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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
WILLIAM HODGE TO BE
 IN MAN FROM HOME'
Great Play and Prominent Actor Comes to Jefferson Theatre
 Thursday Night

William Hodge will be at the Jefferson theatre Thursday night in The Man
 From Home" a play that proved it's en- tertaining qualities and gained a large
 nea sure of approval when it was first seen here Now. as then, Mir Hodge is
 enacting the role of Daniel Voorhees Pike, the Indiana country lawyer, in which he has been appearing for nearly hve years.
 It may be assumed with reason that
 William Hodge with his unusual ability as an actor, would have been com manding figure among stage notables of the day, even if "The Man From Home had never been written for him, and con
 yersely 1t may be accepted as fact
 that "The Man From Home," excellent
 play as it is, would have lacked much
 of the yigor and force of it's presenta-
 ton without MT. Hodge as the interpretsr
 of its central character; but the fortunate
 conjunction of star and play has carried it through several seasons of unvaryine success and its popularity is apparently
 as great today as in it's beginning.
 Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon will
 son pursued the paradoxical plan of writ ling a purely American play with all its scenes laid in Italy. Given an American girl of great wealth placed by circum- stances fin the midst of circle of inn
 pecunious foreigners, titled and willing to exchange a title for money by way of the marriage route, and then have this girls guardian, country town law yer, appear on the scene to outwit the adventurers and save the young Ameri- can girl from them and from herself and there is the basis of the story ir which heart interest Is deftly conlminglee with humor ard dramatic incident. The
 authors. both adept in the art of story writing, have done their work well. MT Hodge equally adept in his line, added the touch of elaint characterization re quired. In method and personality this
 actor suggests the late Sol Smith Rus sell, having the slow movement. the drawing speech, the quizzcal glance ant the dry humor of that star.
 The Lebler Co.,, managers of MT Hodge tours. have provided a company of even excellence to aid in presenting the play. Gertrude Hitz, young lead ing woman who has developed rapidly and who is accounted one of the mos beautiful women on the stage. has thu role of the Indiana heiress Ida Vernon long a notable figure in the best worl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
MISS VAIL BOUGHT DOG
 UNDER GUARANTEE
Named the Animal Tiny" and in a Few Months It Grew to
 Mastiff Size

Olive Vail prima donna in Mort H. Singers musical reyeu. Miss Nobody From Sfarland," is one woman out of a thousand who puts absolutely no faith in guarantee.
 At the beginning of last season." says Miss Vail, one of the lady members a the show and myself were wailSK Broadway when our attention was called to an old man standing on the curb hav-
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variety. There will be light, and dash end music, and charm, but nothing to stir or to leave impressions.
 At the Jefferson there will be three attractions, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Grace Drew will appear as Alma, Where Do You Live?" The play comes agian after years absence. Last season 1t entertained and left be- hind a song which the boys whistled until something new came to take it's place. Thursday night the Jefferson will offer The Man from Home" "Miss Nobody from Starland" will play to the matinee crowd of Saturday after neon and will hold the boards again Saturday evening.
 sThe Travelling Salesman over which Birmingham has laughed in the
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TIP to the present time the theat- IT rical attractions in Bir- mingham have been pleasing light and pleasing.
 With the exception of Maude Adams, no first water star has as yet made ap- pearance, and with the exception or the vehicle of Miss Adams, Peter Pan, nothing of real depth and lasting im- pression has been shown. The quaker Girl" Madame Sherry and others or that spicy musical variety, have come and pleased-have gone, leaving behind fl memory refreshed and an appetite & trifle satiated with a diet of same ness"
 The current week promises enter tainment, hsit nothing of the stellar
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ing for sale a wee mite of dog. Women like, of course, our curiosity was aroused so we must go over and pet the little fellow. Isn't it cute the darling isn't he tiny The old gentleman gave some foreign name as to the breed of the puppy and was positive in his statement that the puppy had reached It's full growth.
 "On the guarantee that the animal was full grown l separated myself from s25 and carried the puppy along with melt was such a small creature we named 1t Tiny. When the season opened the following week, l left 1t in charge of friends for the winter When the sea son closed, l called on my friend, but before l could reach the porch a great big clumsy, yellow dog without the least spark of intelligence jumped up and put his dirty paws all over me. Crest Heav- enl' exclaimed. where did you get this elephant-what is itT Why, she replied, that's Tiny"
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Drew, popular young prlma donna who last year appeared in the leading role in "The Chocolate Soldier She will be remembered as a beautiful young woman with a splendid soprano voice which will be heard to much advantage in the de- lightful musical bits in the play. Oth- CTS in the company are Carlton King, Charles F. Orr, John Mundnger. Henry Sherwood, Herbert Haywood, Edward Nagle, J. Herbert Crowley, Bertha Whit ney. Marie Annis and Dorothy Lewis.
 Election returns from stage. Seat sale
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past, will hold forth the week at tho Bijou. The Five Pragdons" will en- certain at the Orpheum. A good vaude. vile bill will be offered at the Ma jestie.
 Last week the Jefferson remained dark Birmingham was pleased, how ever with three attractions, which could hardly have been improved upon at the price offered. At the Bijou was Eugenie Blair, the clever emotional actress in Madame K" Max Bloom in The Sunny Side of Broadway" sung himself into favor at the orpheum The bill at the Majestic was excep- tionally good. Each entertainment drew full houses and over the absence of something of more weight the local public did not express displeasure or regret
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"Llfe's stage and the wife's got to stand the glare or hubby's bound to shift the spot light" This is only one Of the many wise sayings of the Widow in Henrietta Crossman's great dosnes- tic comedy. 'The Real Thing, that will be seen here soon. Husbands and wives, sweethearts and lovers. grownups and children, all are there and you will I ecognize yourself just as easy as If you were gazing in looking glass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
JEFFERSON THEATRE.

Tuesday and "wednesday nights and Wednesday matinee, Alma, Where Do You Liver Thursday night, William Hodge in "The Man From Home Saturday matinee and night Miss Nobody From Star Land.
 BIJOU THEATRE. All the week with Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday matinees, .The Trayeling Salesman"
 ORPHEUM THEATRE. All the week, High class vaude- : yille.
 MAJESTIC THEATRE. All the week, high class vaude- vile.
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| of the American stage. has been mem- Der of the cast from the plays first per- formance, as has also Harry Harmon, the Russian refugee of the story. The company throughout and the production are in keeping with the reputation of the Liebler Company.
 The seat sale starts Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
MUCH MUSIC AND
 COMEDY AT ORPHEUM
Bill With Great Variety of Acts Is This Weeks Offering at P0pu-
 lar Playhouse

Vaudeville, music and comedy, with
 sensation thrown in as extra good meas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

Patrons of the Jefferson theatre Tues day night will hear election returns read from the stage between acts of Alma, Where Do You Live?"
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fun in n 
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The PIayhouse World

Manager Douglass of the Jefferson theatre announces many attractions for the present season. M
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 antiy sweeping the United States with success unprecedented in recent musical comedy history, was sent abroad last sea- son to the Globe theatre, London. Eng land. Its reception fairly electrified the Europeans to such an extent that foreign managers immediately vied with eaelt other for rights to present 1t in eversl civilized part of the globe; distnctiok more broadly important than was ever ac-t corded an American theatrical product Of recent prominence. The big American oompany now touring in this hit is headed ID this direction and will be sAen here soon. Nearly 100 people are employed in putting the Pink Lady forward to the best advantage. They carry their own orchestra with them, also, detail which IS sure to be appreciated when local pat rons hear the delightful score of this hi. played by some of the same musicians who handled 1t during the sensational run of "The Pink Lady" in New York
 When it was decided to send out trav- cling cast of Louisiana Lou" the girls lat school" In the Lasane were put in. one by one, at the home. theatre, until complete new body of g choristers and dancers had been installed while the orig inal S2 were given a fortnights vaca- uon, with pay, While the principals Of the trayeling cast went to rehearsal. SD. Mir. Bennett's pretty clever. well dressed girls will be seen here and heard here in Louisiana Lou. Only the pretty clothes will be new; every stitch of ccs tune. as every inch of scenery will be fresh from the makers.
 What fool an honest man is for be- ing crook. This speech delivered bv the promoter of shady financial deals near the finish of tie fourth act of Get Rich Quick Wallingford." furnishes the key to the plot of this exceesiiasi, ouSy play and gives better than any other line l in this breezy comedy the idea which George NJ Conan undoubtedly had in Tnd when he made over the Wallingford tales for the stage, Get Rich Quick Falingford' will be the offering at the Jefferson theatre next week. It is, if the dictum of many theatregoers is to be , accepted, the liveliest of the many brisk plays George NJ. Cohan has offered to the amusement world. It Is play with what has heen called an uplift motif and. while it is far removed from that class Of stage offerings described as preachy, points moral most obvious.
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officer 665' is the busiest policeman ir the worl1-and the funniest. The la nous sleuth who answers to the roll call when these numerals are pronounced will te here when Conan & Harris present officer 666' at the Jefferson theatre This farce is said to be the best ente . tainment that has been offered metrop ' tan audiences in many seasons. a / proved by it's run of a year in New York and nearly that length of time in Chi cago.
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Klaw & Erlangers musical comedy de luxe, 'The Pink Lady, after triumph-
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opera glass and other belongings. The
bottom of the case. is circular-about as
large a silver dOllar-and is made of
cardboard covered with Powered ribbon
small circular mirror may be attached
to the outer side within a shirred rim of
ribbon if desired. Now make ring of
cardboard for the upper edge of the case
Cover this smoothly with the ribbon to
insure firmness. and then shirr to the
outer side of the ring the ribbon which
forms the sides of the case. This ribbon
is simply a twelve-inch length of Pom
padour ribbon about two inches wide The
other edge of the ribbon is shirred to the
circular bottom of the case. The cover
is made of cardboard covered with ribbon
and should just fit over the top of the
case. A fluffy powder puff and a little
face powder will complete the pretty gift
The manicure cases are a trifie more
ambitious. but they also may be made of
ribbon-covered cardboard. The larger one
is fashioned much like the puff and DOW
der case just described, except that wood
en- embroidery hoops are used for the up
per edge of the case and for the edge of
the cover. PompadOur ribbon, shirred to
the ribbon-covered hoop and to the velvet
covered bottom of the case, forms the side,
and the cover is made of strips of the rib
bon, which cover the hoop and are drawn
up to the center. where the ends are hid
den under bow of narrower ribbon.
Ribbon straps fastened to the velvet COW
erinS of the bottom, hold the various
manicure Implements The second case is
a smaller, travelling case, and has heart
shaped top and bottom of cardboard COW
cred with satin. rim of cardboard. also
satin covered. being attached tothe lower
heart to form circular. shallow box. A
small orangewood stick. nail scissors and
tiny buffer are slipped under ribbon
straps.
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them with a half lemon. When the
stain disappears polish the shoes with a
good tan polish.
The liquid polish now obtainable for
SUEDE SHOES of any color makes them
more desirable. When they become
worn or Shiny rub them with emery paper
and they will look like new. A small
SUN brush will clean suede and raise the
pile II 1t is rubbed in a rotary motion
over the leather
* x
'eiVet, cravenette. satin or any dark
cioth shoe or slipper can be made per-
Iectiy free from dust by applying little
gasoline with a nail brush Always brush
satin with the grain of the material. To
clean lint from velvet shoes dampen a
piece of velvet and wipe the shoe down.
ward This will drag the lint down and
on do not have the velvet too damp.
Your shoe strings viii not come united
until you want them 10 if you will give
them the first single tie. then cross the
strings holding the cross with your lief;
thumb and finger. Then bring the under
lace over the other and down in the
space between the first knot and the
crossed ties in a downward loop. Put
the other lace through from the under
side. bring the loop through on the up
per side and draw tight. When the tin
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cap comes off the shoe lace, il the end
is dipped in a little melted beeswax IT
may be used long time before il trays
out.
When buying rubbers and overshoes
be careful to see that you get those made
of fresh rubber. Even the best quality
of rubber will deteriorate during the
heat of summer, and wear out much fast
er than the new stock. Cracks i'm rub
Der overshoes may be nicely mended
with piece of surgeons adhesive plaster.
AS protection against wear a piece of
rubber or thick felt may be fitted into the
heel and then covered with this plaster.
This should also be done to a new over
shoe. as il prevents the heel wearing out
while the rest of the overshoe is conn
paratively good. When rubbers begin
to look old and rusty apply a coating of
patent leather or other shoe polish and
they will look like new
mother may save many a dime by
making shoes for her little one They
may be made from old or new pants
cloth or for nice wear of dainty coi3-s
of eiderdown. A pattern may be cut
from an old shoe of the proper size con.
sisting of a heel piece, vamp and sole.
Sew the vamp TO the heel piece with but
tonhole stitch, bu;tonholing also around
the top and across the front Cut the
scles double from old felt hat, and sew
the uppers TO soles with buttonhole stitch.
holding the upper part little full at toe
and heel By doing the buttonholins
neatly with colored silk or wool ri.
seams can be on the right side, LEAVING
the shoe finished smoothly within.
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lines. Though last seasons wraps We're
narrow at the foot and W de at the shpul-
der. they are not, this year, narrow
enough at the foot or wide enough at
the shoulder to give the pronounced orr
entail effect of drapery now fashionable.
Beside one of the new draped wraps of
seal. mole or ermine. Il last season S
model looks positively 'straig1 t-up-and
down.. for all its graceful sleeves and its
Tapped front effect.
That quantities Of fur are required to
make the draped wraps of the moment
goes without saying. The amount of
sealskin put into a modern limousine
wrap on fashionable draped lines would
be sufficient TO make two sealskin coats
Of the hip-length style, favored some sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Short Cuts for Housekeepers
REDUCING THE FAMILY SHOE BILL.

TVHERE are ways to economize on
shoes, but this economy should
never commence with mother
house shoes. Often her feet ache because
of patched stockings or turnover shoes "A
cold foot bath, and a clear, soft pair Oh
stockings each morning, together WIN
two pairs of really comfortable shoes 10
be changed twice a day, are necessity
to the comfort of a busy housekeeper.
If the shoes are hard, rub them with
kerosene and they will soon become SOFT
and pliable, or if low shoes rub the heels,
paste a bit of velvet firmly inside them.
Have it large enough to shield the heel.
Squeaky shoes may be remedied by pour
ing small quantity of inseed or otner
sweet oil on flat surface and letting
the shoes stand in the oil over night.
There is another certain and simple
remedy for this annoyance. 1t is to drive
little wooden pegs into the SoleS. The pegs
prevent the friction of the shoe soles.
For the mother who must often get up
in the night to see if the children are
properly covered or to minister to the
sick the wool bedroom socks or shoes
made of a thick wooden fabric and lined
with white fleece are comfortable and
noiseleSs
When polishing shoes, instead of using
the sponge, which comes fastened to the
cork, many women prefer medium-SiZed
paint brush Of camels hair. 1t is a great
deal easier to handle and gets into the
cracks of shoes much more effectively.
To clean patent leather Shoes first
wash them carefully. wipe tf1:. and apply
a liberal supply of sweet OIL. n twenty
minutes wipe off all Oil and brush the
leather with cotton. This will leave the
shoes bright and clean. Those who are
era6 hot.
in cold closet during the winter are
sometimes diSmayed to find that the
leather cracks badly. Both extreme heat
and extreme cold will cause patent leath-
err to crack, and therefore such shoes
should be kept in a place of medium tenn
perature. In case your shoes are too cold
rub the hands over them several times
to warm the leather. and then leave
them in warm room for few minutes
to gradually warm them before putting
them on. This treatment will make them
wear much longer.
TO remove stain from tan shoes. rub
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TlSNdSOm6 COMBS

house of Bechoff-David and the other a
striped squirrel wrap in the new three
quarter length. a great many of the new
coats are being made in this abbreviated
length and several very authoritative
houses have brought out fur coats in hip
length, so there IS telling what may
ma ppen by the end of the season in the
length of fur garments.
The sealskin wrap has a vest of Loop
ard, the soft seal pelt being draped from
the lower edges of this straight vest in
an effect which is entirely new. CheruIt
has brought out a breitSchwanZ coat
Which has also this vest effect at the
front, a draped sash of the breitschwanZ
crossing the fiat. buttoned vest and pass
ing under the drapery OF the coat at the
sides. Leopard is immensely fashionab e
tn season and Bechoff-David is by no
means the only couturier VINO has COM
bined leopard and seal Several strikingly
rich leopard wraps, with collars of skunk.
We're noted at the recent horse show in
New York. and leopard muffs and neck
pieces are beginning to press the ultra
fashionable red fox very hard for favor.
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shoulder line. and narrow at the foot.
the loose, graceful draperies tapering
downward until the edge of skirt and lit
tie buttoned boot tip showing beneath the
gown seem almost out of proportion with
the upper part of the figure.
The striped squirrel wrap has the con-
| ventional draped lines of the winter and
huge fiat muff of the gray and white
pelt matches the coat. A new fox fur,
dyed in the soft gray shade Of the squir-
rel pet, trims the draped coat all around
the edge and on the sleeve. This dainty
gray wrap accompanies smoke gray
crepe meteor gown for afternoon wear.
with boots to match; the buttOned boot
tops of smoke-colored suede having vamps
of pa tent leather. The hat is of smoke
gray velvet with a band of Chinese blue
embroidery caught under a steel buckle.
:. i,
1t is really economy, some women pro-
test, to buy a handsome wrap of fur,
since it may De used an evening wrap
over light gowns as we'll as an afternoon
wrap with bridge and calling costumes
thus doing away with the necessity for
two or three separate evening and after
| noon wraps of satin. velvet similar
material. Sealskin. mole and mink are
the pelts usually selected for these after
nOon-evening wraps. and of course the
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A Pump That Does Not Slip.

EVEN the best dancers will occasionally
IL slip on a CLASSY floor. and there are
few devotees Of the terpsichorean art who
have not at one time or another come
cropper in a slippery ballroom to their
excessive modification and perhaps at
the cost of bruises or a serious strain.
New dancing pumps for men have thin
sunken discs of rubber in the sole. which,
while not hampering the movement of the
foot in the dance. prevent it's slipping in
a sudden turn on the slippery floor. These
rubber cOntrivances are added only to
mems shoes, since the thinness of sole in
women's slippers or the pretty buttoned
dancing boots would make the addition
of even a waterlike rubber disc impos-
sible. Upon the masculine dancer, at any
rate, devolves the responsibility of keeping
himself and his partner firmly as well as
lightly upon the floor and In an upright
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SofteSt PeltS Required for New SVathed Effects
Fur Wraps and Goats Show Decrease
In Length Mole and Seal Lead in
Favor for Afternoon Wear.

sons ago In spite of the enormous
amount OF fur in these modern wraps,
however. the models are surprisingly
light, and are alrost soft and supple
in texture as though they were so much
crepe de chine. All tbs is because the
finest, most pliable pelts are used and
I'm ngs are chosen with utmost care so
that not an ounce Of needless weight NAV
be added TO the garment.
The arrangement of the fur is often
very interesting. for new wraps seem
to be cut in a peculiar manner; the top
of the wrap, including the sleeves, which
are usually in kir1ono or raglan sty,e.
with very dropping shoulder lines, being
quite separate from the lower portion,
and the two sections being Joined just
above the waistline i'm more or less
fanciful or curved seam. In velvet and
plush wraps this joining seam is heavily
corded, and in fur wraps braid is some-
times used to cover the seam. Other
wraps have deep, fiat yoke pieces, hidden
under enormous collars of contrasting
fur. the gathered portion of the wrap
being attached to the fiat yoke THIS
gives enough fullness for the making of
the graceful draperies. without adding
cIumsiness over the shoulders and bust.
Two beautiful new draped fur wraps are
pictured; one sealskin model from the