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been to the Jefferson who refuses to go through the stage entrance to the the atre," MT. Meyer reoned. She drives up in a taxi with a perfect retinue-two maids and a huge Scotch Collie her man ager and herself. Temper oh she's got a nice little temper all right. but if you know how to handle things for her she's very nice. And speaking of enter ing the theatre through the stage door, Mir. Richard Mansfield was very peculiar about that He is the only actor who has ever made himself noticeable in that respect, always entering through the foyer of the theatre. When he played Beau Brummel here, l remember that when he drove up to the theatre one of his valets sat on tie outside of the cab and another inside with illm. There was one who had preceded himsto the theatre and met him at the door and conducted him in where another was waiting for him at his dressing room door, This one always gave MT. Mansfield his cue, and he never came out of his dressing room until his valet knocked on his door. Dur Ills DOllDiiidHCt nhtHohtit Na9 very particular about any noise behind the scenery, and on the occasion of his presentation of Beau Brummel'' here he brought shoes for the entire stage crew-noiseless tennis shoes. which we had to wear, and mats were placed throughout the wings of some soft ma terial that rendered everything absolutely noiseess.''
 q suppose 1t is very irritating to the big stars who pay so much attention to detail,' I suggested. when things go wrong. isn't it?'
 Last season we had very funny thin gto happen. said MT. Meyer When Mir. Henry Woodruff was playing "A Prince of Tonight if you remember, tke whole story Of the play hinged upon the blooming of a century plant. This vas arranged by electrical effects. The company got in late and they were billed
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 Of AsatntM Meyer. Stage Manager Talks About the GreatA andA Who TaUe rod
 His Incunbnoy-Favortes andO

I've been thinking that same thing myself. What the H. HAVE I got you here for, anyway?'
 .Mr Fred Stone, who played Tn the Old Town here last season with MT. Dave Montgomery, is one of the oldest characters I've ever seen,' said Mir. Meyer. "The minute he gets behind the scenes he begins to practice that Lariat Dance of his, and he works from the minute the curtain goes up until it goes down, whether he's on the stage or not. He learned that dance he told me, by the way, when he was visiting his friend Joe Miller. out in the far west. MT. Mil- Ter, you know, owns 101 Ranch"
 There's one actor I want to ask you about particularly-Mr. William Hodge.n I observed. Tell me something about him-do.
 "1'll say this for Mr. Hodge" was the answer, The had more friends in Bir- mingham than any actor I ever saw here. Why, the night after his performs ance of The Man From Home, there were so many folks waiting at the stage door for him that it looked like a recep- tion. He's one of the incest .men who has ever been on the stage-a perfect gentleman, and kindness itself"
 Speaking of stage door effects" sug-
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On the eve of the opening of the the atrical season of 1912-13 it is an interest irg study to peep behind the scenes in Pirminghams big play house-"rhe Jeff ferson," and see whats going on.
 Theatres, like residences, keep house" and do house cleaning, hanging cur. tains and upholstering furniture scrub ping and polishng-in short, has general overhauling before the curtain rises upon the first production of each season, which happens to be this year ''The Balkan Princess at the Jefferson.
 The clever manager, Mir. R. s. Douglass who alSays has the interest of his pat rcns at heart and looks after them as an affable and agreeable host would do in his own home, is the busiest man in town just now pouring over documents from the big theatrical people in the east hooking" the best plays that come this way and making arrangements for gala season generally. ''~1
 No less factor in the general scheme of things at the Jefferson Is Mrs. Douglas, who is a drawing card for the liz theatre.
 There isn't a theatregoer in Birmng- ham who doesn't know this clever woman and her proverbial kindness and good .umor her agreeable, pleasant attitude towards the patrons of the theatre makes Ter very popular acquisition to this big institution.
 MT. Douglass has associated with him
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 again this season MT. Charles B. Sexton as assistant treasurer MT A. Brown Parks at the door; Mir E. B. Coleman as advertising agent and MT. Monroe Meyer as stage manager--composins as clever and capable lot of officials as you could find anywhere.
 Seeing a play from the audience is vastly different from seeing it behind the scenes.
 The former has all the glare and glint of the tinsel and the silver, and every thing Is roseate and bright, while a peep Urom the wings reveals all the meehan- ism and artlfiee of the stage manager : art.
 Glamor of purple twilights, glamor of throbbing drums and wailing violins, glamour of light and color and grace, grandeur of all those indefnable, elusive, ellliring things that make theatrical production beautiful in the extreme, are but the work of the mechanic and the electrician, when all is said and done.
 ''Behind the scenes" the rolling peals of thunder which are so perfectly and distinctly represented to the audience, re- solve themselves into sheets of tin. pro- saic enough for the most practical of us oh?
 And the lightning that plays hide and seek over the darkencd stage is merely
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an electrical trick produced with two cartoons the same that we see in an every day arc light
 Then when "the gentle rain from heaven" comes down in torrents on the orphaned little girl who is trudging her way hcme behind the footlights-aone ard unprotected-knows secretly all the time that two water pipes in the rear or the stage have been arranged so as to produce the effect of constant dripping rain storm and that at a given moment it could be stopped quick that it would make you laugh.
 Then haven't you seen Ethel Barrymore or Henrietta Crossman in a scenic effect where the stage is beautifully arranged as a drawing room and great open fire with the blaze steadily burning-make a fitting surrounding for them to sit quietl, and gracefully in and-ponder2
 That red fire in the grate is nothing more than a piece of red flannel and an electric fan buzzing around just as fast ss 1t can to keep up the illusion.
 Greatest of all and most perfect stage
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woman never lived than she. It is a great place to study an actor or an ac- tress, let me tell you You are thrown in such close proximity to them that you find out lots of times that they are not always just what they seem to be when they are before the footlights. Person ally I've had few disagreeable expe- rieneess Nearly all of the stars" who have appeared here during my time have been very nice to me, and there are only a very few exceptions to the rule''
 But they DO say that many of them are fiery, bad tempered, ugly to deal with Is it true2e I asked.
 "Of course lots of them have their pe- culiarites and genius is accorded a cer- tain amount of license, as we all know, but really when. it comes down to brass tacks, there are very few of them who are abnormal''
 Who is your favorite actress?" I in quired with much curiosity.
 Unhesitatingly MT. Meyer replied:
 'Trixie Friganza. Why, she's won der. The whole theatre takes on a new aspect when she comes In the house She's the most jovial, good natured. human sCrt of person I've ever seen in the pro-
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"Three of the leading actresses In the profession today-Mrs. Leslie Carter Ma rie cahill and Fritzie Scheff. said MT Meyer s.are daffy on one subject, and that is their dressing room. They carry their own dressing room around with them, and it is put up just like the seen cry on the stage. Mrs. Carter always gets down to the theatre by o'clock in the evening and superintends the arrange ment of her dressing room herself. Her maids are adopts in getting things to- gether quickly"
 "Is she as fiery as her head would in dicate?" I asked.
 She's got a temper all right" said MT. Meyer, but she has it under pretty good ccntrol-In say that for her-althougn they say that when MT. Belasco was training her years ago for her first ap- pearance in The Ugly Duckling, he had 10 hit her over the head with a chair to make her behave and do her part like he wanted her to and not like she wanted to-"
 "Teu me about the Little Devil of the opera-her Satanic Majesty. Madem- oselle Fritzi'' I asked.
 She's the only actress who has ever
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on himself about being in one of the big cafes in New York with Miss More land. his leading lady, whom they say is to be No. 1. You know the tables are all numbered, and MT Goodwin and Miss Moreland sat down at No. g. A bunch of Mir Goodwins friends, including Willie
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 for a matinee The Century Plant and the electrical effect failed to connect and the blooming thing-I mean the non booming thing-raised pretty hul-a- ha-loo. The electrician told MT Wood ruff about the situation and he certainly was a prince, not only for a night, but for that day, for he turned quickly and said. good humoredly:
 Now, then. we'll have a comic opera without any plot-but that wouldn't be different from all the others we see now adays, would it?'
 Among the most agreeable actresses we have ever had at The Jefferson MT Meyer went on to say, .are Blanche Pates, Adelaide Thurston and Amelia Bingham Miss Bingham harks back to other days, when Clyde Fitchs The Climbers and those clever comedies were the vehicles for her star performance"
 Are the minstrel men as tempera. mental as the others?' I asked
 Al G. Field is one of the best of the whole bunch," MT. Meyer replied.
 He splutters and spurts around and talks like chatter box, but nobody pays any attention to what he says, because he doesn't pay any attention to what he says himself. Once when Dan Quinlan was here with him a right funny thing happened behind the scenes. MT. Field was running around like a chicken with his head off and raising all sorts of Cain about things not going to suit him.
 'Everything's going wrong. What am I to do?' Mir. Field said nervously.
 Dan Quinlan was standing near by and. thinking he addressed the remark to him, replied:
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There's no use of worrying Let me do it. What have you got me here for, anyways?
 Quick as lightning MT. Field looked at him and said:
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Beyond Even Ty Cobb

From the Washington Star.
 The baseball reporters English Is weird and wonderful, and apropos of il. there is a story about the great Ty Cobb.
 In New York hotel two college pro- fessors watched Ty Cobb bent over a newspaper.
 Look at the poor fellows frowns and mutterngs," said the first professor, with that journal
 Cant make it out. eh? Can't even read. These baseball players, I knew they were an uneducated lot''
 Oh, said the other, "'ry's educated all right enough; but that's the baseball page he's got there"
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Ter when she was playing "The Sweetest Girl in Paris
 "Of course l remember I chimed in, and how she told me that she was get ting so fat that the only readymade gar ment she could wear was a handkerchief.''
 "One of the kindest women .on the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-13
S 7 our Child
D ding Well
At School?
By w. D. Pa pe n,acber.
Copyright. 1919. by Tho Press Publishing 90.
The New York Evening World
g-TROT1 ,TyG WITH TEA CIIERS

Copynshs 1917 s Sy The Press pg6 dis 90.
2-TROUBLES WITH TEACHERS.
~ EFORE any other fault Is corrected
X the conscientious father must
- teach his child to be attentive and
obedient to his teacher In school. Each
day the unruly child, who may be u
very sweet child while at home. even
though inattentive and disorderly at
school. may come home with tale OF
Woe" IIo says that the teacher dis
eliminates against him. that the teacher
Furnishes him when the lad next to him
Is at fault, that the teacher refuses to
answer any OF the childs civil questions,
that the teacher keeps him in after
school because OF no fault of the pupil.
In the beginning the parent simply adj
vises the boy TO get along with his
teacher or to do the best he can. Grad
ually there comes over the father or
mother the feeling that his or her child
is being treated too harshly.
Thereafter the child will look a.kance
at everything the teacher does or says
Instead OF implicit confidence In the
righteousness of everything the teacher
does, instead of being imbued with a
feeling OF respect for authority. the lad
ia being led to question authority.
The mistake made by the parent was
that IN the very beginning he or she
did not sit down in front Of the boy and
calmly and passlonately. yet earnest
~. point out that whatever his teacher
had done was right, that in all proba-
b,lity tho teacher had overlooked a
! at I..t
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10 Co.. THE New York Evening World
Womans interests. In order that she
may come out woman. womsnly as
Mother Nature intended her TO be.
~ is true that the status OF woman
mas changed from grandmothers day
But that OF WOMANHOOD has never
altered. IL Is true that the home ia
not the ONLY place for woman to-day.
That necessity has made her go out into
the fields OF fruitfulness In tho march
or tradc-business.
1t Is true that women are being edu-
Gated In this so-called onward move.
Yet while individual rights may be
recognized. though business may come
and business may so, the union Of man
and woman, MARRIAGE. win go on
forever
No ono may galnsay that
lf marriage then Is an immoyable
institution. it's laws ard demands are
likewise. Not yet have we come to
the point where man Is not the chooser
OF his mate
And the instinct OF man since the
world began. from the cave man until
to-day. is to choose the ONE WOMAN
who as nearly as possible has ALWAYS
been the one for HIM
, No matter how we may feel the
! "unIus ot that dual standard
where man is concerned. the very fact
of its existence through all the ages
| has made II almost insurmountable.
Woman, who by nature was intended
to be n mother. with motheriy instincts
with all the beauty attending therein
! must ever keep before her tho mirror
| that nature has made for her.
While advanced theorists" may argue
! the righteousness OF this course Il 4,
! part OF the worlds decree that makes
or mars the HAPPINESS that We crave
and seek ia this world.
The very feeling OF, stability thai
comes with the knowledge that we
! az SCH. s>tth tho DEGREES that have beer
made before We were born. by natur,
! herself, gives a sense OF SECURITY tC
our own actions and makes for PEACE
at least
We may. therefore, theorize to-day
i tomorrow and always. Yet as Kiplinp
SAYS:
"a woman Is only T. woman. n,
boy"
1 And our daughters ~ Eve mus
equally add.
a man g.. oa'y = man 20. ., that an,
y that, and a hat
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his courage va, touched. He
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mn no hnd ina xincd the man 10 be in
s,ni ro.scs.,on Of his senses: lmagin al
his death A have been planned out OF
tina deliberatc coolnesu Of eeason.
6uch a death would have been bad
enough. hut 10 meet death nj tho hands
OF a man mentally unbalanced! Some
how II seemed different, seemed horribly
unreal-iIke n terrible nightmare.
II was some seconds before he 70.
Ra,ned control of himscif. and then he
steadiesi himself In tho saddle. assuring
himself In q burst OF bitter. tronic hufnor
that death at tho hands of n crazy mnn
could be no worse than death at tho
bands OF a rational one.
| hfs tcoAed MO again. n defiant smile on
his lips, to see that both man and rife
hid dlsaWeured. In q flash no saw his
chance and took advantage of It. In an
instant ne was on his pony; in another
he wus behind convenient rock. BREATH
ing easier, his seDses alert.
For sOmo little time he remained IN
tho shelter OF the rock, awaiting the
other mans movements. Tie did not
doUtt that Getting upon some freakish
impulse the man had left his boulder
and was evan n1w stalking him from
some othar direction. He peered care
fully about HIM. He had no thought or
shooting the man-that would be muir
der. for the man was not mentally re-
spondble Tor his actions HIS enorts
must be centred solely upon some plan
FOR saving his own lie.
To do this he realized that no must be
caroful. In view OF tho mans unerring
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Tor him TO expose himself for an instant.
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4 Tickle Girl.

l'R B." writes: II have been paying
attention TO a girl who is very nckle.
ons day she will seem to like me.
and tho next she'il be absolutely in
sulting. Is fckleness a good reason for
giving up girl?"
That depends on how deeply your own
Elections are involved.
~. g." writes: ais 1t customary to
answer an announcement CT marriage"
U you know the persons very well
rsss may answer by sending them a
prsssat
70. H." writes Il am very much inter
estsd In a girl who lives in the neigh
borhood into which I have Just moved.
.Nyvhat Is the best way TO become ac-
fsatuted with herr"
You must walt and secure n proper
4 ntroduction.
=. g." write, Il am invited To- Il
surprise party ana asked 10 furnish
cJwpAny. Shall 7 ask some young man
10 q With rns?"
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Mikes Orders.

NHlKE had Just Teen elected 20 Ofnee All .
M new automobile vas added 10 hi, earthly
possessions. The day Slal II was brought
homo he said % hi. mother: ''You and your
friend, Mrs O'Bnen, may g. Cor = spin mi, sftsr'
noon bat d. kccp still; tins chauffeur 10 en- in
luisti's chap and any conversation deiractS his
attention and ne forgs,s hs business"
la CONT lance, the two old ladies' rode for several
mile. Finally Mrs. O'Bnen gently touched the
chauffeur on tho arm and sail II kDoS that
,as.ns /, strictly prohibited IN this automobile,
bu, feel that must tell yon tia, our friend fyl
out u the masl,in. sbou. fatssn minutes sso."-
National Monthly
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1912. By tn. Outing Publishing Co..
SYNOPSIS OF ,rREorDINo CHAPTERS.

Kent Hollis. . New York nevspapsrman, Gomez
70 nry BOTTOM to mse charge OF ~ dsai fa,nc,
IL ih,t te,iop ny the ,a,,lsmen'. A,,ociaiion.
cistion has robbed Iloniss father and made his
iiie . burden: Holt; rs.ol,cs e take np hi;
iirst act IS TO- .thra"h balavsy ior in;altins. a
pretty girl. Hollis next confers with JnIFs
Graney.' tho laws only local representative. The
two pledge alliance against the corrupt Interests
norton. The range soas, To- the Circle Bar ranch
beducathed TO him By bis father, Norton. few
creek. md WARNS him 70 keep away from u bs;
r %sr 4. s' os ss sssa r
bsh~ solitary rae slons "p ,,. b MSSSsw
honidsy wells 10 him 20 stop: and adds, You're
going 70 stayy. hsrs for seven weeks while shoot
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women.
In London there's
n play in progress
called " n 1 n d ! o
Wakes" + indie Is
tho name OF n town.
And London awoae
when the play was
put on.
II presents this
double standard. I"
and the criticism OF
II Is equally divided
as TO the pro and
CON. II deals with
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Better Left Unsaid.

ERE Is . case of misplaced generosity. Tho
II rna- party mean, well, but her rnannsr Of
showing II wasn't what you might can
tssitul. I. was at a bridge marty lsst SATURDAY
Ice cream and waters were served
Mis- Ghyosns," urged the ho-tass. do have
some more les cream.
40. really. -
"oh, don't no 70 dainty. H ~ h'ni yoi t.u't
Ia, IT,"
Wei, trs' . m0uili1'"
An, that's ngi' Jane. On ha' Gtyn'. =
l,a'c fJr h<r,'
Mi- Ghyosus Il stn'i!lIr Sh.I' hef m ~. AMI
SIC va, 50 mad hat sLr ''Iephyn,l a,' % u'.
Clg1elsid rlsIH pra!W.
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II may be necessary occasionally to re-
sort to punishment stronger than the
ordinary scolding. n so. be certain that
you have "a Arm grip upon yourself 10
that the boy viii realize that even
though YOU are punishing him you still
love him and that you are certain that
there viii be more gratifying results
hereafter,
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have set limit to MS life. Testing with
form Of humor. and Jokes on die" 1t
coming from Collier. seemed rather ghi
second act whom n muse hall lady was
introduced as first aid TO the divorce
that the hopelessly healthy gentleman
felt he owed his wife. But while this
sort Of thing may be done IN our best
divorce circles 1t seems a bit out OF
place on the stage.
e OF first Importance was the fact
at the play permitted the American
yo's brilliant wit 20 shine IN London.
l. he Hon. Mrs, Stevenson was so daz-
zled by It that she sat speeches. at
dinner except when she said. Some
thing makes me feel that we have
lined together many times" Perhaps
It was Mr.. Golfers CHEEKY monologue.
I. or Il may have been the originality he
H displayed in serving asparagus. What
4 ever It was. Miss Emily Fltzroy, who
5gave distinction to a role that gave
nothing in return, seemed greatly
amused. As the daughter OF this aris-
rocratic lady Miss Paula MARI could
SCARCELY he accepted as English. In
! saying "Ya-as" she left nothing more to
be said on this score.
Master Collier gave the impression
OF being unduly sophisticated as the
American hoy who like his dog. was dr.
j feeling lonesome. Grant Stewart was ex
4 or every attention. together with a SIN
4 FORD In Christian Science. Nicholas J
n rench chef, and Thomas McGrath MAJ
kience alarIningly true TO life.
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Why a Woman Is
Only a Woman
By Sophie Irene Loeb

Copyright 1912, by The Press Publs'a
~ HE women members of the Legis-
lativo League have been consider
ing the so-called double stand
.snr ,p.p and