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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05

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The plot of THE Man who Owns
Broadway" Raymond Hitchcock's new
starring vehicle. is said to be very in
teresting oe. 1t deals with New York
millionaire who has been taken in by
pair of swindlers. a man and a woman.
He tries to marry off his daughter to the
man and makes up his mind to wed the
woman, when his son gets busy.
The daughter Is in love with. an actor
who towns Broadway" and is friend
Of her brother The actor recognizes the
swindlers as steamship card sharps. The
woman tries to bride him with 100000
and he outwits her and saves the father
from the sharpers, and marries the daugn-
ter. George M. Conan Is responsible Tor
the book and music, and 1t Is said to De
the best work that this young composer
has ever done.
1t is the music that has attracted so
much attention and there is an abund-
ance of it. 1t is not dispersed here and
there throughout the play; 1t is the text
ure Of the performances, New York
praised 1t, Boston gave it. the stamp of
approval.s and Chicago could not get
enough OF 1t. Throughout the play Mr..
Conan has scattered some Of his choicest
flowers of melody. 1t is described as one
Of those vast productions which is net
only characterized by an immense pre-
senting company, but which Is given with
remarkable display of scenery, cos
tunes and electric effects. II this pro-
ductton is greeted In this city as 1t has
been, elsewhere, II will be Witnessed by as
rnany people as can crowd within the
four, walls of the theatre. Theatregoers
may rely upon a performance of the very
highest order Of excellence.
The. company will appear at the Jeffer-
Eon theatre tomorrow night. Among
those supporting Mr.. Hitchcock IN the
cast are Miss Flora Isabelle, Mr.. John
Hendricks, Mr.. Francis Lieb, Mr.. Mark
Sullivan. Mr. Leland Stearns, Mr.. Ar
mand King, and the Misses Mildred
Elainet Lila Rhodes, Gertrude Webster
and many others, including large hand
some chorus OF singers and dancers and
an augmented orchestra.
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trivial things, perhaps, in a world in
which so much that is important goes
wrong. But nobody knows what suffer-
ing women go through yearning for the
admiration of their husbands or their
sweethearts, and deprived of those things
which they feel would make them at
tractive.
How different the man is from the
woman!
Women live with thin, scrawny, under
sized, insignificant, bold husbands. They
praise those husbands constantly. If he
can't grow beard then the wife hates
beard If he has beard like the name
of roaring lion, then the wife thinks
the beard is 80 manly" II the husband
is bald, the wife thinks that is a sign Of
brains and refinement, or she says she
thinks so. She even points out the fact
that burglars are never bald.
If the husband Is a thin-legged, mar
row-shouldered little person, the wife
hates mere brute strength" If the hus-
band is as strong as prize-fishter.
then the wife studies up the histories of
strong men like Hercules, and is always
asking the husband in public to double
up his arm and let people feel his mus
Gle. or to swell out his enormous chest
But what do husbands do? They ask
their poor little dumpy, fat wives If they
can't pull themselves together little"
and have some style. If the tips of their
wives noses get red in the early morn
ing instead of ignoring that, they talk
about 1t and give sage advice. They tell
their wives about new gray hairs, or
wrinkles Truly 1t Is wonderful the pa
thence the wives have with husbands;
wonderful how they stand them. Every
wife, every husband. every lover, every
sweetheart in the country should see
The Thief" which is parade of hus-
bands criticism and a wifes endeavor
to please even at the sacrifice of her rep
putation.
1.-THE THIEF comes to the Bijou for an
engagement of one week. beginning to-
morrow night. There will be matinees
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Blanche Shirley. beautiful and talented
actress. plays the part created by Mar
garet Ellington. ,t
King Edward and Nine. Bernhard
While in Paris, just before his death,
the king 'phoned Nine Bernhardt's home
one morning while she was dressing.
TITS the King of England replied a
voice which Nine. Bernhard recognized
as King Edwards. Quite a conversation
followed.
Inc klnS nHdIy dShcu AT WHdt liuuI'
her play began. She replied: For you,
sir we commence at S:45."
The king and queen attended her thea
tire in the evening.
His majesty was very fond of Nine.
Sarah Bernhardt's acting, and he was
present, with Queen Alexandra at per-
Torrance of Lies Bouffons'' (''The Jest
ers"). in which play Nine. Bernhard
fences The king went round to Nine.
Bernhardts dressing room to congratu
late her after the fencing scene. and
asked her who was her fencing master
my son, Maurice, sir" she said.
Ibid he teach you this riposte?" asked
his majesty smiling. He crossed
swords" with Nine Bernhard and ran
her through the heart in an instant. IT
used to fence little in my time" he
said.
This was the last occasion on which
Mime. Sarah Bernhard saw the king.
Her telegram Of sympathy to the queen
mother was the first her majesty received
from Paris.
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Olga NethersOle in ssThe Redemption of
Vvelyn Vaudray'

At the Shubert next Friday night, Olga
requires no particular comment, Is to pay
her first visit to Birmingham since be-
coming Iiebler & Co. star. AS Is usual,
this great actress will have a novelty of
Importance to reveal; this time THE Re-
demption of Evelyn Vaudray," new and
powerful drama by Henri Bernstein, au-
thor of THE Thief and Samson II
has been adapted for our stage by no
less a man than Louis N. Parker, author
of "Pomander Walk" and "Disraeli.'
Parker has particular bent for adapta-
ton and was entrusted with the task o.
preparation of "L'Aigon,'' "Cyrano de
Bergerac,'' ''Cahntecler" and other inn
rortant French dramas for the English
speaking stage.
or the new Bernstein piece very little
is said In advance. Its French title is
La Bercail," which means, literally
THE Fold,' 1t was produced at the
Gymnas in Paris with great success, and
its leading role has been enacted by not
few of our lea ling actresses. She is a
woman Of refinement and culture, mar
ried to a brute Of a man who Is totally
absorbed in his business. A novelist ap-
pears upon the stage, and, much to the
disgust of the husband he appears to I'M
uerStdnO tHe Nllc, diu SyHipothiAC wiz
her in her moods. A crisis is reached,
and the husband casts his wife adrift,
giving her year in which to lose what
Ire calls her illusions. Her illusions are
shattered. quickly enough, and her moth
err love asserts itself in all its power.
She steals back into her home to see her
child. Her husband finds her there and
q reconciliation follows The separation
has done them both world of good, the
husband has found consolation In the
books he used to despise his wife for
reading, the wife has discovered the empti-
ness of some of the qualities she wished
for In her husband
Bernstein has a wide reputation as a
master of dramatic technique. 1t would
seem that in the present play he is not
to be charged with theatrical thickness,
his most obvious fault hitherto. In fact,
it's rugged simplicity is urged as one OF
the plays most pleasing attributes.
Miss Nethersole will have good COM
pany composed of partially English and
PARTIALLY American players. Ben Greet,
distinguished for his production of ''Ey-
.cryman'' and his Shakesperian company,
represented Liebler and company in the
staging of the play and personally SUI
perintended the production. Walter Ed
wards. v. L. Granville, Franklyn Rob-
erts, Mrs. Sam Sothern. Maud Hosford
and Nellie Malcolm are the leading actors
mentioned for Miss Nethersoles support
Seats ready Wednesday.
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A dramatic offering of exceptional i'm
portance is announced for February 9. at
the Shubert theatre, when local theatre
goers will be afforded the opportunity of
witnessing Edwin Milton Royle's dramatic
classic. The Squaw Man. in which Will
liam Faversham scored so tremendous a
hit. Volumes have been written about
this wonderful play. 1t has been VIII
messed by millions In all the larger cities
OF this and. the old world and has APP
pealed to young and old as a play they
always wanted to see again.
The story is simple. but forceful and
true. and pathetic because elemental. All
forced and false sentiment is avoided.
The first act is laid in England. An elder
brother has disgraoed himself by pecula-
tion during the Boer war; the younger
brother sacrifices himself and bis love
for the woman that his brother marries,
III order to save the family honor and
betakes himself to America without the
family name. In the troubles of a west
ern mining or cattle camp desperate
attempts to shoot him, but at that very
moment shot rings out and the desper~
ado falls, shot by girlish squaw who,
partly because of love. !, protects the. young
Englishman. He marries her, becomes
Squaw Man and a child is born, a
boy. M VIZ I'll
1t later develops that the older brother
dies and the younger is called upon to re-
turn to England and become his lordship.
He Is unwilling to abandon the untutored
creature who is the mother of his child.
hat consents to send the boy to, England
in his place. The squaw, a tender slip of
thing, has few words to say, but with
breaking heart discerns that she is il.
the way and finally shoots herself. Mr..
Royle has managed his subject with ad-
mirable discernment; consequently we
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.eThe blue Mouse,

No vote for popularity honors was nee
essary to place 1.-The Blue Mouse at the
top of the list as the most convusing
farce of the present age. 1t just hap
pened over night. The place was the
Lyric theatre, New York. Next morning
all Manhattan was in good humor and
the laugh wave" soon spread over the
continent. Clyde Fitch Is responsible for
the farce, which is an adaptation from
the German, and the Messrs Shubert
have staged the production in manner
which is said to be distinct departure
from the farces that have gone before.
That the piece ran over two years in
Germany and has even been seen In DEN
mark and Sweden, argued we'll for its
reception in America. In adapting the
farce Mr.. Fitch has used much judgment,
Tor he has given the American stage
1. unique farce without that nauseating
scent of vulgarity which is so often to be
found in similar French and German
pieces. "The Blue Mouse" in it's Ger
man form, Is by the author of Girls"
There is really so much fun in the Blue
Mousse that to miss 1t Is to be regarded
In the nature of 81 domestic calamity.
The cast presenting The Blue Mouse"
which will be seen at the Shubert theatre
Wednesday matinee and night, includes
Grace Merritt, Wilton Taylor. india Pal
nier, Guy d EMERY, Mabel Risley. John
E. Hynes, Goddon Mendelssohn. w. G..
Reynier, William Kerns. John Dunno,
William H. Burke, Mary MacGregor, Car
clyn Friend, Manuel Alexander, George
Rogers, Louis F. Jones, Oscar Lewis, So
phia Tucker and Mac Dougherty.
Seats on sale Monday
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.srhe I,hlef, at the Bitou

The dominant thought in the mind OF
'an American woman isghow to dress her
self to be interesting and attractive. 1t
is around this thought that the powerful
story of srhe Thief was written by that
genius of the theatre, M. Bernstein. and
produced at the Lyceum theatre, New
York. Dresses and good looks seem
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years run at the Lyric theatre, New
York city, and this is its first production
in Birmingham. t.4..,..
Seats now selling.
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...fheECity,,

clyde Fitch's last play, 1.-THE City,"
which will be presented by the 'Messrs.
Shubert for the first time here at tho
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IA PLAYHOUSE GOSSIP III.
One Of the most laughable comedies
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+ The married men of this city who are
wont to come home from the lodge or a
pinochle game with bachelor friends
with Just one too many drinks aboard
had better take warningl tier THE
Dollar Princess Is seen hey will
not be able to ho0dwinl Z better
New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
KITTY CHEATHAM'S RECITAL
Artist Gives Entertainment for
Children of All Ages.

Miss Kitty Cheatham gave the first ~
her seasons recitals yesterday afternoon
at the Lyceum Theatre. a performance OF
Hamlet" without the melancholy Dane
and Christmas week without a recital by
Miss Cheatham are equally unthinkable.
though there are no ghosts or mad
Ophelias in Miss Cheatham's affairs. II Is
true she did sing Of one tragedy yester-
day. but It had to do with the sawdust in
sides Of a doll who had a pain and died.
Nothing more terrible than this occurred
during the afternoon, and the large audi
ence was in evident sympathy with all that
the entertainer offered
Miss Cheatham is the spirit Of the fe-
male Peter Pan. When we listen 10 her
we feel that nothing has ever really grown
up. Against Ibsen and Maeterlinck and
D'Annuuzio she proclaims the spirit OF
Eugene Field and Engelbert Humperdinck.
and both these names had conspicuous
places on her programme
Miss Cheathams art. and she is an artist,
IS frankly, unblushingly and At times de-
ughtfully sentimental She IS consistent
even in her stage settings-yesterday' saw
seven lighted Christmas trees, "a hobby
horse and doll. And her sentlmentality
fl, delightful in her childrens songs and
stories These she gives beautifully. hu-
morously, tenderly, and these, with her
darky stories. give her recitals a unique
place I'm New York's cycle Of entertain
ments
New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
MRS. CHARLOTTE c. JENKINS.

Mrs. Charlotte Coles Jenkins. who for
years had practised medicine among the
poor without pay. died from apopleXy on
Monday night at the home Of Mrs. Helen
VI. Patriarche. No q Anderson street. New
Rochelle. She was eiehty-two years old
and the widow Of Theodore p jenkins, 4
Canal street, New York City. Mrs Jenk-
ins was one Of the most charitable women
in New Rochelle and was commonly called
the friend OF the poor" She was a de-
scendant OF the Dodge and Cole families.
old New Workers.
Toward the close OF the Civil War she
entered the military hospitals at Washing
ton and served with distinction as an army
nurse. On her return 10 New York she
entered the Homeopathic College and was
graduated as a physician. She never put
out her sign. but practised among the
poor. giving her services free. She was
regarded as n skilled diagnostician and re-
fused many inducements to practice among
wealthy persons.
About thirty years ago Mrs. jenkins and
her husband removed 10 New Rochelle
where they owned q large tract OF land
between Echo avenue and Cedar Road Up
10 the day Of her death she prescribed for
her patients. who called regularly. She
closed her home several weeks ago TO
spend the winter with Mrs. Pauarche
DR.. Howard Coles. Of Tarrytown, IS her
nephew. Mrs Jenkins was a member Of
the Sorosis Society, New York City, and Of
the Daughters Of the Revolution.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
BAPTISTS GET S250,O00
End Short Campaign to Raise
Fund for Aged Ministers.

Baptsts got $4,000 yesterday. having
completed a campaign of SIX weeks sue
cessfully. and at their headquarters, In
Madison Square. il was said last night that
not only was the sum in hand, but it was
somewhat oversubscribed. The finishing
touch was telegram from Pennsylvania
which said $4,000 was in a bank there
ready to be drawn upon.
The campa gn was started by the offer
of $4,000 on condition that others give 800
90 by Christmas Day. The maker of the
offer said be would not extend the time.
The purpose OF the campaign was 10 help
aged ministers. There have long been state
agencies bat this was the first Of the
Northern Baptist Convention. a body rep
resenting many states. In the list Of bere-
fciaries missionaries are included as well
as ministers. The Se5v.000 is the beginning
Of fund of 100000 which 1t is hoped 70
obtain within a few years for this pur-
pose. Speaking OF IL. the Rev. Or. Z. T..
Tomlins1u, OF Elizabeth. y. j, said last
night.
While most of the money was secured
i1 the East The West did nObly. ] want
10 say that Baptsts as a whole. gave this
s-o0000 There were no large gifts. Many
persons had part in it. Great cr5 dit is due
the Rey. Dr. Henry L. AIorehouse tor his
part in Il. We are all happy tonight
The part of Dr. Morehouse was a gft Of
$1,000. II needed 20 meet the conditions
The giver is one of the best known home
mission secretaries i'm America, and the
gift represents the savings Of lifetime.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Last night Ethel Barrymore had entirely
recovered from her recent illness and viii
positively appear in The Witness for the
Defence al the Empire Theatre for the
matinee this afternoon.
On Friday afternoon. January u. William
H. Crane will give I'll special performance
of Martha MOrtons comedy, A Fool OF
Fortune" at the Garrick Theatre. This
play was first produced by Mr. Crane at
the Fifth Avenue Theatre in 1896 IL deals
with Wall Street speculation. The COM
pauy assisting Mr.. Crane in this perform
4uce uill include Florence Rockwell. Mabel
Bert. Lorraine Frost. Stewart Baird. Percy
Brooks, William rs. Jefferson. Harry Har-
wood. Theodore Marston and J.. e. Wood
thorpe
Liebler & GO. yesterday ENGAGED Mrs
Donald Brian Charles Waldron and Ben
Johnson for the support of Gertrude Eli
oft in white Magic q play by the late
David Graham Phillips. in which Miss Eli
-ott Is soon To- appear Miss Elliott is ola
tour in JoA.rh M,dnl Pattersou's Rebel
lion" and her conpany viii rehe1rse with
her a= she travels until White Ma-ic" is
ready for production
Brandon lyman. who had been intended
FOR ,he support Of Nine Simone In The
Return from Jcusalem.' viii not be a
member Of that company.
Lillian Lorraine viii play the role Of
MYRTLE BilltOpper. an actress In support
of Eddie FOy Iu "OVer the River" which
comes % the Globe Theatre Monday even
ing January H
james X. Hackett viii be seen al the
Criterion Theatre on January ] in THE
Grain Of Dust
FRITZ Scheh is rehearsiug Johann
STRAUSS operetta Die Fledermaus" She
viii sing IL in English under the title of
The Bat After a road tour on which
the company viii leave for the West in
two weeks Nine. Schen viii bring the pro-
ductiOn To New York
Last night the lOOth performance ,of
"Bunty Pulls the Strings was celebrated
lt Nh, Comedy Theatre.
The members Of the Little Boy Blue"
company viii entertain their many friends
with a heefsteak supper In the rathskeler
under the Lyric Theatre after the Del.
fouuanCe 10 night
New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
WEEK AT METROPOLITAN
LIE Donne Curiose" Will Be
Sung for First Time.

New Year'r week at the Metropolitan
Opera House will open with special after
noon performance Of "ParSifai," beginning
at / O'Clock Lucia with Nine Tetraz-
zini I'm the title role. followed ty the Rus
sian Ballet VIII be Monday evenings bill
and Wednesday evening the postponed
opening Of "Le Donne Curiose' viii take
place with the cast originally announced,
including Mines. Farrar, Alien Foruia and
Maubourg and Messr-. Jadl0wSer. Scott,
Didur. Pini-Cori. DE- Segurola, Murphy,
Ananian Rossi and Bada. Mr. Toscanini
viii conduct. The opera will be followed by
halle. advertisements by Nile. Ge.tzer and
Mr.. Iordkn and other members Of the
Russian Ballet lie Donne Curiose" and
the Russian Ballet are also announced for
the Saturday matinee.
"L0Letanz" and the Russian dancers will
Doe Thursday nights Lili and "Armide' will
Ue given on Friday evening. "Traviata.
with Nine. Tetrazzini in the tide role, win
bee given Saturday evening for the beneht
of the Italian Hospital The Russian tenor,
Mr. SminoT. viii make his first appear
suce this season ON that occasion. Mr..
.mato uil. also be- in the cast.
"BOheme." with Mr.. CarusO as ROdOlfo,
Miss CLICK ass Mimi Nine. Alien as Mu-
setta and Mr.. Scott ~ MarcelIo, will be
given next Tuesday evening at the Acad-
emy of Music I'm Brooklyn. Mr. Toscanini
will conduct
4 tTelve-year-o pianist. Berry, Rubin
stein. will be a feature OF Sunday nights
concert. operate artists who will sing
u-ir Ia Nfrua Matchmaker Miss Case AI-.
Martin and Mr. Witherspoon. As 80 viii
be New Years Eve, the programme VIII be
OF "a distinctly popular character.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
DR.. A. JUDsoN PALMER.

DR. A. Judson Palmer. OF No. 80 Hancock
street. Brooklyn, died suddenly at his home
yesterday from heart disease at the age or
seventy-nine years lie retired from active
practice four years ago. The funeral Will
be- held at his home tomorrow evening AZ
$50 o'clock
Or Palmer was born in Onondaga County
and was graduated from the New YORK
University In 1855. He was the son OF Ben
tamin Palmer and Clarinda Frink. lmme-
dlately after obtaining his medical degree
he moved 70 Brooklyn, where he practised
his profession FOR nifty years, being associ-
atad with his son. the late Or George How
ard Palmer. He was one of the first hom1o-
patlic physicians in Brooklyn.
Three years ago Or. Palmer and his wife
celebrated their golden wedding anniyer-
sary. He was a member OF the Homgo-
pathic Medical Society OF Brooklyn and Of
the State Homeopathic Society He leaves
a wife and two daughters.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-27

way or another 70 almost every reignins
house i'm Furope. has recey ed pressing re-
quests from the Kaiser, hut more espe-
clally from his brother-in-law the car, To
abandon the English navy and to take ser
vice under either the German or the nus
sian flag, with vastly increased rank anu
all sorts of other advantages. But he
turned a deaf ear TO all temptations OF this
kind and has stayed in the British navy,
where he enjoys probably to-day more per
sonal popularity than any officer of the
service. This is partly due TO his charm
Of manner and utter absence OF stiffnes5
and hauteur. being able, as prince. 90
permit himself more freedom with pro-
fessional subordinates than other officers
Of his grade 1t Is also because he has
had the tact TO steer clear Of all those
quarrels. notably those between Lord FISH
er and Lord Charles Beresford. which for
a time divided the entire English navy into
rival camps. I'm a manner completely sub
vcrsive of all discipline. Indeed. he re-
mains to-day as warm and trusted friend
OF Fisher a. OF Beresford.
When the intense suspicion that, thanks
70 the war scare monsers. prevails in
England with regard TO everything per
tanning. even indirectly. 10 Germany. is
borne in mind. It is altogether amazing
that this German prince should be con-
sidered everywhere so thoroughly loyal
Briton that no one, not even the most
lingo OF English Chauvinists nor reckless
OF British GermanOphobists should take
any exception whatsoever 10 his becom-
ing the admittedly most important and
influential member Of the board ruling the
royal navy, and on which the entire Brit
sh Empire relies both 10 protect il from
foreign attack and TO prepare the naval
defences Of the empire for that war with
Germany which the vast majority Of peo-
pie on both sides Of the North Sea, and
indeed in all parts Of the world regard as
inevitable.
No more eloquent testimony than this
can be furnished Of the complete conf
dence which the prince has succeeded in
winning for himself everywhere in Great
Britain. Ii is a tribute of which he has
every right 70 be extremely proud. and it
may not be amiss 20 state here that
among all ranks of the English navy. and
even among foreign naval experts. he en-
Joys the reputation OF being a wonderfully
able and resourceful commander. an able
strategist and the inventor OF many useful
devices in signalling, gunnery equip
ment. etc. which have been adopted by
the American navy as well as by the Eng
Hsh. NARQUISE DE FONTENOY. '