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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
On Reing a Star

Frank Mcintyre, who is being starred by Henry B. Harris in George Bronson Towards comedy. "Snobs," tells in the Chicago Inter- Ocean, what the little really signifies.
 Although for the past three years I have been featured, still l have always regarded myself as one of the bunch in company, and have received no special attention from the manager, so that this season., when l started re- hearsaIs. l was surprised to see the difference in the treatment I received from everyone about the theatre. I am acquainted, as 1t happens, with nearly all of the members of the conln'na and at the first rehearsal it astonished me that instead of the usual Hello, Mac with which l have been accus- toned to being greeted, everyone bowed rather formally and called my MT Me lntyre. The property man ran up with a chair for me to sit on between my cues, and I nearly dropped dead, for during two previous seasons he had been with the same company as | and the most attention he ever paid to me was to ask me to get out of the way occasionally.
 Then the playwright and the general stage manager of the firm, who were conducting the rehearsals, came ire ouently and asked my opinion on cer- tain points of dialogue or business, ant seemed to value my advice. That was all right, but, as it chanced, had ap- peared in another play by the same author, and had been rehearsed previ' ously by the same producer and nevcl before had l been allowed to say | word at rehearsals. Forgetting that was now a star, I was wondering a their change in attitude. and Now noticed that the other members of th' company treated me differently. On all sides there was deference and re spect which, at first, was inclined .' resent, for I have always ben on of the gang and always want, to be However. I presumed that I would have to get used to 1t. and said noth ing.
 when we took the train for the frs jump, the manager handed me. a ticke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
sbakespearean Productions

F. IL Sothern, who appears here with Julia Marlowe in Shakespearean in Hamlet at the Jefferson on Monday, March II, was lately interviewed on the controversy which has waged pe- tween Beerbohm Tree and George Ser nard Shaw over the propriety of scenic elaborating in Shakeaspearan produc- tions.
 q might" said MT. Sothern, "go In one extreme and advertise to the pup lie that l would give a performance of Macbeth on bare stage ana With- out any other suggestion or scenery save such IS might be found printed on placards stuck up about the stage: Ihis is desert place; This IS blasted heath;' This is a cavern with a caulr dron in the middle; but such a pre- sentation would be as disturbing to the faculties which Shaw insists should De directed to the lines and the acting as over elaborate scenery and obtrusive scenic effects would be. l aim atter the impression. My scenery l wish to be like my music, handmald to the action and the poety, never obtruslVeiy evident, but neither obtrusively retir- ing. To see too much of scenery IS to waste that much attention which should be devoted to the unfoldment or the drama To see too little Is to invite surprise and disconcerting speculation robbing the action of as much atten- tion as is lost in wonderment at too elaborate settings. The middle path IS fight"
 Certainly, anyone who has been fol- lowing the presentations of Shakes peare by Sothern and Marlowe can not but have been impressed with the discreet, tactful and withal beautiful background against which the plays are worked out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
Orpheum Opens Tomorrow

Singing and dancing, music and aero
 batic stunts, motion pictures, an orehes-
 tra, comedy and cleverness of all kinds
 will be the features of the opening ot
 the Orpheum theatre commencing to-
 morrow, Monday, afternoon and night.
 The Orpheum will be opened with a
 matinee Monday and there will be mat
 free daily. Thepe will be two perfor-
 mances nightly, the first at 7:30 o'clock and the second at o'clock. Owing to the great capacity of the theatre there will be seats at all times for all people and the patrons of the house will not be forced to stand on the outside and wait for the second performance at night. The theatre is large and roomy; 1t is per fectly ventilated and heated; the house is absolutely safe from all danger from fire and has more ground floor exits than any other theatre in the south. Every seat is desirable and there is absolutely nothing to obstruct the view at any time from any seat in the house. The policy of the theatre will be typical of that of Jake Wells, who is managing director of the newly organized chain of vaudeville houses extending all over the south. M. | L. Semon, the popular manager of the | Bijou. will also be manager of the Or pheum.
 Knowing the fondness of Birmingham | for good musical acts, MT. Wells sends | four of them as part of the first week | bill, but so cleverly was the booking accomplished that no one act conflicts with any of the others. The Galarina I Musical Four a headliner and feature act on all vaudeville bills, is a speciality l that will please all. It includes four | splendid musicians, two grown people | and two children. Various musical spe- | cialtes are offered by the team.
 | A quartet that will lay all others that | have been to Birmingham in the shade is
 offered in the Twin City quartet. Four l splendid male voices, each of them ar | lists, will render solos, and the quartet songs will be highly enpoyed by all l Harmony singing will be a feature of the | act of the Haley trio, comedy singing | act which carries all of it's own stage settings, special scenery and electrical I effects. The team presents trained monkey as part of the comedy offering of the act.
 l Nip and Tuck will furnish a variety of | entertainment with their clever aero l batic stunts. The team ranks high as entertainers of this kind. The fifth flea l ture of the bill. Toilette and Wicks, in. l cludes the latter who depends on his abil- I ity as a dancer and comedian to enter l tain the audience, while the partner, 6 pretty and talented woman, renders sey- 1 eral songs of the latest mode
 l Motion pictures and music by Profes- l sor Harms orchestra will complete the l offering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25

.'The Spring Maid"


 There will be a saucy opera at the Jef ferson Monday and Tuesday with spe- cial matinee on Tuesday called 'The Spring Maid" with the star role, a saucy princess, being played by a saucy Hun garian prima donna, little Mizzi Eajos aud wherever she has been heard she has made the sauciest of hits.
 A critic says: The Spring Maid has been so preceded by the advance work of photographs. player pianos and extrava- gent word of mouth that the public gen. erally knows that 1t Is bubbling, joyous and melodous operetta with a dozen songs one wants to learn as soon as he hears them. The melody begins with How Love a Pretty Face and grows more catchy with each succeeding number. Most of them are waltzed like The Foun- tain Fay and Day Dreams, a seductive waltz theme that runs like a scarlet thread throughout the story. This is the waltz song that hotel and restaurant or chestras over the wide land are now play ing, and which the l.ttle star as Princess Bozena sings to Prince Aladar in>ani.ci- petion of the love that Is to come to her. p There are also pulsing hussar numbers, a captivating duet called Two Little Love Bees and all sorts of dashing choruses that make the toes of even the most sober of listeners keep time riotiously.
 |" The Spring Maid also has a pret.y romance, which no doubt accounts in no small measure for it's wonderful popular itv The saucy princess hears the prince say rude things about aristocratic women and she determines to teach him lesson even to the point of most unconventional flirtations.
 "She changes places with one of the coauettish spring maids and the prince falls in love with her pretty graces. Alter he is securely trapped the trick of the nrincess is exposed, and the prince Is hum bled and broken hearted. but exactly In the manner of ones favorte story book all ends happily"
 Werba and Luescher present this oper- etta in a manner that causced the New York World to comment thus: An operetta of delight presented with equal deliciousness has come at last to walt ing world"
 For the saucy prima donna part Frau lein MizZi Haios who was chosen to cre- ate the part of the mischievous princess abroad has been brought. She has been bxiedy heard once before in this country ,g the musical version of "Chantecler and her fame spread rapidly from that and in "The Spring Maid" has grown country wide In support of this star Werba and Luescher are sending an or ganization of singers who can also act among them being George Leon Moore Dorothy Maynard. Tllie Salinger, Jack Rafael, Charles MacNaughton, the latter having been brought from the London Spring Maid" organization. There Is also a great orchestra of players and ballet with Orpha Hewes as the premiere dau- seuse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
Died From a Wasp Sting

European Letter to the New York Sun.
 Judge Mulligan at Downham county court has decided that a wasp sting can be regarded as an accident within the meaning of the worknen's compensation act.
 A waiter named Potter was employed by caterer for a wedding feast, which was held in a tent The day after the wedding the tent was to be used for a dinner to the villagers. Potter with some other men. was sent to get the tent ready.
 It was found that a great number of wasps had been attracted by the lees by the champagne left in the bottles and by the jam left on the plates. One of the wasps stung Potter on the tip of his tongue and he died an hour and half later from heart failure. caused by the shock. The man was known to- suffer from weak heart. The judge held that the sting was an accident and that it arose in the course of Potter's employ ment. The widow was therefore entitled to compensation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
Poor Old Shakespeare!

The meeting of the Shakespeare club was held at the home of Mrs. A. F. Gorder, East Madison street. The follow ing programme was given: Roll call. Cur rent events. Opening song. wisconsin. Topic-Chemistry of Baking Powder, Faad Manifestations and Methods of De lection, Chemistry of the Laundry. Re moval of Stains with Experiments-Lead- er Mrs. Burr. Instrumental-Piano duet Mrs. E. F. 3pering, Miss Olga Doering. Vocal solo-Home is Where the Heart Is, Mrs. Boag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
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tn three of the most sensational terpsi-

three of the most sensational terpsi- chorean efforts possible.
 The clever song hits include MT. Moon," Cairo i've Been Kissed in san Francisco" He Loves My Dreamy Eyes" "Go Back to the Town Where You Were Born" My Jack O'Lantern, Tell Her in the Golden Summer" My Hearts Bouquet" and others which will finger long after this merry musical has passed on to other places.
 Manager Singer has given "The Flirting Princess" a sumptous mount ingrthe costuming, prismatical and electrical effects being far above and out of the ordinary.
 "A Single Man"
 Life offers many strange situations but none more amusing to the behold CT than that in which Hubert Henry Davies hero finds himself in "A Single Man." which John Drew will present at the Jefferson theatre March Is, sit nation caused by romantic writer and bachelor of forty odd, who inspired by spring and the welded joy of his broth CT, determines on matrimony as the crcwning touch needed to complete his scheme of perfect life. But unfortu- nately he forgets his youth is past and becomes engaged to a high spirited 'omboyish girl His struggle to follow her exeuberant pace Is almost too much for the bride groom elect, who dis covers that he can no longer be frolic- some youth. It is an awkward moment hut by 9 most fortuitious circumstance the bride elect has made the same dis covery and breaks off the engagement thus leaving the Single Man free and supremely happy.
 MT. Drew Is accompanied by a very inguished company of players, the same cast who supported him during the two months engagement in New York, the principal names being Mary Roland, Thais Lawton, Ivan Simpson Thomas Kelly, Louise Drew and oth' CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25

dle west, Polly of the Circus" with Ida St. Leon, will again be preserfed at the Jefferson theatre. It is drama as original as 1t Is refeshing and is one of those rare plays that appeal to the gallery gods" with the same force as to the occupants Of
 orchestra chairs. Since this play was first produced hundreds of thousands of persons have been moved from laughter to tears and to sheer joy in following tie fortunes of the wistful girl, from which comes the title Polly | of the Circus,n and her ministerial ad-
 mirer. The reproduction of acircus in full swing in the third act is one of l the greatest pieces of stage realism. | Dainty Ida St. Leon will be seen in ,, the title role.
 l The personnel of the supporting cast 1 is an apparent assurance of finished
 and artistic portrayal of the other
 characters. The scenic production is
 remarkable for one of such admittedly
 unusual skill in such matters as Fred l eric Thompson. The third act setting. where an actual sawdust ring perform
 ance with all the incidents and access l sories Is shown, is especially notable. "The Flirting Princess"
 l Jolly, jovial Harry Bulger will be
 welcomed to the Jefferson theatre Mon l uay, Mdrcn I, m the merry muSlcdi I comedy, "The Flirting Princess" Man ager Mort II. Singer has provided the style of musical entertainment that
 musical comedy lovers demand The book is said to be full of surprises and | the players make up an aggregation
 which can in truth be called an all star l cast. Harry Bulger is said to be seen
 at his best as Sporty Bangs" and has
 surrounded himself with a large com pany, including Helen Darling. Eileen 1 Sheridan, Billy Kent, Dale Fuller and Harry Dickerson, besides the most vi-
 vacious and handsomest gowned chorus
 containing what the management
 choose to style The Two Dozen Amer ican Beauties"
 'The Flirting Princess" contains 1 many features which have won for it
 widespread attention and while the
 piece simply effervesces with new
 unique and novel surprises, it's principal claim. besides the many whistleable. lilt
 ing. musical gems, is laid to the won l derful dancing numbers introduced throughout the action. The famous 1 "Egyptian Turkey Trot' which has caused so much notoriety and the weirc "Oogie Dance' along with tho "Gloomy Glooms" by Tom Powers. form
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
"Polly of the Circus"

Telling, as 1t does, the story of the odd romance of pretty little circus rider and village pastor in the mid
The oasis., 1912-06-22

being an Act for the preservation of American antiquities, set aside as the Tumacacori National Monu- ment the east half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the west half of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirty, township twenty-one south, range thirteen east of Gila and Salt River meri- dian, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. and containing ten acres, upon which said Tumacacori Mission ruins are located: Therefore
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appro- priated, out of moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, for the purpose of preserving and restoring the mission buildings, in keeping with their original plan of architecture, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and that the Secretary of the Inte- rior be, and he is hereby. directed to employ a custodian for said national monument at a salary not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum.
The oasis., 1912-06-22
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
lr interesting Collection of Items from,
 the Rural Regions.


 Work continues apace on the k. R R. mine, in the Patagonia mountains, and carload of high grade copper ore coming out is shipped from Patagonia station daily
 Mark Lulley has resumed work on the Nj. < s. group in the Santa Rita mountains, and will connect the shaft and tunnel on the prop erty. Operations commenced this week He will also continue work on the Wandering Jew.
 The Shattuck people have com menced work on the claims they took over a month ago in the red hill, near Patagonia, and have home twenty men at work. MT. J. U. Campbell, the promoter of the enterprise, has gone to Boston on business in connection herewith.
 Upon good authority it is re- ported that the Trench mine and The Trench extension, in the Pata- gOnia mountains, properties which were valuable producers thirty years ago, have been sold to Sena- tor w. A. Clarke of Montana, and that work will begin very shortly. A triple compartment shaft will be sunk to depth of 800 feet, and development conducted on an ex- tensive scale. MT. c. H. McHenry, who was superintendent at Cana lea a number of years, is to have charge of operations.
 At Elgin, today, at the residence of MT. and Mrs. George Beebe, there is to be held a meeting of those in the vicinity who support the equal suffrage movement, to effect organization and aid in the work of bringing about in Arizona the extension of the elective fran chise to women. Many of the new settlers in that region are from California, where the franchise has been extended, and the ladies have exercised there the right to vote. They are all enthusiastic adherents of the cause and will prove ener- getiC and effective workers.
The oasis., 1912-06-22
For Preservation of Tumseacorl
 Mission.

In the House of Representatives, June ', MT. HaydeH introduced the following bill, which was re- ierred to the Committee on appro- pTlations and ordered to be printed: {:
 A BILL
 To provide for the preservation Of the Tumacacori Mission in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and appro, prlatlng twenty-five thousand dol lars in pursuance thereof.
 Whereas the Tumacacori Mission, an ancient Spanish ruin in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, one of the oldest mission ruins in the South west, erected probably in the latter part of the sixteenth century, and which is associated with the earliest history of Arizona, binding the past with the present, is now in partial ruin and in few years Will be crumbling heap unless some steps are taken for the preser- Vatlon t,, of this historic edifice; and
 Whereas the President, by pro- clamation dated the fifteenth day Ol September, nineteen hundred ana eight, by virtue of section two Ti the Act of Congress approved June eighth. nineteen hundred ana six (Thirty-fourth Statutes, page two hundred and twenty-fve) ],
The oasis., 1912-06-22
$2.OOO.oo Death Benefit

$500 Weekly Benefit for Accident or Sickness i; $l ,000 for loss of limb or eye sight; $l0O.0O for Emergency Relief Benefit. Cost is $500 per year-No other Dues nor Assessment. MEN and WOMEN between ages Is and 65 are accepted. Reliable Company with $l00, ,00000 State Deposit for the protec- ton of Policy-holders and to guarantee the payment of claims. Write for further information giving your age, sex and occupation. Address DEPT. 4A,- AMERICAN REGISTRY COMPANY, ERIE, PA.
The oasis., 1912-06-22
Metal Marke, Quotations.

Latest New York metal market quota tions by FRANCIS J. ROBSON, E. M., Nogales, Arizona.
 Spot Copper .................s .l75 Lead New York sales price. ....$4.50 Silver r............... ........$ .61X Ilnc c......,............. 70 to S6.oU Anthony. Y............... ........ $500 Spelter $6.85 and $6.90
The Washington times., 1912-01-12
Discovers "Limit''
In Short Weights

DR.. w. F. King. assistant secretary
OF the State board of health, has
found what he terms "the limit" In
short weights. He wrote to q sport
ing goods house a few days ago to
buy some dumbbells for his daughter.
and in "helftins'' q pair found that
one was lighter than the other lie
called the attention OF the salesman
to his discovery and the dumbbells
were placed on q balance and weigh
ed. and one found to be four ounces
short Of the branded weight.
II don't believe the misbranding
could be handled under the pure food
law" said DIR. King. "but Isidor wulf-
son might take the case"
DR.. King recalled that when Ben
Hur was a slave on the Roman gal
ley he represented to the overseer
that keeping a galley slave chained
to one side Of the ship all the time
developed him on one side only and
that the owner was not able to get
full valve received for his price for
the slave, and that as a result the
slaves were shifted regularly from
one side of the ship to the other. In
| this way, Ben-Hur was enabled to
maintain rugged health and strength
until he escaped.
"Since dumb bells are used for physi-
cal development. a pair ought TO be of
equal weight. in order to balance the
development" said DR.. King.-Indian-
apolis News.
The Washington times., 1912-01-12

paints or carves, 90 long ~ the wall
space holds out. II he knows Of some
struggling impressionist, some sup
pressed pre-Isaphaelite, who has been
enviously ignored by the Academy of
Design the member who takes an in
terest in him may see that he il given
an opportunity to dirplay his work
by the simple process on the part Of
such member Of surrendering his own
space.
The insurgsnt artists win naturally
encourage no particular school. The
airy shepherdesses Of ,Watteau, the
sooty splendors of Rembrandt, the lick
and.a-promise Of whistler, the earlier
or the later methods Of Dana Gibson
all will be welcome in the democratic
Hall of Beaux Arts. Even the car
toonists, perhaps, are'to come into their
own, cheek by jowl with the illustrious
poster artists and illustrators for
mems wear who have long enjoyed >
high niche in the pantheon.
If this rising tide Of insurgency can
only get itself Incorporated into one
of the Presidential platforms, as ger
mane to the progressive wave which
is sweeping the country, we may yet
have national academy of art, true
salon, which will be as distinctive of
our American life as the buffalo and
the red man--in the imagination of the
outlanders who write so cock-surely
about us.
Our esthetic progress will be watch.
ed with renewed interest from now on.
The Washington times., 1912-01-12
INVADES THE
RANKS OF ART.

Insurgency has reached the domain
OF art. The La Follettes of
genre, landscape, and portraiture, the
Bournes of the plastic arts have felt
The spirit of independence stirring
within them. They have started a
movement which promises to give all
creative geniuses in the materials of
paint, bropze, and marble an oppor-
tunity to express their individuality
regardless of the narrow oligarchy
which has hitherto dictated their des.
tiny for glory or despair.
The National Academy of Design
has held the whip handle so far, and
It's jury has been the final arbiter in
our American salon. But now the As
ISOLATION of American Painters and
Eculptors has been born. II has drawn
some of its strength from the older
association, and some of It is entirely
new blood. II has elected officers and
written out It's rules and regulations.
These latter are chiefly conspicuous by
the absence of regulation or rule. ANY
msmber may exhibit whatsver he