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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
DONALD BRIAN IN "THE SIREN
BEGINS ENGAGEMENT MONDAY

On Monday night Donald Brian be-
guns an engagement in the delightful
.onanie operetta THE Siren" for the
raree ensuing days with matinee on
christmas day. Brian has never been
South before, but the Atlanta theatef-
goe"s know who he is and this is evil
'enccd by the rush for seats for the
.our performances.
Brian became famous as the Prince
IN the original production Of THE Mer-
~ Widow" and two Yeas ago was
made star by Charles Frohman When
one sees Donald Brian dance and hears
AIm sing. combined with his remark
1b,e grace and excellent ability as an
actor, it is easy to see why he stands
J!ono in the field of high-class muslca.
entertainment today.
The Siren" Is an elaborate produc-
Ion in three acts. The book is the
work Of Leo Stein and A, NJ. Wilmer
and the delicious music from the pen OF
mat Niennese master. Leo Fall. The
american version has been made by
Harry B. Smith.
The story is a romantic one with
Netnite plot. 1t concerns young mar
1uis who writes funny things about the
society and court set in Vienna. He
goes trifle too far when he pens quips
eerogatory to the emperor and the min
-ter of police is ordered to fasten the
crime upon him. A specimen OF the
marquis handwriting is very essential
and also hard to get. The police head
.hiists the services of his famous sirens,
bevy of court beauties They try
.neir wiles in coaxing a written mes
sage from the young and noble suspect
Dlt fail. Into the story comes a simple
''tie country girl. who has fed from
Ae7 rural home to escape a boorish
morse doctor to whom she has been be-
Hothed. This little miss captivates the
marquis and proves the successful
siren. Her betrayal is an innocent on
ana everything ends happily.
Besides Brian there are many other
c'eyer dancers in THE Siren" Dainty
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
EMMA BUNTING TO PLAY --
LITTLE GRAY LADY" NEXT WEEK

It will be a real Christmas gift to a
good many hundreds Of theatergocrs
to so to the Forsyth during the holiday
period to welcome Little Emma Blunt
ag back to the stage The dainty little
star has enjoyed whole week Of per
feet rest, and after her tremendously
long season, just prior to the begin
ming Of the ten weeks siege at the
Forsyth. it came as a real refreshing
tonic and she viii return to the busy
.thoater better and brighter than at any
time the Atlanta theatergoers have seen
her
The bill that has ben selected for the
week is Claiming Pollock's "The Little
Gray Lady" a play without a hero.
Every important member of the organ
ization is in the cast Four complete
scenes have been prepared, two of
hich are eXteriors, and the others
handsome home and Office sets. The
Little Gray Lady was originally no
duced at one Of the Broadway theaters
and its excellence attracted large au-
diences for nearly an entire season. 1t
was then put on the road and won
quite a neat little fortune for its pro-
duce9s and owner. IN stock 1t has
proven to be one Of the most popular
offerings that could be presented and
while Miss Bunting has had the manu-
script for a number Of weeks 1t was
because of her wish that it was held
for Christmas time he,e.
The Little Gray Lady" win be i'm
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little Miss Carroll McComas will be
seen as the country girl With Mr..
Brian she will dance the now famous
waltz caprice. which has created a
Juror wherever the piece has been
seen. Other principals are Win West,
Ethel Cadman, Harry Deli, Florence
Morrison. John Mogan, Vissy Seweu
Cyril Biddulph, Edith Burch, Victor
Leroy and Gene Cole.
An augmented orchestra win be un-
der the direction of Harold Wears, for
many years the noted conductor at
Days theater, London
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
Amusement Bills
For Holiday Week

ATLANTA-Donald Brian in I
. The Siren" Monday, Tuesday and I
. Wednesday. Matinee Christmas I
. day.
Ida St. Leon in Finishing Fan I
nv" Thursday. Friday and Satur- I
g day Matinee Saturday.
GRAND-keith vaudeville all
. the week. with "Dinkelspiel's
q Christmas" as the headliner. Mat
. inees daily, beginning Monday.
LYRIC-"The Frolics of 1912" all
. week. with matinees Tuesday,
Wednesday Thursday and Satur-
. day.
FORSYTH-Emma Bunting and
, company in THE Little Gray
. Lady" Matinees Tuesday, We'd
. nesday Thursday and Saturday
BIJOU-Family vaudeville and
. motion pictures. Matinees daily,
. beginning Monday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21

to even mention such gems of this all
luling score as DAY Dreams 1.-Two
Little Love Bees" and Fountain Fay"
so familiar are they to all music lovers.
It is doubtful il any one at all inter-
ested in music hos not heard one or
more Of these song hits, There will
also be the famous Spring Maid cho-
rus and ballet and an onla ged orches-
ira carried by the company
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
"BABY MINE" is COMING TO
LYRIC NEW YEAR WEEP

Margaret Mayo's Baby Mine" is the
Offering at the Lyric December 80 for
one week
Baby Mine" is a play that has been
a success from its first production. The
aim of the authoress and producer has
been to create real fun, merriment and
laughter and they have succeeded al
most to the limit There is unbridled
gaiety created all the time, and there
is not dull or solemn moment in it,
THE FRoLlCs OF 1912" is THE
OFFERING AT LYRIC NEXT WEEK
1.-THE froIics Of 1912" the big musical
comedy in which Rube WEIGH and Kitty
Francis come to the Lyric for one week.
starting Monday, December %. is not
musical comedy in the accepted sense
Of the word In fact. so different is It
from anything that has gone before
that it is hard to catalogue it under
any of the usual dramatic heads.
The entertainment might best be
termed a young comic opera with farce
comedy trimmings.
The performance is divided into two
big acts, and though some attempt is
made at the start of the first act to
follow the plot it is soon lost in the
ever changing kaleidoscope of pretty
girls, bright COSTUMES and beautifully
staged musical numbers. Kittie Fran
els in the role of Mrs. O'Malley. a rich
society aspirant, furnishes the greater
part Of the comedy for the three acts
From the moment Of her entrance, Miss
Francis never fails to be amusing with
her bright Irish humor and her original
coemdy methods.
RUDE Welch. as Dick Brennan, a for
mer race track promoter, has a role
i'm which he renews his established rep
utation as a comedian of rare talent
His lines are bright and catchy, and
his songs make the audience wish there
were more of them. From a musical
standpoint the show is to use theatri
cal expression fat with songs" every
act being replcte with catchy songs,
there being in all some eighteen musical
numbers.
Their supporting company is excep-
tional and includes such people as
Katherine Bryan. identified with impor-
tant roles in The Girl Behind the
Counter" Madame Sherry" "Hoity
Toity" and number of other New
York successes; formerly with His
Highness the Bey' and Coming
Through the Rye"
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dian. who has been called the Chester
field of minstrelsy. win be presented
with a collection of songs and stories
original and amusing, and will unques-
tionably have much to do with the
drawing power of the bill.
Jarvis and Harrison in THE Man.
the Maid and the Bench Edgar Ber-
ger, a clever gymnast and the Four
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21
'THE SPRING MAID" BOOKED
FOR NEW YEAR OFFERING

The Spring Maid" is scheduled to
visit Atlanta on December 81 and Jan
uary l. When 1t plays an engagement
at the Atlanta theater.
This charming operetta is one Of the
sauciest and most fascinating ever pre-
scented on the American stage while its
dainty and romantic story is one Of the
most delightful told in music.
1t almost seems like a waste of time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-21

MIND hLAhC W CCh III lHt Az
Y lanta theaters viii be
marked by a diversity of attrac-
lions. The five regular houses
will be open all week.
One Of the events will be the
appearance Of Donald Brian at
the Atlanta for three nights, be
ginning Monday, in "The Siren. ="
Mr.. Bryan $ name has long been
associated with the great success
Of The Merry Widow" in the
New York production of which
he appeared in the role of the
Prince. THE Siren" promises to
be decidedly diverting.
At the Atlanta the rest Of the
week Ida St. Leon will be seen
in Finishing Fanny" The last
time Miss St. Leon appeared in
Atlanta it was in the title role
of "Polly Of the Circus. - The
new play is said to give her
abundant scope for her unusual
talent.
The Keith vaudeville bill at the
Grand will have as a headliner
"Dinkelspiel's Christmas a I'll
lie singuIarly appropriate at this
time. The other numbers are eX-
pected to prove both amusing and
entertaining.
The Frolics of 1912" will be
the offering all week at the Lyric
II is billed as a musical comedy.
with RUDE Welch and Kitty
Francis in prominent parts. There
will be plenty of pretty girls,
tunefuI music and captivating
dances There be an extra mat
NEE Christmas day.
After a week S rest. Emma
Bunting and her company will
present all week Claiming Pol
locks THE Little Gray Lady"
which should be given an admira-
bic presentation. The Bunting
company will also give an extra
matinee Christmas day
At the Bijou holiday bill Of
family vaudeville and motion
pictures will be presented all
week, with matinee daily.
The evening world., 1912-04-26

rant Ohtet s>sn1on u ssud1ng then -
Comnnfssfuner Johnson eur redemption.
"Ttis Ia the nrst time In ms sxpsr4-
encc." said Chief Kenioa. IN tranantt-
ting M, money, that I have seen . nj
make q bed OF sud, expensive material
81 Uncle Same greenba6ka. I presume
Mr.. Rodent was Of . saving dispoe1.
lion and was laying By something for
q rainy day. Maybe though, no expected
to set the young rats up In some kind
a . pAytna buslness later on"
The evening world., 1912-04-26
GIANT iMPERAToR WILL
~ CARRY ~ LiFEB0ATS
Director Of Hamburg Line Says She
Can Accommodate All
M nm Roard.

Julius Thomann, Of the directors
q the Hambure-America line was =
.pAssenser On the Kaissrin Augusta
victorfs to-day. lie said In discussing the
Titanic's disaster that the new ship Of
his lipc. the Imperatoe. wticn V to
be tbs Grestest OF the fieet. and bigger
than the Titanic will be equipped With
forfy~sight iifeboats end c~ollaUsibles
and rmfts enough to sccomodats al
aboard In oass Of aocidSDe
A Subscription fund Of Qyoo for me
wiaUws. and erphAns u he seAmsu
WAo went down win Ne Titanic Wa
The evening world., 1912-04-26

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The evening world., 1912-04-26

Perhaps no two alike In tbs
are the season's mastesp
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
DR.. WILEY RESIGNS.
Food Expert Says He Has No State
ment To Make Now.

hington.-Harvey W. Wiley,
Uncle Sans chief chemist and father
of the Pure God Law, ended his long
and honorable service with the gov
eminent Friday, rendering his resigna-
tion to Secretary of Agriculture vii.
son.
There is no statement | can make
now" was his declaration.
'Dr. Wiley has resigned; that is all
I can say now" was the comment OF
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
DIR. Wiley's resignation caused no
great surprise following numerous
reports that he would sever his con.
nection with the government because
of constant conflict in his department.
For two years DR.. Wiley's official path
has been beset with storms. 1t is un.
derstood that he will become the edi.
tor of publication.
Ever since he entered the Depart.
ment of Agriculture, Dr. Wiley has
waged unceasing warfare in behalf of
pure foods and drugs, and he has been
a terror to food adulterators. So great
was his popularity with the public at
large that, when recently President
Taft was asked to depose him for in.
subordination, thousands of petitions
poured into the White House from all
sections of the country asking that
his services be retained at any and
all cost.
DR. Wiley was appointed chief
chemist OF the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture in 1883, leaving
the position of state chemist Of Indi-
ana to accept the post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
65 YEARS MAKES AN OLD MAI
This Is Opinion of Woman Who Dis
agrees With Judges
Opinion.

St Louis, Mo.-At what age does
woman drift into old maidship?
Asked this question, more than
score of women ranging in age from
IA to 40, and then some, became
peevish.
The younger set refused reply,
undoubtedly in silent defense of older
sisters, and the older lost its tenn
per somewhat, for obvious reasons.
But one was brave enough to speak.
Miss Caroline Thummel, attorney and
school teacher, declared a woman was
not an old maid until she has passed
IS years. She also added a woman
can make herself an old maid at al
most any age.
Justice j. F. Boyer Of Chicago, ILL.,,
sets the age of entry into the old
maid class at 25 years.
He is off in his judgment" said
Miss Thummel. why, no woman
should marry until she is more than
25 years old and is sure she has
sense. 1t takes q woman of expert
ence to pick a tolerably satisfactory
man nowadays. and few women have
practical experience until they are
much beyond 25 years old"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
COSTS MONEY TO BE MAYOR
English Officials Have to Be Satisfied
With Glory and Honor-LiverpooI
Executive Well Paid.

London.-The mayors of London
find their executive dignity much
more expensive than the provincial
mayors. In most of the cities and
towns of the United Kingdom an
amount is voted by the council suff1-
cient to cover the ordinary expenses
Of the mayor But in London it is diff
ferent
The lord mayor, Of course, is In a
class by himself. He gets an allow
ance of $4,000 for his year of office,
and the average amount he has to add
to that out Of his own pocket is an
other $50 1000 Outside the city of Lon
don proper, which is the lord mayors
district, London is divided into %
metropolitan boroughs.
OF the provincial cities Liverpool is
the mos generous to its mayor, giving
a fixed salary of $4,000, which is add
ed to when extraordinary expenses are
incurred The Liverpool council also
pays about $4,000 a year for horses
and carriages. Birmingham, now the
second largest city in the United King
dom, made a grant for the mayor last
year for the first time, fixing the sum
at $4,000 Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds
and Leicester, all places where the
position of mayor necessarily entails
a very considerable expense, make
no grant
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
EneIand's Excitement Over Conviction
of Bernard Stewart, London
Lawyer, in Germany.

Kansas City, Mo.-A new game has
caught the fancy of Europe. 1t is
played in the dark with dangerous
weapons. Sometimes the reward is
money, sometimes it is honor, more
often it is Imprisonment and occasion
ally 1t Is death 1t is the game of
espionage.
In times OF war spies are numerous.
Any soldier knows that. They are Sc
lected for their GOODNESS in times of
danger. histrionic ability and loyalty.
A spy plays his game alone If he
wins, he aids his country: if he loses,
it is death.
But in times of peace, and all Eu-
rope is at peace except Italy and Tur-
key, espionage has not been consider
ed good form. OF course all govern
ments have had their secret agents.
They were men trained in that bust
ness. They were detectives. But of
late army officers, naval officers. noble
men and persons Of high repute have
entered the espionage game and APP
parently just for the zest of the mis-
sion.
Even national feeling toward the
spy seems to have undergone a decid-
ed change. Take the case of Captain
Lux of the French army He had been
imprisoned at Graetz, Prussia, serving
four years sentence. One night he
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
Mountclair, N. J., Turns Out En-
MasSe to Hear Reasons.
But They Wore Masks, Even Voices
Were Chanced-Rumor Says Story
TeIers Are All Married
or Engaged.

Montclair, n. There is lot of
unsatisfied curiosity in Montclair,
but it has been demonstrated how to
fill a church.
The other night was the time set
for the appearance of the Never Weds.
Don't know EN-, do you? Well, Meth
er does any one in Montclair, but
there is a lot of guessing on.
The never WEEDS we're seven spin
sters and seven bachelors who were
to come right out in public, like they
were Saying a piece" in school, and
tell why they had never married. They
were to reveal the awful secret to a
waiting world in the First Methodist
church, and for the first time on rec
ord in Montclair, an S R. o. sign was
necessary at a church
The crowds piled in, expecting to
meet the unwedded ones face to face.
They did, but the faces of the UNI
welded were covered. In other words,
the seven couples were disguised.
Their own mothers wouldn't have
known them.
Well know EN- when we hear their
voices" complacently declared the GU
rious ones in the audience. But they
didn't. In addition to masks, wigs,
false boards and fantastic costumes,
the spinsters. and "old bachs" used
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
Tied Bridegroom to Chair

house quickly to start on their honey.
moon. Some OF his friends were
eagerly watching for the attempt to
escape Mr.. Macguire made several
struggles to stand up, but sank back,
pale.
William tried to lift the chair to one
side to get closer and discovered thet
the bridegroom's coattails were tied
securely to the chair legs in such n
way that 1T was impossible for him to
attain his feet.
Somebody remembered that Mr..
Brian G. Hughes, of 1884 Madison
avenue, was guest at the wedding.
He was found in another room. far
removed from the scene OF MIR. Mac
CURES discontinue lie solemnly
declared his innocence. However. he
was under guard for the rest of the
evening.
The lactional feeling arose when
many women present declared If a
shame for anyone to accuse such a
benevolent looking gentleman OF do
ing any such prank
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
ATTEMPT TO KILL lTALYS KING
Memorial Services For the Late
King Humbert, Who Was
Assassinated.

Rome.-A dastardly attempt to as
sassinate King Victor Emmanuel OF
Italy was made by an anarchist in
Rome The would-be regicide chose
for his attempt the anniversary of the
birthday of the late King Humbert, the
father of the present King. who died
the victim of an assassin's blow at
Menza on July 20, 1900. King Victor
Emmanuel was fortunate enough to
escape the shots fired at him from a
revolver. They were several in num-
Der and were aimed from a very short
distance. The commander of his
military bodyguard, however, who was
in the immediate vicinity of the King,
was dangerously wounded.
The King, in company with Queen
the Pantheon, to take part in the an
nuai memorial service in honor of the
late King Humbert The royal car
riage was preceded and followed by
an escort of Cuirassiers.
At the police station the anarchist
was subjected to a keen interrogatory
He said that his name was Antonio
Dalba, that he was q years of age and
| that he was a stone mason. He de
scribed himself as an 'individualist
4 anarchist" and said that he had made
the attempt on the Kings life as {
4 protest against the organization o.
society.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
NEVER WEEDS TALK

such clever elocution nobody could
size them up.
The first old maid explained that
when she played the ingenue the men
treated her like doll; when she be-
came an athlethic girl they treated
her like chum She had tried pray
er and got no response unless the
blessing was In not getting a man, so
she had concluded she would next try
hypnotism or mental science.
The first bachelor declared he was
good looking had enough money to
support home and wanted to marry.
But he had never met a girl who in
spired him with enough assurance he
would not be turned down if he pro-
posed to her.
The next speaker said she was
single because there were so many
men like the one who had just spoken
You want us to propose to you,"
she said. Nothing venture, nothing
win. | want to be carried by storm"
The next bach declared that he had
loved only once. He was one of the
daring sort, but after interviewing the
girls father they carried him home
on shutter. Never again!
The next girl" explained that she
spent so much time learning to cook
and sew for a prospective husband
he had lost interest In her before she
became efficient.
Then a suffragette gave her testi
mony. She would willingly wed pro
vided her husband would let her live
her own life. The next three bach
elors said she could as far as they
were concerned, and that it was her
kind that had scared them off
The last "old maid" naively admit
ted she was unmarried because no one
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
Strikers Fight Police.

Boston.-The scene of the serious
textile strike trouble in Massachusetts
shifted from Lawrence to Barre. In
a clash between strikers and the police
and deputies three policeman were
shot, two others injured with stones
and a score or more of the strikers
were dubbed so that it was necessary
to call physicians to attend them.
Only one arrest was made. Between
Is and 20 shots were fired. Women
strikers were particularly bitter urg-
ing the men on in their attack.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
Government Spies in All Lands

escaped and after a weeks dangerous
travel reached France He was re-
ceived as a hero People went wild
at the mention of his name. A purse
of gold was subscribed. Officially.
France frowned and ordered CAPITA &
Lux back to duty, but it cannot be di
puted that he was the man of til
moment
Russia and Germany have almost
placed spies of peace on the basis OF
prisoners of war. A few weeks ago
these two governments made a for.
NAL exchange of spies, just as prison.
ers would be exchanged in war.
Now England is in the midst of o
popular demonstration against Ger
many. 1t results from q four and q
half years sentence a German court
gave Bertrand Stewart, London law.
yer and officer in a territorial regi.
ment. British newspapers are assail
ing Germany bitterly. Demonstrations
are being held and probably the Brit.
ish foreign Office will recognize the af.
fair and make formal request that
Stewart be set free.
In England a half dozen or more
Germans and Russians have been tried
on spying charges. But few days
ago Heinrich Crosse, an officer of the
German merchant marine, was tried
at Winchester and sentenced to three
years.
And SO it goes in most all the ma.
tons of Europe. The game apparent,
ly appeals to the officers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
Brian g. Hughes Was at Wedding In
Harlem and Is Under
Suspicion.

New York.-Some wag with pro-
pensity for playing practical jokes at
unwonted times is the subject for cen
sure In sedate circle Of Harlem's
usually unruffied precincts. The con-
troversy nearly caused a row and did
result in some feeling when the men
friends OF the bridegroom, Edward A.
Macguire, set out TO discover the man
who tied his dress suit coattails to
the chair at the wedding supper few
3ays ago at the home of the brides
father, John j. O'Keeffe, Is e. One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth street.
Mr.. Macguire, who belongs to the
Seventh regiment, was in the COM
pany of his bride, Miss May Arsenia
O'Keeffe, surrounded by his regimen
tai friends. and had replied TO nu-
merous toast, when his bride gave
MIN the gignal that they had better
loave the table and slip out OF the