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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

belongs to the world. lie comes to
America this season for his fourth
tour. r. e. Johnston of New York is
his manager and 1T was this enterpris-
ing impresario who brought him TO the
United States in 1894 for the first
time. Mr.. Johnston brought him agSin
in 1897 and for the third tour IN 1901
Johnston says that Ysaye has played
to more money than any other virtuoso
who ever lived. Although Ysaye has
been so often in the north he appears
in Birmingham for the first time. Re-
Gently a critic in Paris had this to say:
"Ysaye is simply a wonder. there is
no other word for it. and year by year
his power seems to increase. His
breadth and depth of tone are sucn as
are rarely, perhaps never, equalled, and
one feels that there is wealth of sub
dued passion, when, however powerf II
1t may be, never leads the player be-
yond the limits of artistic taste, never
suggests that sense of untamed frenzy
that is so out of place in music. 1t is
doubtless this reserve force that lends
to Ysaye his unparalleled power over lis
public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
MEMOLI CONCERT AT
THE FAIR GROUNDS
Band of Forty Pieces Will Be Heard
Tomorrow Afternoon at
O'Clock

For a small admission fee-25 cents
music lovers will be able to hear a
splendid concert band this afternoon
at the fair grounds-Memoli's band of
40 men. The grandstand has a capacity
for seating several thousand people and
If the air is balmy there will not be
many vacant seats.
Memoli and his band had their pre-
mier appearance at the jefferson the-
ntre last Sunday and few concerts have
been SO much enjoyed as the one OH
that occasion. A programme that would
have attracted attention in any city of
this country was rendered and musi-
clans and critics in the audience ex-
pressed themselves as greatly as we'll
as agreeably surprised that the new
band could acquit itself so we'll and
achieve such distinction.
Mr.. Memoli ranks in musical circles
as an exceptionally able musicianl AS
a conductor he stands among the fore
most
A very brilliant programme will be
rendered this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
RABBITPRooF FENCES
One is 1900 Miles Long and Practical
ly Crosses Australia

From the tlelu.
One of the methods adopted by ev-
cry state government in Australia To
check the onward march of the rabbit
is the erection OF so-called rabbitproof
fences. The fences. though eminentlv
useful, are not in the last resort rab-
bitproof The rabbit Invariably beats
them and appear on the other side.
The fence is usually stoutly built of
posts and rails and is then fitted with
rabbitproof netting, three feet or four
feet high, and let into the ground fo
several inches. Sometimes the section
underground is given short turn In
ward toward the rabbit and the trench
Is then filled with broken stone, such
as Is used on a metal road. The first
of these fences was erected along the
border between Victoria and South
Australia. distance of about 500 miles.
The second was erected on the Queens
land New South Wales border.
Both of these fences were attended
to by inspectors stationed at regular
intervals, whose duty it was to see
that the fence was kept in perfect re-
pair. For some time these fences acted
very well. Then the inevitable hap
pened. A negligent or incompetent Of
ficer overlooked O. broken bit OF net
ting or failed TO see q burrow, and one
fine morning he was astonished to find
rabbits on both sides OF the fence. In
Queensland much trouble WAS caused
by floods, which washed away miles of
the netting at a time.
The state of Western Australia, warned
of the trouble caused by the rabbit, took
very elaborate precautions to keep out
the pest Owing to its partial isolation
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from the eastern states, caused by a wide
strip of waterless country on the south
Australian border this state is free from
most Of the eastern pests. At present
there are neither sparrows nor starlings
in Westralia: there are no foxes or hares.
and their Introduction is severely prohb
tied. With this enviable record the state
set to work to keep back the rabbit
plague, which with extraordinary per-
sistency came sweeping steadily over
from the east.
A fence was erected which is perhaps
worlds record for continuity in a sin
sic line. 1t practically crosses a eonu-
nent The distance travelled is about
1900 miles. The fence starts in a land of
corn and pasture and dairy farms and
finishes among the pearl divers and the
ig sheep stations of Westralias hinter-l
md. 1t begins in the temperate regions
nd ends in the tropics. and sometimes
nr nearly a hundred miles at a stretch
never passes a human habitation.
To keep this fence in effective condition
large order. 1t is divided into Sec
ions, each of which is under the control
If a responsible inspector. These in
spectors have fence patrollers. or boun-
larry riders, whose duty it is to be con-
stantly riding up and down their section
OF the barrier. Here and there In the
fence are box traps. into which stray rab-
bits wander. only to be killed by the
bounary riders.
One great drawback to the use of these
fences is the destruction they work
among the native fauna. especially In
among the native fauna, especially in the,
dry belts. The fence, it may be explained,
is sufficiently high to check both emus
and lSangaroos The kangaroo could
easily pump over it. but unless chased
he rarely thinks of using his jumping
powers, so when he reaches the fence IN
his journey to perhaps we'll known
water hole on the other side he simply
wanders up and down, looking for a gap
until he drops and dies from thirst and
exhaustion. Thousands of both kangaroos
and emus have been found dead along
the fences.
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dancing specially which is accorded favor
everywhere. The song numbers include
several which will be>whistled from end
to end of Birmingham before the week
is oxer, notably Whose Little Girl Are
Your "Queenie." ''the cabaret number
and ''The Villain Still Pursued Her"
The Atlanta Georgian had the following:
to say of the show:
Monday night at the Lyric. from the
rise of the curtain to the last ensemble
chorus, capacity audience eiggled,
laughed and roared at the antics of VIII
liam Morris and Pat Barrett, In their
respective roles of Jackie Van Fleet and
Hon. Peter Grump, in this weeks tab
loid' offering, Whose Little Girl Are
You?
Aside from the enjoyable comedy of
these two exceptionally clever comedians,
the performance Is replete with live
dancing and song specialties, those most
worthy Of special mention being Whose
Little Girl Are Your The Villain Still
Pursued Her. 'Queenie' a clever Ca
baret' song. which a big girl chorus,
well gowned and lively, rendered from
the house instead of the stage, a dane
ing speciality. by the Richards sisters and
an o-the-minute Texas Tommy num-
Der by Mr.. Ackerlnd and Miss Thurs
ton.
IA song speciality by Helen Gordon was
also well received.
Altogether, Whose Little Girl Are
Your was very much in favor with last
nights packed house, and Is worthy OF
the patronage which 1t will undoubtedly
receive during the balance Of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
WHOSE LITTLE GIRL
ARE YOU?" MAJESTIC
Tabloid Musical Comedy With Many
Specialties, Stars and Beauty
Chorus This Week

With claims of an airy chorus that
must have been studying under beauty
doctors, judging from their appearance,
a company of principals OF unusual merit
for the tabs. and comedy the like
of which is rarely seen, Whose Little
Girl Are Your will be this weeks at
traction at the Majestic theatre. The en-
gagernent commences with matinee
Monday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock and two
performances Monday night, at 7:3O and
8 o'clock. That is the schedule for the
week, with reserved seats on sale in adj
vance for the first show at night and
the Saturday matinee.
William Morris and Grace Thurston are
the stars of the company, and both are
well known to theatregoers, having
headed a larger company of their own
for several seasons. Miss Thurston Of
fers Texas Tommy dance with Mr.
Ackerlind as one of the several special
ties of the show, and 1t is said to be one
of the best dances of the season.
The Richards sisters also present a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
BY PAUL COOK

moon Express to travel Under Many
Flags bearing. the motto, Never
Say Die.
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THANKS to the kindness of a
friend, it was the writer's pleas

friend, it was the writer's pleas
ure to read not long since a
delightful volume of essays by Arthur
Symons, famous English dramatic
critic, poet and man of letters. This
volume, entitled "Plays, Acting and
Music" came from the press some
thing like decade ago, yet it is
written in such delightful style that
the authors observations are almost
as interesting as if they were quite
up to date. He treats of some, plays
that are already forgotten, as-AIsll as
some players and musicians who now
sleep quietly in their graves. Mr..
Symons' brilliant comments on what
he has seen, as well as heard, on the
stage make this volume most enter
tanning and he expresses himself in
such felicitous manner that nearly
every sentence has infinite charm.
Arthur Symons is known, perhaps, to
more people in general way as
poet, than as a critic of the drama.
Some of his verse is exquisite.
The Shubert publicity department
is always enterprising. The other day
smart press agent sat himself down
and wrote what he calls "a Little
Story of the Shubert Offerings, All
in One Sentence" This is what he
wrote: After seeing 'Fanny's First
Play, The Man With Three Wives
decided that life was not All For the
Ladies' but the charm of Romance
proved so strong that he got into
breach of promise suits with The
FREELY The Painted Woman and
The American Maid which disgusted
him SO that he thought of using The
Whip on them, but concluded instead
to borrow money from The Five
Frankforters' and take The Honey
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BILLY b. VAN AT BIJOU
IN MUSICAL COMEDY
Lucky Hoodoo" Said to Have the
Largest and Prettiest Chorus Ever
Seen at Popular Prices

Surrounded by one of the best singing
and dancing choruses in the country and
principals of recognized ability as enter
tainers, Billy B. Van comes to the Bijou
for one week, commencing Monday, March
"a. in "a Lucky Hoodoo.''r
Vans Interpretation of the character OF
"Steve, the Property Man." gives him
every opportunity for a display of his
talents as an entertainer. In this vehicle
Van still has the opportunity of holding
fast to the often applied soubriquet of
"The funniest commedian on the Ameri
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Flags bearing the motto, Never
Say Die
According to an interview recently
credited to William A. Brady, the
matinee girl, with her "soul'' and her
chocolate creams, is just as much in
evidence these days as ever before. In
fact, it would appear that the matinee
girl is here to stay and theatrical
folk, especially large, handsome lead
ing men, are prepared to offer no
objections. Theatrical managers who
have an eye to the box office receipts
and players who crave responsive"
audiences are much indebted to the
feminine patrons of theatres. In fact,
it would be alarming even to speculate
Fon what would become of playhouses
if there were no women in the world.
Those well fed bediamonded persons
who are SO often observable behind
the wicket would perhaps wear lean
and hungry look and no "sparklers"
at all on their shirt fronts.
The current theatrical season, so
far as Birmingham is concerned, is
nearing close. Perhaps half dozen
more shows are booked for the JEFF
ferson theatre. After that we shall
have to content ourselves with "tab-
loids," vaudeville and the Bijou offer
ings. The Bijou has been giving it's
patrons some unusually good attrac-
tions this season for popular prices.
The past weeks performances of "The
Fortune Hunter" have been COM
mented upon in most favorable
manner.
Mizzi Hajos, one of the most popu-
lar light opera .prima donnas to visit
Birmingham, will appear next season
as the star of new opera entitled,
"Her Little Highness," which will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
'YSAYE TO BE GREAT
APRIL ATTRACTION
Worlds Most Famous Violinist Comes
Under Auspices of Music
Study Club

Ysaye, the wizard OF the violin, will
give a recital at the Jefferson theatre
Monday night, April 7. He appears un-
der the auspices of the Music Study
club.
Ysaye is q native of Belgium but he
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Ia musical version of Charming Pol
locks delightful play, "Such Little
| Queen" The score will be written by
Reginald De Koven, the book and
| lyrics by Rennold Wolf and Charming
Pollock. Birmingham people who saw
"Such a Little Queen" presented in
New York will doubtless look forward
to seeing the play done into light
opera. The nature of the story is
such that the opera should be an ad-
mirable vehicle for Miss Hajos.
A characteristic story is told of
William Hodge, last seen here in "The
Man From Home" and now playing in
"The Road to Happiness" When Mr..
Hodge and his company arrived in
Plainfield, N. j., where they were to
give their opening performance of the
new play, he learned that the last
dress rehearsal would have to be given
without scenery. The scenery arrived
the following morning and was carried
to the theatre for the matinee. As
the press agent would say, "large
and enthusiastic audience" was pres
ent and everything went smoothly un-
til the curtain fell at the end of the
first act. The minutes sped by at
first and then they began to drag
painfully. Still there was no indica-
ton that the performance would be
resumed. The orchestra played to the
point of exhaustion, then the refined
and cultchawed" audience amused it.
self by stamping on the floor until
weariness intervened. What do you
suppose Mr.. Hodge was doing? He
was rehearsing that second act with
scenery. when it had been rehearsed
to his satisfaction, the curtain was
rung up and the impatient audience
saw the rest of the play. All of which
goes to show that Mr.. Hodge is the
kind of fellow he appeared to be in
"The Man From Home"
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LANGFORD VS.. JEANETTE.

San Francisco. Cal, July 2S-Sam
Langford and Joe jeanette have been
matched To box twenty rounds in Los
Angeles on September 30. Langford'
accompanied by his wife and baby, his
manager, Joe Woodman, and Jack
Read the Australian lightweight, leaV"
here today for the east Langford
wants To visit his relatives whom ne
has not seen for several years, before
starting To train for the jeanette bout
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The Royals Feature Picture.

The Love Test" is the feature pic
ture at the Royal.
Ralph Holden having had an acct
dent in his mine by a fuse explosion,
studies out an electric system. He is
SO engrossed with his work that he
seemingly neglects his wife. DR.. Hard
ing is a friend of the family and one
night as Ralph is working hard. he
suggests that the doctor take Katherine
To the theatre. ON their way home "A
slight accident happens 10 the doctor
auto and during the repairs he makes
love To Mrs. Holden; feeling herself
neglected. she H. foolish enough To lis
ten. The next morning Ralph hurries
away without saying good bye This
annoys Katherine and she agrees Il
elope with Harding. She writes note
to her husband and is ready Ia leave
when she gets news that the electric
system has caused an explosion in tht
mine Holden IL badly injured ano
blinded for life. She rushes 10 the mine
and engages Harding's assistance. The
case Is beyond his skill and another
doctor is called in The right road IL
now open To Katherine and she gladly
| follows il.
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MOVIE" PITCHER
NOW WITH REDS
Nc Garry, Hero on Film, Lands a
Position Through Pictures

lanes McGarry, the newest of the
psds-the semi professional pitcher,
WINS. home rs Ia Brooklyn, and who
Inns bsen added To the payroll-is
unique, individual, unprecedented, un-
u,ralened All OF that, and then some.
~ is "McGarry of the Films and
the Hrst pitcher Ia win big league
;ob through the style and skill dis
nlayed in moving pictures. Several
,iehts ago, Joe mixer, with some. New
York friends, were killing time at Il
moving picture show. Ere long most
thrilling and romantic film came across
the rell--a. picture of a ball game, In
which the heroic pitcher foiled-aye,
tn-toiled-the william by striking out
three geezers in the ninth. 1t was "A
good. clear picture, and Tinker watch
sd with much interest the stocky fellow
VINO was pitching.
THAT boy has the moves and actions
If a real pitcher" said Joe. Looks as
il he could play some ball, even if he
is movie actor
Il know the boy" put in one OF Joe 5
friends Lives here. Name is Nc
Garry. He's been working quite a
while for the film COMPANY
Does he ever play any BALI" asked
Joe He sure does, replied the New
Yorker He's easily the best pitcher
around New York. Beat the Lincoln
,,,.rtg tNuhap GianiS-,l tho hig
black clubs Yes. he's quite pitcher
Il like his motions" said Joe crit
ically studying the picture. ASK him
To come To the hotel and see me, won't
YOU"
And James McGarry-"McGarry OF
the tllms"--is now ON the bench with
tie Cincinnati team.
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Lay Plot in Fairyland.

The Dream Fairy" is an absorbing
dramatic release by the Edison COM
pdny and will shortly be seen upon
the theater screens. All children and
few wise grown people know that II
they walk very carefully and use their
eyes. the, are likely 10 see elves and
fairies and other delightful folk almost
everywhere. But the little people are
very timid They are afraid OF iron
and steel and they move SO quickly
that IL is only after they have, gone by
that we realize We have seen them.
BY an extraordinary piece of luck the
Edison company has succeeded in taxi
lng series of pictures of a most
charming little fairy. This is. of course,
an educational film, but is listed as il
is ion fear that the stupid people who
don't believe in fairies might not un-
deTstaud
The good little fairy's name is Syl-
via Ii must not be supposed that all
fairies have gauZy wings, and dance
ana fly on midsummer evenings. Syl-
Via cannot Ny because she happens "a
be the daughter of Senator Burton
ana she cannot dance because she Is
cripple. And so. because She cannot
play with the other children, Sylvia
hNts good part of her life in thu
creamy ke-believe land of her fairy
books
one day Sylvia meets Tim. "A lame
newsboy, who is seriously handicap
ped IN supporting his family because
lie cannot run az fast as the Other
boys Sylvia buys paper from him
and offers him her fairy book. Tin
VIII not take the book because he does
not believe in fairies.
Luckily. Sylvia's parents are wealthy
enough 10 bring famous surgeon Over
from Europe Ia treat their littl,
daughter. sylvia. overjoyed at the glor-
ious news that she is tn made like
o'htr children, falls asleep and dreams
'hat hcr fairy godmother appears. Syl-
VIA thinks Of Tim, and Immediately
lhey Ind themselves in Tins poor
nome, She next wishes that Tin
could be cured. and Immediately tn,
boy throws away his crutches anC
uah'es in delight. The godmothel
warns sylvia that she had better us,
'he Iast wish To cure herself. but Syl-
VIA touched by the poverty of Tins
FAMILY wishes instead that the,
should be given money.
lhen Sylvia awakes from hel
u'eains and tells her parents abou
ntL WISHES. And that proves that Their,
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$685.
The Crown Offering.

Manager John c. Nogel of the
Crown offers variety of comedy and
drama in which The Children of St
Anne a two reel offering. is the fea
ture. Other films are The Greater
Love" The Way tc a Mans Heart"
That Kid from the East" and IN. &
1.-THE Lucky Strike The Chill.
dren OF st. Anne" is a drama replete
with pathos.
To the parish of ST Louis, on Bayou
Lombre, comes a starving boy who has
| run away from a brutal father. The
| lad goes to sleep at the foot of st.
Anne's shrine Marie. a young girl
and her mother return from town,
where they have been To sell water
| lilies and the lace the Creoles make.
| Her mother takes him home and feeds
him. He faints with exhaustion when
he tries To leave. He is allowed To
stay all night During the night the
mother hears Marie praying Ia pic
ture of 81. Anne, the friend of the
poor and homeless. To protect the boy.
Moved by this, the mother adopts JAG
ques.
Years pass. jacques and Marie are
at loves springtime. He oarves lit
tie st. Anne for her To hang around
her neck TO keep maid from harm.
An artist of wealth gets Jacques Ia
pose tor him. Jacques bess for some
colors and paints Marie's picture
When the artist sees the promise of the
| ~ ia shown the carved 81
Anne, ne realizes the boys talent and
takes him To the city.
jacques attends the Art Students
League and studies sculpture. Grad
ually he forgets Marie and drifts into
"a life of dissipation and idleness and
becomes a tramp.
Meanwhile. Marie. whose mother is
dead, has never forgotten Jacques. FOL
lwhom she prays To the Saint. The
tramp. now wandering through the
South. comes to Bayou Louis. Marie
feeds him. He tells her he met starV =
ing man from that parish in the city
to which jacques had gone. Marie's
instinct tells her that 1t is Jacques
She sells her goods and gets the old
cure To write this note: This girl
cannot speak English. Please take her
To where in your city Jacques lie Blahc
lives" The simple folk think this
quite enough. knowing nothing of the
big towns.
Marie arrives i'm the city and OF
course is completely bewildered. Peo-
pie laugh when they read the note she
wanders into bad street and fashiiy
dressed young man sees the note ne
pretends to know Jacques and where
ne lives and gets her To go with nm
on the way they pass "A shop with the
statute of st. Anne In the WINDOW
Marie thinks II Is shrine and kneeis
10 IL to ask the way out OF her troupies'
The young man tries to drag her away
and I'm doing so tears her dress AT 'he
Throat, revealing the carved ST. Ahho
that Jacques had given her TO Keep
keen a maid from harm" Marie real
izes what the man Is, nights ana
screams. The workmen run out oil the
shop. among them Jacques, VINO sees
the ST. Anne, recognizes Marie ana
saves her. Ambition and good fortune
return To the children of -. Anne.
| .:.....
Fake Inspector Busy
state Insurance Commissioners wan
ship. who by virtue OF ms oi''Se' 70
also state fire marshall, issues warn
ing to vaudette owners throughout
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Have an Important Outpost.

Until the battalion reached Hough-
ton today il did no. know where II
was Ia be sent AT Houghton Col. l..
G. Covell received his first orders Civ
ing definite Information as to the dis
position of his troops, These. were for
the Grand Rapids battalion to go Ia IN"
places indicated. while Colonel Covell
has his headquarters established at
Isle Royale mine.
Before the troops reached Houghton
30 rounds Of ball cartridges We're is
sued 10 each man on the train. The
ammunition thus issued was not even
the riot type, but was of the high
powered steel iacketed type which is
business all the way through
The behavior of the men upon Their
arriving in the strike region was littl"
short of marvellous. They had been
ordered not to leave the train at any
of the little stations along the line, nor
talk with the miners who might crowd
around
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FOLLOWING WOMEN ARE IN
NEED OF DAY WORK.

Mrs Ira Jokela, 542-2nd 81.
Mrs. Mary Hella, 231--3rd St, Cen
tennial Heights.
Mrs. MarS Gregorich Cedar Lane.
Mrs Cursinsky. PSI Wolverine ST,
LauTium.
Mrs Bolma. $50 Cedar st.
Mrs. Lehto. Centennial
Mrs. Ann Harvey lIl Florida ST.
Mrs. Auvain, 3l3 Osceola.
Mrs. Tervo. 2ii5 r. 81.
Mrs. Delacqua, i41 Tamarack st.
Mrs. Mike Martin, 2OSi Calumet Ave.
II in need OF boys or girls for odd
Jobs cali SIR