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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
ELKS' SPECIAL ID
 LEAVE SATURDAY
Birmingham Bills" to Have Train All to Themselves
 for Atlantic City Trip

The Atlantic City club of tke Beneyo- lent Protective Order of Elks has com pleted all arrangements practically for the trip to Atlantic City for the grand lodge meeting.
 A train of Birmingham Elks will leave next Saturday from the Louisville and Nashville station, occupying special train over that and the Pennsylvania sys- tems.
 The indications are thatsabout 100 of the jolly Bills" from Birmingham will take the jaunt to the famous resort.
 It was announced yesterday that the Louisville and Nashville officials will place at the disposal of the Elks one of the handsomest special trains that has ever left Birmingham. It twill be equip ped with standard all-steel Pullman cars, electric lighted. of the latest design. and there will be attached an observation car and buffet and diner cars.
 The trip will be made by way of Cin- cinnatl. and through Washington, if the party desires. A concession has been granted by the Louisville and Nashville to the Elks which will permit of visit to the national capital on this trip.
 The grand lodge session will convene at Atlantic City July 10 and will last until the 18th. The officers in charge of the grand lodge meeting have arranged pro- grammes of rare pleasures.
 The Birmingham lodge has invited the lorges of various small cities in the state to join their special here and this invita- tion is being taken advantage of by a great many non-residents of Birming- ham.
 The committee in charge of the Atlantic City trip is composed of C. E. Moglemery, chairman; Dr. J. w. Perkins, Harry White, Capt. P. Sid Jones.
 The special over the Louisville and Nashville, which is the official route will be accompanied by Robert c. Pierce of the Louisville and Nashville of this city to insure the travellers every courtesy and consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

do not now see, considering the differ ences that have arisen, how the wearied legislators may get away from Washinp- ton before the end of August, and there are some members who are predictinp that the extra session may run on into the autumn, and even until December when the regular session will begin.
 The democratic House declares that if is out to redeem platform pledges, tha 1t is willing to stay here all summer to do so and that if the Senate attempts to impede remedial legislation they will ap- peal to the same waters that swept the democrats into power in the House last November.
 The coalition between the Senate insur- gents and the Senate democrats. which resulted in instructing the finance com mittee of that body to report the wool bill within 20 days after it's receipt. was an almost unheard of proceeding, and in- dicates the temper of the democrats Mo- .tions have been made heretofore to dis- charge committees from the consideration of certain bills, but 1t was a new proce- dure when the Senate voted to instruct its finance committee-the most powerful of all it's committees. that 1t should not pigeonhole measure sent over by the House.
 Meanwhile, reciprocity is' still under debate and tine more recent differences between the two bodies have dissipated all hopes of an early adjournment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
POLITICIANS ARE
 BUSY IN BERLIN
Socialists Are Still Center of Interest Because of Their Growing
 Strength

Berlin, July 1-(Special )-Supposedly the members of the reichstag are enjoy ing their annual summer vacation, which lasts until the beginning of October, in reality there Is very little rest forspoli- ticians this summer, as the members of all parties are grinding their arms and getting ready for the great battle of the general elections early next year.
 The political situation is unprecedented in the annals of German political history. The recent session of the reichstag closed with distinct signs of serious breach between the conservative party and the head of the government. Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg is accused of an un- dignified Irritation with the socialists, whom the conservatives consider the worst foes of the empire. In reality there Is, of course, no compact of any kind between the government and the socialists who simply supported the AL sace-Lorraine constitution bill because it granted the inhabitants l'of these prov inces what the masses of Prussians are struggling for. universal suffrage. and also because the bill, although a govern ment measure, weakened Prussias posi- ton in the federal council.
 August Bebel. the leader of the social ist party. anticipates great socialistic gains at the coming elections, predicting that practically all the votes of the small dealers and farmers of the peasant class. who have hitherto supported the conser- vatives will this time be cast for so- cialist candidates. What this may mean to the old parties is understood, when 1t is remembered that even now the so cialists control more than three and a half million votes. The socialists prom ise that as far as they are concerned there will be no disorders during the elec- ton campaign, and that the conserva- tive majority will be allowed to die in peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
GOSSIP OF. THE THEATRES
By JAMEA ORA NIT THURsToN

John Drew will open the Empire the atre's season early in September with a. comedy called "A Single Man., by Her bert Henry Davies, the author of Cousin Kate and The Moluse MT. Davies will come to New York for the production in August. Maud Adams will again appear In New York in 'Chantecler,' and during her. engagement here will give special matinees, which I shall announce as Miss Maud Adams Afternoons with J. M. Bar rife, who has written three short plays for her. running 50 minutes each. One is called a Little Play another called
 Judy, and the other Is still unnamed.
 "Tn a Little Play Miss Adams will ap- pear in double role, and in Judy she will appear in most novel character, another of the Barrie surprises Miss Adams will continue in .Chantecler' until next July, when she will leave for Eng lano to make her first appearance in London. Her season will open in new play, followed by 'Chantecler' and 'L'Alglon Miss Ethel Barrymore is to follow John Drew's engagement at the Empire theatre in fine play by D. W. Mason called The Witness for the De- fense,' which has been running for months at the St. James theatre, Lon don. Billie Burke will appear in Septem- Der in a new four-act comedy called 'The Runaway, by Pierre Weber, and adopted by Michael Morton, who adapted My Wife the play in which Miss Burke made her first appearance in New York
 Not long ago George M. Cohan, the actor-manager, consulted scenic artist about a set for a new comedy. The artist, pompous man, invited Cohan out to lunch.
 They went to well known cafe. The waiter who served them was a meek Ger man. who showed by his actions that he wanted to do his best In spite of this the artist "called the waiter down sev- eral times. The manager listened in si- fence to the kicks of his host for awhile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

New York, July .-(Special)-DurinS his recent trip to London Charles Froh- man gobbled up about nearly every at traction available. Incidentally ne pre- dicted a few days ago that before iohs foreign managers would come here to get attractions for their places of amuse- ment.
 My season in London has been most successful" said MT. Frohman. Ana my work for the coming season is so iar advanced that have been able to return home a month ahead of my time.
 T have secured plays and contracts with playwrights in. America, England, France. Germany. Augustus Thomas has agreed that shall have the comedy that he is now writing. Porter Emerson Brown has completed a new play TOT, me called Sex and is now at worK at another play. Thomas Buchanan mas also completed a piece for me. A. E: Thomas is also on play for me. l shall also have a play of Winchell Smith, and a new comedy by Martha Morton which she will deliver on September 1, as well as a new drama by William Gillette, who will finish this play during the win ter, before he resumes his stage work
 ''I am to have the new play which J. M. Barrie is< to write immediately after he finishes his Peter Pan' novel, l am 10 have the new comedy which Sir Ar thur Wing Pinero is now writing, new drama by Alfred Sutro. a new comedy by R. c. Carton, the author. of Lord and Lady Algy.' I shall have the new play that Somerset Maughem Is now writing. have secured new play which Had don Chambers is now writing, and new one which Is to be produced in the au- f,,,r, hty fv, 1n,, Bernstein, the French author of The Thief Is at work on new drama that shall have. have new comedy writ ten by Caillayet and De Flers, called What Woman Wills. which may be pro- duced here before 1t is in Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
PRETTY GIRL IS
 BURNED TO DEATH

Becharest, July 1.-(Special.)-A pret ty fourteen year-old girl named Veron- ika Popovici, the daughter of teacher at Jassy, after being missed for three days, was found dead In a neigh boring forest. Her charred body was covered by blossoms, but remnants of her dress were saturated with naphtha, and 1t Is believed that she committed suicide by setting fire to herself
 By her side was little box contain ing the girls treasures, among the con- tents being the photograph of Father Weber, a young priest at Jassy. The priest. pending an investigation of the mystery, has been forbidden to cele- brate mass, and this led to a fight be- tween partisans of Father Weber and friends of the dead girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
WOMAN PASSED AS
 MAN FOR TEN YEARS

Madrid, July 1.-(Speoial "A re- markable story of woman passing as man has developed
 It seems the mayor of Ciudad Real, annoyed by the importantly of an ag- ricultural laborer. who begged money, had the individual arrested. There wa s sharp tussle at the police station be- Tore the party could be stripped to be washed. Half dozen warders. how ever, succeeded at the finish. and it was then discovered that the supposed ia borer was 8 woman
 Inquiry showed that for the past ten years she has been wearing male attire in order to pursue the calling of an ar- ricultural laborer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

eight months ago, Sarah Bernhardt is again In this city.
 After travelling 5000 miles and giving 2s5 performances in 1o3 cities, 90 one-night stands this woman shows not trace of fatigue. Add to this a trip deep down under the earth to see copper mine. and an entire night spent on an allga- tor hunt, a day of fishing off the Catalina Islands, mountain climbing and other like experiences, and one marvels all the more at the vitality of Madame Bernhardt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

willed and deep-souled in order to resist the manifold temptations which lay across their path. The collections taken up afterward for the laudable object throughout the auditorium of the Court theatre, where the meeting was held, were exceptionally large and encouraging, and showed that unusual saving grace of the actor-generosity in distress.
 Fresher in looks and just as gracious m manner as when she arrived here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

Miss vaeri Bergero was telling some of her earlier experiences on the stage. '1 never shall forget" she said, "an en- gagement played with stock company lin Philadelphia. One week we played
 La Tosca and the next Hoyts A Black Sheep In "A Black Sheep I was cast as Lida Sllddons. We were all members of a stranded theatrical troupe in the play and to get tickets back to the city we all had to do sort of vaudeville spe- cialty. I donned knickerbocker cos- tune and selected ''coon'' song. Mis- tah Johnson. Don't Get Gay I sang it and managed to get by the first night all right. The second night, after the per- formance, I was given a big bunch of American Beauties There was a card with the flowers. which bore merely the lines: This is for your nerve
 1T never found out who sent me those flowers. but the inscription on the card was appropriate"
 A theatrical man now in London writes me that Father Bernard Vaughan, the noted Jesuit preacher who was here a year ago. recently presided as guest at the annual meeting of the Actors Or phanage association in that city, which was attended by many notable theatrical artists. Tn the course of his address he said he sympathized more with the un- derworked actor, and most of all with the out Of work actor. He added the pro- fessional life was one of the most try ing that a man or woman could undertake and they must be exceptionally strong
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

Then. when the waiter had gone to the kitchen Conan smiled and leaning over to the scenic artist said:
 Did you ever eat in a dunch wagon?"
 No, I don't believe that I ever did. Why?'
 'I have. I have seen the time when I had to eat in one because of limited means. I had to get my own food from the cook. There wasn't any waiter in It."
 What brought it to your mind?' asked the host.
 "Well,' said Cohen. refectively, 'I was just thinking that this place looks pretty good and that maybe the waiter was doing his best"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17
Earl of Pawtucket Relates How He Got Rid of
Beastly Bounders; Just "FaWnCy.'

their presence and the night doubtful,
but always they were there.
~ fawncy | can get rid of those
bounders. | told myself, but my friend
looked at me IN pity, and remarked
that brandy was powerful sjimulaut
for day dreams. There are times when
one must ignore ones friends. and !
congratulate myself / did that act OF
charity.
when night came / thought of the
tramps, One could see them resting as
usual. However, | made shooter of
a forked stick and some elastic. and
as the dawn came up / used 1T on
them. They got up, looked around,
yelled and then ran. The deuced noise
they made disturbed the rest OF the
household, but the tramps left, Then
got an air gun and used it on the
ballv loafers, and in a short time we
had no more tramps.
Perhaps the idea is not what the
circus people would call new original
but it works. ] fawncY ! will get IA
patent for the idea in England and
America. Use 1t, my boy. IT the
tramps are around your city or country
house The Earl of Pawtucket Tramp
Eradicator is a big success, assure
you. 1t works all the time, don t YOU
know.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17

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come an inventor. you know SAID
Lawrence ID 'Orsay
" Really continued the actor,
am always inveuting things, but my
last invention was the best. 1t is
known as the Earl of Pawtucket, Tramp
Eradicator, and is warranted to rid
either city or country places of tramps.
The past summer while in England. |
went out in the country to spend some
weeks with friend, and if your Jersey
has mosquitoes. this place had tramps,
Just rs thick, but somewhat larger. and
jolly big nuisance. II YOU came
home from London late. several Of these
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We talked 1T over at the house, but
the more we talked the more tramps
came; II seemed that place was a sort
Of tramps' convention spot They
smeared themselves all over the land
scape and made the day sordid with
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17


IT HE comedy that brings the
u welcome Elsie Ferguson back
TO Broadway is not oulv American
In authorship and scene, but is his
tor,cally so as to characters. That
is to say. everyone in 1.-The First
Lady OF the Land f>bears name
distinguished a century ago: aud
IN the majority Of instances. still
generally familiar through history.
Miss Ferguson is the memorable
Dolly Madison. At first, Dolly is
the Widow Todd, keeper of boarl-
Ing house in Philadelphia, Aaron
Burr is the "star boarder; and,
as BELTS the holder Of such title.
is wooer for Dolly's hand. But he
is A right ''clubby' chap. at that,
introducing James Madison into the
household. The patched AMI pow
dercd landlady is somewhat torn
between the two, favoring, perhaps,
the courtlv Burr. However, she ex-
acts from him promise that he
will not draw Alexander Hamilton
into duel; and when he breaks
his word, she drops him for all
time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17

IT HE role assumed IN London by
a Sir John Hare is acted here
bv Arthur Lewis. 1t is the kind
of part actors delight in SNOWY
elaborate In gesture and lii make
up. and full of those eccoutricities
and exaggerations that are accept
ed BY the general public ms splen-
did strokes of Characterization. In
the school demanl led-the school of
Edward Terry, and when suitable.
Of John Hare-Mr. Lewis presents
it admirably. Ho is. however. an
actor Of much more subtle, Gfelikc
and, therefore, superior, achieve
ment The character is the country
uncle of the Young marQulsc. She
has persuaded hlm 10 accompany
her 10 Paris. Once there. she will
not let him go. but 1rags him to
the most frivolous and up-to date Of
parties IT. is only natural that he
soon falls into the habit of sleeping
stance. ,lozing in the drawing room
the marquise suddenly awakens
hun. He tells her of his Jrcam-
thnt he is fishing in one of the
quiet streams in the countryside
that was their home. He boasts of
the number of pounds tho fish he
was about TO haul weighed. "lm-
possible, - his niece explains.
"What fish cvcr weighed 50
much?i'
''Ip dreams, the old man nut.
ters. ''The fish we only dream
about invariably weigh more than
those we catch -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17
RN ARGARET ELLINGTON s last
lYX role before retirement was the

RNARGARET ELLINGTON s last
lYH role before retirement was the
thief, who gave the title to Henri
Bernstein s drama. She, YOU may
remember, robbed trusting,
wealthy friend In order to appear
pretty in the eyes of a husband
whose love she feared to lose. In
Kindling'' the wrongdocr steals
from a kindly benefactress; but
for very different reason. In
stead of the goiriously gowned,
lace-and-ribbouy Parisienne, she is
now the weary wife of rough
poor longshoreman, She hears a
doctor and some neighbors discuss
the sin of bringing child into the
unhealthiness and misery and pov
erty Of life in the crowded tene-
ments of seething city; she
stands aghast at her husband g
declaration that he would, in pity,
strangle such baby at its birth.
Aghast, indeed; for she knows that
before long she will give birth TO
such "a being-to ''kiudling' for
the fires of progress, 1t is then she
the voice of temptation. \ little
money would suffice TO get her and
her husband to Wyoming, where
they could take a homestead claim
aud bring healthy baby into a
world Of healthy chance,
Such is the situation at the end
of the first act. Informed through
out with a fierce, appealing, vital
grip The second and third reiter-
ate the problem. in spirit, if not
actually in incident, The woman,
having secured employment in
comfortable household in rich
part of the city, steals brooch
from girl who could not feel the
loss of it. She has been tempted
thereto by a worthless neighbor.
With whom she shares the ''swag. =
Her portion is sufficient for her
maternal purpose: but detective
catches her in time However. the
kindIness and understanding Of the
owner Of the jewel brings the long
shoreman and his wife, and their
prospective baby, TO chance OF
happiness AT last.
This vital drama came TO New
York from the west. It's author,
Charles Kenyon, is newspaper
man, who is known for stirring
oue.act drama entitled "The Flag
Station.n in which Arnold DAILY
has acted frequently. There is Il
rnmor (ths authenticity of which
cannot vouch for) that the theme
of Kindling' was suggested by
Acton Davies, tho widply.read and
witty New York critic. In any
ease, the treatment is as vigorous
and human as the idea. Though
Miss Ellington seems unable TO
roughen her speech sufficiently for
the role. her performance rs admir-
able in alI other respects. II ccr-
tainIy is the best work she has
shown, She tried the drama in Los
Angeles iu a cntrate stock com
pany. and finding two of the nm
known actors unknown in an east
erp sense, | mean) really excellent
in the characters assigned to them,
she brought them to New Hork.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17
- HARLES FREDERICK NIRD-

III NhDh, "ho WlOlc ine
comedy. used to be Il leading wit
on Town Topics, and, somehow, rs
The intrigues aud the hcartthrobs
OF such well-kuown pcrsouagcs are
laid bare, we feel that he is talk
ing scandal However. It Is most
agreeable scandal. for Mr.. Nird-
lneer is happily possessed Of an nu-
common hucncy and lightuess III
both character and dialogue.
There is something oddly and dc
liehtfuliy "gaDie' about Margaret
Ellington s choice of l<iudling,
as the means Of her rc."utry upon
The New York stage after IN ab-
scnce Of three or four wears. She
announced her retirement because
her soul ycsrncd only TO darn sox,
She withdrew from n public that
was shrieking with laughter over
her proclaimed longing for domcs-
ticitv and "kiddies she returns
to reduce that same public TO limp
misery over tho selfsamc subject.
Just how many people care 10 weep
away three hours ~ an evening 5
diversion, is q problem. Statistics
show that paving numbers used TO,
But have the times changed The
Sign of the Rose gave playgocrs
as good a cry as two East
lynnes and AN ''Uuclc Tom 5
Cabin thrown in; but il expired
after ten days of metropolitan
frost "The Littlest Rebel does
not appear to have Jared much bet
ter. So whether kindling "a
better plav than either-will catch
the general fancy or not. is a aues.
ticn only time can answer. As a
non professional critic remarked,
referring TO the sordid woe that
heaps and heaps Zip AS the play
progresses: 1.-The better this play
is, the worse it is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17
Hail F our WomenStars
Each Brings New Play
:the1 Barrymore Picks English Drama; Margaret
Ellington Weeps; Nazimova Turns to
Comedy; Elsie Ferguson Enacts
dolly Madison."
By Vanderheyden Fvles.

enjoy i've more acts Of "tclling
her sad story to each succeeding
child.