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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28
"Queen of the Movies.o

Local theatergoers are to have the first
glance OF an up-to-date musical comedy
at the Columbia Theater next week when
Thomas w. Ryley's THE Queen of the
Movies" will be presented with a cast a.
exceptional excellence, including Vaili-
Valh, Alice Dewey. Frank Moulan, Dan
Colyer, Jack Goldsworthy, James Red
mond, May Leslie, and a beautiful feni-
nine chorus. The American book and
lyric of The Queen Of the Movies'' are
by Glen MacDonough and Edward Paul
ton. The production is staged by Julian
Mitchell Although the play Is Of Ger
man extraction. being founded upon Die
kino-konigen, the story is, typically
American. one Of the scenes being located
in this city.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28
..one woman. Life,

The Phillips-Shaw company, in the
presentation of William Jossey's zone
woman's Life" which was seen early
this season in Chicago. win be the at
traction at the Academy next week. Al
bert Phillips and Leila Shaw will be seem
in the leading roles. and Messrs. Row
land and Clifford, under whose direction
the play comes, have spared no palms In
surrounding the co-stars with an ade-
quate cast to give proper portrayal to
the Western characters as called for
by the author. The scenic investure.
portraying the submits of the Rocky
mountains are said to be very effective
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28
'Forty-hve Minutes from broadway.

George NJ. Cohan's musical comedy,
"Forty-ive Minutes from Broadway"
VIII be revived next week by the Poll
Piayers- Arrangements have been made
to lease from Cohan & Harris, for the
week in Washington. the production and
costumes built for Mr.. Cohan when he
revived the piece two years ago in New
York. A large chorus and an augmented
orchestra will be utilized at Polls for the
week Three of the big song hits in
'Forty-five Minutes from Broadway are
so Long, Mary" 'sForty-five Minutes
from Broadway" and Mary Is Grand
Old Name" and they will be sung by the
principals in next weeks production.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28

edy largely made up of songs and dance
numbers, with thread of dialogue in
the shape Of plot Walton and Brandt,
who were features in the Eva Tanguay
show, will appear in an offering of COM
edy, songs, and repartee. Rutan, whose
name became familiar to local vaudeville
patrons a season or so back. will come
this time with his Singing Groves" in
stead Of his popular Song Birds" The
Guys, blackface singers, and jokesters in
minstrel offering, and George Moore,
the laughable clown juggler, will COM
plete the bill Tomorrow evening the
added feature will be the surprise party;
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, the
country store; Thursday evening, the
prize dancing contests, and Friday even
ing, the carnival of the amateurs.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28
High-cIa.. Vaudeville,

The B. F. Keith Theater program fof
next week will offer as its foremost at
traction Victor Moore, in a revised YER
sion of his first vaudeville hit. Change
Your Act or Back-to the Woods" An
other feature will be Ida Brooks Hunt
and a large musical comedy company.
Kethleen Clifford will add her sparkling
number to the list Other acts VIII be
Henry Lewis, Sam Barton. the Ramsdell
trio, Libonati, and others to be announced
later
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28
Cosmos-vaudeviIIe.

A dramatic novelty, with a big SUR
prise as a climax, will be one of the fea-
lures of the Cosmos bill this week 1t
viii be presented by the Valerie Ber-
gere Players, and is called What Hap
pened in Room AZ 1t Is the little play
in which Valerie Bergere starred last
season. The Four Royals, a quartet Of
gladiators in poses and feats Of unusual
strength, with an elaborate setting. VIII
be another feature. Prince Yamamoto
and his Oriental company win appear in
an entertaining exhibition Of Japanese
juggling whose skill and artistry highly
commend II. Fields and Faye viii dis
port themselves as Two Noble Nuts on a
sea. of Nonsense" and Kaufman and
Kaufman will entertain with songs,
dances. and specialties. The Pathe week
ly motion pictures of interesting news
events and the comedy and educational
motion pictures win complete the bin.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28
..The beauty Parade

.sThe Beauty Parade" company appears
at the Gayety next week in a two-act
musical entitled Local Color" Al
though the plot is even more coherent
than the usual burlesque, 1t does not
preclude the Interpolation Of numerous
songs and dances and monoiogue spe-
ciaIties by the principals. The leading
comedian role is in the hands e Harry
Fields.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28

had much praise from New York crtt1cs.
In this, her second starring vehicle, Miss
Macdonald has been fortunate. As one
critic expresses il, "Sweethearts'' Is even
more delightful than The Spring Maid"
The production will be deliberately
staged and an~excellent cast will be seen
In Miss Mae Donald's support.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28
"swectheart..,,

For the first week of the New Year the
attraction the New National Theater win
offer will be Christie Macdonald in her
Herbert .operetta, the music Of which has
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28
Acadeny-.The spend,hrift."

With the original Hudson Theater, New
York, production, "The spendthrift,' by
Porter Emerson Browne. author of "a
Fool There Was" and many other sic
cesses, VIII be presented at the Academy
Theater this week.
The play, tells a probable story Of do
nestle trouble The dialogue is natural
and the situations are appealing to the
emotions.
1t tells the story Of the wreck of a
family's happiness, brought about by the
divergence OF thought and the different
paths followed in the pursuit of happi-
ness by a husband and wife. Richard
Ward Is a man OF working. saving, and
home-loving Instincts His wife longs
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28

George Nagel and his "Rollicking
GirIies'' company will appear at the Ca
sino this week in a tabloid musical COM
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-28

for luxuries and in his love for her and
his efforts to provide her with them he
Is kept grinding and toiling under a
mountain of debt which topples over on
him and he is bankrupt. One of the
most appealing points in the play Is
while the wife extravaganza is dominant
II Is brought about in a great measure
through her sincere endeavor to provide
her husband with a home BETTING the
position in life she believes him big
enough to occupy. When she realizes
that he is bankrupt she borrows money
in an effort to save him. This move on
her part leads to dramatic situations, the
unrayeling of which has made The
Spendthrift" not only problem play OF
'eal life, with its motive an arrangement
Of peurile society life, but drama which
thousands who have seen it have de-
clared strikes home in a most impress
i've and interesting way"
Gayety-The College Girls."
THE College Girls" Max spiegel
show, built on musical comedy lines,
with books by George lotion Smith. mu-
sic by Paul RubeRs, and dances and en-
sembles by Julian Alfred. will be the at
traction by, the Gayety this week. The
comedy roles of this musical extrsvagan-
Ia Of college life are intrusted to Abe
Reynolds, Morrie Franklin, and Dolly
Morrisey, who are seen in the roles Of
Rosenbloom, the retired pawnbroken;
Mike McCabe, the college tanitor, and
Lillian Lloyd, the college widow, respec-
lively
Act l shows the reception hall Of the
college dormitory where Rosenbloom's
son Freddy introduces Molly McCabe.
the daughter Of the janitor. with whom
he is in love. Act II shows the state
room deck of the ship. Jollytania with
the whole company, principals and cho-
rus girls, on board. Nineteen musical
numbers are introduced. Other members
of the company are Walter Johnson.
James Hunter, Harry Morrisey. Rather
inc Peyer. and Clee Lewis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22
STATION COVERS LARGE AREA.

OF expensive tapestry brick. fire
proof throughout, with green tile roof :
ing, artistic corniees. beautiful win
dows, cement-capped extensions, brick
area, paving block yard. concrete
platform and broad expanse of lawn :
a generous porte cochere and canopy :.
Terrazzo floors of Clipped marble and
cement: walls of Caenstone, inside
wall-basssg Trimming and dado. Of
black Irish marble: elaborate and
spacious waiting room, ticlSet and
express offices and smoking. sit
ting and. toilet rooms, little further
could be desired from the viewpoints
of construction and design in the
Capital city's passenger station. Moth
ing has been sighted in the making.
and the finished product is a credit To
all who have been called to aid.
An Approximate total of $4,000
square feet Is reauired by the build
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

For nearly a decade Augusta has
been promised q new station. but il
was of comparatively recent date that
the Maine Central company purchased
the Swift aud Titcomb properties and
the hope became a certainty.
The contract was signed ON the last
day of September and the clearing of
the lot Immediately begun. This was
a long task, btrt, -bnce finished theseNs
cavatingss and placing OF the all=eaa=
crete foundations We're quickly com
pleted and the walls began to grow.
a freight station, of. handsome
capacitys was built at the south of the
bridge over the cut, and has been in
use for several months. It's con-
veniences for the new passenger sta
ton could not well be surpassed.
This summer will see work started
on a new double track bridge across
the Kennehee river, and the city will
have good cause to be proud Of its
facilities for transportation.
Local laborers are employed almost
exclusively. the contractors for the
passenger station having on their
payroll. at times, in the neighborhood
of 40 men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22
Unique in Every Respect, Unlikely if Has
Equal in Northern New England---Ex-
pensiye Materials Convenient Ar
rangement---Novel Lighting
Beautifully Original
Windows.
Formal Opening, Sunday, June 1--De
tailed Description Other Build
ings, Both New and Old.

Absolutely unique unequaled by building OF like intent III
Northern New England pregnant with digned welcome to the
traveller the 100000 station of the Maine Central Rail
road Augusta will be ready for occupancy week from
Sunday, the first day of June.
Comfortably nesting under Rines hill its friendly proN
unity appropriately typfes the final arbitration Of the half
eenrys hosles between the railroad and the elevation
reacherosly leading from the city busiest street Swept by
the shadows OF the walls Of that wonderful cut and the
sturdy bridge above the station leaves suggestion of
crossing that commanded the faithful anxiety
William S Keene and where death trked ready
under stretching sign, Look Out for the Engine When the
Bell Rings!'
Replacing dseputabe structures its Importance factor
in municipal Improvement inesmable impressive of arch
and convenient of design the CITY help but
benefit by the certain appreciation of the travelling public
bringing employment for local aborers and mechanics
aordnp profitable for Of leading
business houses has much during the past eight
months, in less general directions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

The Entrances.

Four groups Of doors lead directly
into the corridor adjoining the octag-
enal waiting room. Two of these
groups are on the street side and two
ON the track side. The former are
in pairs, white three doors constitute
each of the track entrances.
over the archway Of large en-
closure or porch built from the south
erly doors on the street. is an inn
nressiVe porte-cochere Of structural
iron. rooted 10y wired glass and with
bases of ornamental brick. like
enclosure, over the nertherly entrance,
but with much smaller canopy, is
reached across the brick area from
the sidewalk. Between these en-
frances is the front Of the oetagon
with three large windows fronting ON
the street and one opening INTO each
of the enclosures.
= on tho west or track side. The On
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

Not a light in the waiting room is
permitted 10 give its direct rays into
the eyes of the visitor huge bowl
of a dark green composition is suspen-
ded by chains from the Joining point
of the eight great beams which cross the
ceiling. From this bowl is cast upward
the light from eight large globes, to be
softly reflected back 10 the floor
Eight similar bowls of smaller size,
each containing one globe, are hung
from each of the eight angles of the
octagon About six feet from the
floor, placed IN pairs at each angie
are Is more globes inside little boxes
with glass fronts, following the design
of the windows. The light itself may
be seen, but only through strip OF
green glass Nor are these all. Like
the footlights of a theatre, in trough
At the lower edge of the upper line OF
windows, are PLACED .S2 either globes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

averages more than 90 feet wide. 1t
reaches from the Rines hill bridge 20
the corner of the H. W. Soule building
op Winthrop street. and is of concrete
divided into large squares. A con-
meeting strip of the same material is
placed at the north end of the build
ing from the platform to the paving
blocks
IN the Water street corner on the
north side is large enclosure ready
for flower bed cement wall sep
arates this from the paving blocks.
At the other end of the station a
five-foot strip of lawn will have its
place between a six foot brick walk
art0&lhe building. This walk runs
from the platform to the area at the
south porch. on the other side of the
walk the lawn will extend between
the sidewalk and the platform.
Wide cornices of concrete with
Grueby inlaid tile and moulding in
imitation of beams adds much to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22
The Waiting Room.

Entered by way OF three arches
from the corridor. the arches separat>
ed by two massive pillars the waiting
room in all its splendor is ready for
the public. Its great seats of rich
auartered oak provide seating ac-
commodations for 100 people: its eff
hcient but hidden heating system IN
sures comfort III the coolest winter;
its arehways and SIS windows would
appear to be sufficient for light during
the day, while most novel electrical
arrangement will provide for the
night.
Ii is ~ feet across this octagon.
The walls are Of Caenstone. imported
direct from France The floor,
like that OF the corridor smoking
room. women's sitting room and
the toilets, is Terrazzo, or of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22
For Handling Express.

The express rooms are of the latest
approved arrangement. The space oc-
eupied will approximate $500 square
feet, divided into the managers, CASH
ier's and clerks offices, and the receiv-
ing room, this receiving room measur-
ing is by 81 feet and having con-
crete floor while the offices have birch
These offices are. divided by wire
partitions into three cages for clerks,
one for the cashier and a space for
the public A door opens from the lat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

frances are covered by canopy SINH
lar in design to the porte cochere OPP
posite. The canopy is continuous
over both groups of doors and the
windows of the ticket office between.
All of the doors are of quartered
oak and plate glass. are self closing
by compressed air fixtures, and open
outward With their plain brass
handles and protecting bars. they are
simple in design. vel immensely at
tractiVe. - fttt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

appearance OF the station. The roof
Of Spanish tile is a very effective fin
ishing touch. The gutters are OF eop-
per. and Head to . sunni Under NE
boiler rdmn,
An are light is placed at each end
of the platform and four brac]ic
lamps are hung on the track side of
the building and others are At IN"
street entrances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

ing. its yard, platform. walks and
lawn. The station building takes up
about $500 square feet and the plat
form 12.090. The Whole huiidins IS
Isl feet long: the width, barring the
oetagon. is 3 feet. ana The octaeen
projects 40 feet.
The platform is 52s feet long and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

ing outset. The floor. walls and cell
ms are of concrete, the walls being
II feet high. Adjoining. and under. the
platform are the caal hole and ash
MOIST Traps lead out of doors and an
elevator will raise the ashes to be
hauled away The coal hole measures
il by Is feet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

ter section TO Court street, and low
gate into the part reserved for the
manager A smafl room will be used
for storing purposes. sA 9'sc S.
Description cannot do the building
or its nearest surroundings justice. TO
Continued on Page Eleven) ave
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22

four in each side Of the octaeon
Between and above these highest
windows. forming a frame for eseH. is
painted an imitation OF inlaid Mosaic
tile. In the trough just below are
many rosettes formed by the genuine
inlaid work And under these, orch
ing over tie larger windows. is inlaid
n continuous Mosaic fresco. Other cor
responding patterns are inlaid upon
the pillars.
Corridor and Ticket Office.
Through the arches from the wait
ing room is the c0rTidor-throngh the
middle arch and Just across the CORR
dor, he ticket office. This corridor is
90 feet long and is directly connected
with the gentlemen's smoking room
ladies' sitting room, platform, street
yard and baggage room. IT has l.
lights with ground glass globes, 4 be-
| ine suspended in sets of tours and IN,
lother placed on The wall between tn
telephone booths and baggage room
door. Two booths have been conNen-
ienuy placed near the northerlY group
of doors an The platform. a marble
drinking foantaia is at the opposite
/ end of the corridor.
| The ticket Office is declared to be
! the best arrangement for this purpose
in Maine. 1t is Is by nine feet, *
tending about four feet into the CORR
dor aud the same distance upon the
platform outside. having two ticket
windows and seven outside windows
All the latest appliances for faeilitat-
ing the work. are i'll place and even the
safe, telegraph KEYS and signal board
lever are ready for use Entrance is
made by a Dutch or divided door the
upper half swinging by releasing a
polt while the lower remains closed
if desired.
Smoking and Sitting Rooms.
To the south of the corridor, entered
by double swinging doors Of solid
quartered oak, each with a loaded
class window ara the smoking room
for the men and the sitting room for
the ladies. These are designated by
signs Of gold leaf and black. The sit
ting room has Il large single settee
like those If the waiting room three
windows and a marble drinking foun
tain. Adjoining this room is the toilet
with five closets-one sanitary with Il
coin loek,-two wash bowls and a
mirror.
The smoking room. ~ by 10 feet, has
four windows, one double and two sin
gle settets, and a drinking fountain.
These three fountains are worthy of
special mcntion being of beautiful
marble and supplied through coil ef
| pipe which will be filed with ice
throughout the summer
The toilet room for men has tour
closets-one with coin lock-four uri-
mails, and three washbowls.
From the toilet room is pipe trench
of concrete which follows all the pip
ing Of the heating system. There Is
no covered piping, and, with this
trench. none which is not easy OF te-
! cess. g
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14

her greatest help; blind to the look Of
anxiety and protest in her mothers
eyes, and paralytic when it comes to
little services that only a daughter can
render.
BY a strange perversiOn of human
nature. these little bad habits are shown
| first of all to this one who loves the
girl most. Unrebuked by one whose
love is largely forbearance, the girls
deafness, dumbness. blindness and par
alysis grow.
Enshrouded in her own personal de-
sires, she is dear. dumb. blind and par
alytic to all the rights. the wants. the
desires of those around her. The dis
eases affect her in less material ways
She gets out of bed in the morning ION
the wrong side" and is blind to the
glorious sunshine. She is deaf to the
songs of the birds. The significance Of
what it means to have the privilege of
beginning another day never reaches
her heart or brain.
A bad habit is a sort of moral par
alySiS. of the slow, creeping sort A
girl is fOrgetful today, careless tomor-
row and negligent ever after. In a way
that is femininelv characteristic. she
regards bad habit as purely an evil
dence of material untidiness. A bind
ing hanging from a dress skirt. a heel
that is run down, a button off. are her
conceptions of personal bad habits. and
a dressing table covered with dust, an
unSWept floor and carpet lint in the
corners are the bad habits of the home
maker
Bad habits they are. but not very bad
compared with the habits of a girl
whose attire is beyond reproach. and to
whom a well kept home is the cardinal
virtue.
There are the habits Of ingratitude.
! gossip, Interpretation, thoughtIessness.
| eXtraVagan in attire and speech. de-
| probation of others. Impotence. whin-
| ing, fretfulness, greed. fear. sensitive
ness, weakness and sickness
She grows deaf, dumb. blind and
! paralytic. TO a million things. from hab-
| it, and these habits. with a mental
origin, affect her physical and normal
condition till she is no longer capable of
| defining what a bad habit is.
1t is a good thing to occasionally take
! n inventory. One should look one 5
| self over with an unpreiudiced eye. adj
hitting that fault is a fault and not
an excusable weakness.
Look yourself over, girls, and Label
| every abit YOU find is dominating YOU
and put that habit on a shelf In vour
mental storehOusC. When you are done
| and ] beg that YOU be honest with
| Yourself. separate the good habits from
| the bad. and look at the result OF your
division
! If it is favorable take care lest YOU
/ add Pride to the shelf containing your
| bad habits. and if the division is humil-
| lating, don't put among your bad habits
one marked Depression. Go TO work to
get rid of the bad habits. II viii not be
| easy, ! agree. but conscientious in
ventory, taken every few days, and a
| determination to make a better show
! ing in your mental storehOuse, viii
make the task both possible and pleas
ant