioned about the matter. that he
could not give out any of the details
Of the trade yet awhile, but that he
expected 1T to be closed at almost any
time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18
CASES OF SMALL POX

Lynchburg, Jan. 16.-This town is
now free from typhoid fever, except
one case, Mrs =. r. Mcintosh. who
mas Deen until quite recently, desper-
ately i'll for seven or eight weeks. She
seems now to be in a state of con-
Valescence. The small poX is the or
der OF the day. Messrs Reece JOY and
ID. L. Dennis are among those report
ed Ill from small pox. These are the
hrst cases among the white people,
but quite q number have unknowing-
~ come in contact with it, SO some
new cases will doubtless be the re-
suit.
DR.. T. r. McElveen, so well known
in this section, and especially in
Shiloh after locating several months
III Columbia, has moved back. and
will be located in South Lynchbure.
His many friends welcome him back.
after an absence Of Is years from his
Ola nome section.
/. T. Flemming, colored, who has
been a faithful and efficient postmas-
ter at this place for 13 years, but
was recently sent to the State hos
pltal for treatment, having been
pronounced insane, has been trans
ferred to the pest house in Columbia
he having developed small pox. Flem-
ming, though an intelligent colored
man, by his association with a GER
tain colored divine, who is now
making himself scarce around here,
conceived and cultivated the idea
that he was inspired to talk and in
terpret the unknown tonuge," but
alas. his malady was small pox."
DR.. c. c.. Baker, Very
prosperous farmer residing near
this place, feels that he is
called to the missionary field, to do
good physically and mentally, SO he
is armed with Bible and a supply
or viXaeore-an absolute and instan-
eous cure for all ailments Of human
ity. Saturday afternoon, as per ad-
vertisement, he delivered lecture in
the open air, in order that everybody,
young and old, little and big, rich
and poor, high and low, might hear,
and believe. But of course,
you must have faith and buy a bot
tie or a package according to the ma
ture Of the trouble. The lecture last
ed two hours, the speaker, DR." c..
c. Baker, being frequently applauded,
the applause being almost deafening
by the peculiar sound Of the whistles
had lined up in front of the platform
had lined up in front fthe platform
to pay homage to the "Rev." DR." c..
G. Baker, in his maiden lecture, to
more than ono person a. q time. Tho
! Or" acquitted himself finely. bur
Oh. that applause, II vas simply
terrific This wonderful medicine
Will restore appetite ana health l,
chickens and hogs, and make peo-
pie, sometimes, tell the truth. Sue
cess to the Or"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18

DEV. j. G. DUKES, Pastor of the
IN Unitarian Church at Pinetown,
n. c., writes:
"My wife has been in very bad state
OF health for several years, and moth
ing seemed to do her any good until she
began to use Peruna one month ago.
Since then the color has returned to
her face, and she is gaining in flesh
every day, and I believe she is a well
woman to-day.
"My little boy, ten years old, was pale
and had but little life. He began to use
Peruna the day his mother began. To-
day his face is rosy, and he is out in the
yard running and jumping with the
rest of the children"
Throat Trouble.
Rev. III. w. Tate, go Lincoln Ave.,
Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, writes
that for several years he has been troub-
led with peculiar spasmodic affection
of the throat, which interfered with his
vocation as preacher. He took Peru.
ma and his trouble disappeared.
a Almanac for 1911.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-18

Mr.. o. G. Urton, the manager Of
Cobb's Five and Ten Cent store, who
has been In the city for almost four
years In his present position, has de-
cided to leave Sumter the first Of Feb
ruary. Mr.. Urton will move from
here to Ohio where he will open up
for himself a business Of the same
f'rd % hc IS now engaged IN. Nr
triton has made many friends during
his stay IN the city who wish him
success Ia his change OF business.