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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

bill are the nine piano bugs, versa
tile bunch of sprightly and graceful
young men and women, Instrumental"
lists, vocalists and comedians. They
have seven pianos on the stage at one
time, and all OF them give forth en-
trancing strains. During the course
of their offering the bugs go down
making merry. The tango dance is
one of the several novel dances intro
duced.
One surprise follows another in such
rapid succession that the onlooker is
almost taken out Of his seat. This
occurs when "the Wheelers' appear
on the stage. presenting their ludicrous
and funny pantomimic offering called
"Fun on the Boulevard 1t is one
of the most refreshing things that one
could wish for, and is 80 entirely diff
ferent from anything that has ap.
peared that comparisons are out Of the
The bill would be incomplete without
the smiles and dimples Of the petite
and clever Mareie Wilson, the singing,
acting aud dancing comedienne. In
her offering this week she is especially
charming and winsome.
Others on the bill OF interest are
Barnes and West, pair of musical
comedy purveyors, offering fifteen
minutes Of refreshing nonsense; Agnes
Lee and company in the powerful
dramatic playlet, "The Test" and
the Gaumont weekly review. The bill
closes on Tuesday night.
Another bill noted for the interest
ing features which it provides will
open on Wednesday, and will introduce
a number Of acts that are entirely new
to vaudeville patrons. First will come
the riot OF fun and frolic called Fun
in a Boarding House. to be followed
with the mastery magical perform
ance presented by the great Del Adel-
phia and his five assistants. Miss
Julia Rooney, a charming comedenne
Of the famous Rooney family, Archer
and 3elford, Bowman brothers, Alvin
and Kennedy will also be included in
the programme
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

% VORCONS, 4" a scintiIlating
French comedy in three acts,
from the pen OF the celebrat-
cd French nla N-,rrinht Vie.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

D IEORCONS, scintillating
French comedy in three acts,
from the pen OF the celebrat-
cd French playwright, Vic.
torien Sardou, will be the offering this
week at the Utah theater, beginning
this evening. Incidentally. the Utah
management presents to the Salt Lake
tbeater-going public a new leading
lady Miss Alice Fleming, who comes to
Salt Lake backed by series Of per
sonal trjumphs in the leading coast cit
les, and acclaimed an actress of un-
usual ability. Miss Fleming will make
her initial bow tonight as co-star with
Robert McKim. a recent addition TO
the Utah stock company,
Divorcons is the play in which
Miss Grace George, a celebrated actress,
starred some seasons ago, and in which
Mrs. Fisk toured the country 1t was
adapted for the American stage bv
James Slevin and had remarkable run
in this country. II is full of the keen.
est kind Of wit aud goes with dash
that it viii receive most careful atten-
tion al the hands Of the Utah players
is needless To say. Mr.. McKim and
Miss Fleming will he seen in the lead.
ing roles and they VIII be supported by
the leading members of the company,
and Utah patrons are promised a gen
uinc treat.
The story concerns the domestic trou.
bles in the house of NJ Henri Des Pru-.
nellcs. with near scandals, threats OF
divorce and other complications that
are finally Strengthened out after many
exciting and humorous scenes.
Cyprieune Des Pruneles, the beauti-
ful but spoiled wife of Prunelles, be-
comes tired Of her unromantic husband
and fsncies she i in love with NJ. Ade-
mar De Gratinan cousin who is some
what Of fop. Their flirtations are
carried ON until PruDeles determines
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

a MOTHER little play IN which
a tricksters success In getting the
better of an honorable hare work
ing official is "Hor First Case
written by Zella Covington for Julia
Nash TWO girls are living IN a ho-
tel to which they owe st00 for hoard
One OF them (Marcia Leslie) staggers
in from the street In tattered raj
ment. but really not much bruised.
from a collision with a taXicab. She
is quickly followed by the company's
claiiI agent. who wastes no time In
getting her signature to a "relea se''
for $40. But her friend Miss Nash)
arrives just In time to stop such
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20
Birth of the Drama
By REV. T. B. GREGORY.

A ESCHYLUS, the "Father Of the
~ Drama, was born July IL,
n twentyfour hundred and thr,
ty-eight years ago. His birth
place was the little demos of Elusin,
some ten miles from the Athens he
was to help make the intellectual glory
Of the world.
The youth Of Acschylus conceded
with the most thrilling period that the
world has ever knowu-the uprising
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

VAUDEVILLE, ever kind and gen.
erous, is giving q helping h,rs
to Gilbert G. Sullivan. 4 compsnv -
children, called the Plnafore KiddIes
give a condensed version of ths IA
nous nautical operetta, obliTinslv
embellished and Improved Gilbert
wit, somewhat TO our surprise. IA
found to he old fashioned, and hass|
been touched UP with colloqulal ouips'
According to the programme, Sril-'
van has not been sighted, either
ballad by Charles K. Harris hayire
been interpolated, I am happy to ssy
that no such thing was sung at tbs
performance 7 saw. The children taks
themselves very seriously. yhirh
makes them rather funny, but thai
quaintuess soon pals, and their
voices are disagreee bly, stlrill Could
Julia MarIowe's ever have been un.
Effie Shannon'sH 1t seems incredible,
vet when they sang IN "Pinafore" Ia
the DAYS when II was new and juve-
nile opera connpa MES flooded the coun-
try. there IS no reason 10 suppose
they were different from other chii-'
dreu. do not remember to have
heard what part Annie Russell played.
but Julia Marlowe was Sir Joseph
Porter, while Efie Shannon never.
Williams, with whom Miss Shannon
was destined to De so conspicuousIy
associated IN the famous Lvceum|
Stock company, was the Sir Joseph|
I'm the troupe In which she was so In
conspicuous. and she tells how all
the little girls worshipped him from
afar and how unapproachsble he war
Sex did not matter much in casting
roles in the numerous Juvenile Pins
fore" companies. Fay TeniDleton. for
instance. was a favorlte Ralph Rack
straw. while Henry Woodruff sang
the timid Jos ephine.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

CoMETIMES one wonders whether
~ there is anything in the world
that a vaudeville sketch writer would
hesitate TO make a play Of. Witness
THE Kew Of the Heart" written for'
Harold Crane and Florence Mackie
by that arch sketchist. Edgar Allan
Woon. and set to music by the me.
lodious Silvio Helm. OF course. y
Harold and Florence feel they must
sing. 81 doubtless does not matter
how they get TO II. Harold comes into
room that is described as opening on.
a fashionable dancing hal" He ls
In evening dress and carries gld.
ney stew. Also a chicken leg, fried
These make for comedy. Then he.
dancer falls asleep. Enter F1orence.
blonde and some dresser. Being an
absent-minded girl, Florence uncon-
sclously locks the door and drops me
key down her bosom, Then she sing
Then ne sings Then they botn :lns'
Having relieved themselves OF sew.
eral songs. Harold declares his love
for the girl, while she, desiring 10 gel.
away, makes comedy on the key mo
tlf. so to speak. Finally the Key y
extracted from her gown. she smlles
encourasingly on the young man. ano
both exit TO the fashionable dancing
hall" singing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

NDDLY enough. Arthur Dunn. who
~ used 10 play Dick Deadeve In his|
childhood. was appearing in a vaude-|
VILE sketch in the same bill with the
Plnafore Ki6dies. while Gus colllns,
who was the boatswain in the same
cast. stood out In the box office SELL
ing tickets 10 everybody who wanted
them and some. perhaps, who did not
Collins has grown enough In the.
thirty three years that have elapsed
10 debar them from appearing ass
Riddles " n only the wrinkles would
not show.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

TlMMTE BRITT and the six other
features that for entertaining
81 qualities have no peer, make the
current Empress bill the biggest
and perhaps the best in many weeks.
It is a real show of rare merit and
worth, and one which cannot help but
add immensely to the popularity of
the house. First comes the famous
lightweight champion boxer of the
world, Jimmie Britt offering a bright
and humorous monologue filled to the
brim with happenings of his life. He
is an entertainer and good one. He
first appears Immediately attired in
evening dress and delivers his mono.
logue. then goes off the stage to again
appear in his fighting togs. He re.
cites in a very dramatic and pleasing
manner story of the prize ring. He
goes through all the side-stepping and
fast foot work, uppercuts and jolts
that made him famous as the conquerer
Of the lightweight champion aspirants.
Sharing equally high honors on the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

to be revenged and he lays a trap for
his wife and Ademar, but after consid-
| cring the matter concludes there is a
| better way to teach both n wholesome
lesson, SO he feigns absolute indifer-
encc. prctends to be bored with his wife
and gives her to Ademar, the under
standing being that Ademar is to have
| the woman when q divorce is granted.
The attitude of the husband, his ap-
| parent Indifference and evident desire
to rid himself of his wife causes Cy-
pricnnc to become Jealous and then
realize that she really loves her hus-
band She secs the shortcomings in her
fop of cousin but secs no way to
break with him, Finally Prunelles
takes his wife to the Grand Vatel and
in private dining room is entertain
ing her with what is called "the di-
vorce dinner" when Ademar enters,
woman as his wife. This is denied by
Cyprienne and Prunelles, but their de-
mails are by no means convincing and
trouble follows thick and fast. All
three are threatened with term in jail
but matters are at last set right and
Cyprienne and Ademar at last see they
arc not meant for each other.
The play sparkles with brilliant lines
and side.splitting situations, with
scenic effects appropriate TO the French
atmosphere. 1t will be staged under
the direction of Gavin Young and
strong cast has been selected.
Mr.. McKim plays the part of Pru-
nellcs and, of course, Miss Fleming has
the part Of Cyprienne, while Richard
Vivian will be seen in the role of Ade-
mar, the highty one, j. Frank Burke
has been cast for the role of M, Claver-
ing, friend of Prunelles, who gets
into all sorts Of predicaments in trying
to help his friend A. Morse Moon has
the part of Joseph. a servant IN the
Grand Vatel. and Frank Jonasson plays
the part OF Bastiem in the first part
Of the play and later as police otfi-
cial, Jamarot.
Regina Connelli, whose work with
the Utah company has made her
strong favorite, plays the part of 10.
sephea. maid; Fanchon Everhart will
be seen as Madame De Vnlfrontaine,
and Ida Due will play the part Of
Madame De Brionee.
The three acts show scenes in the
drawing room OF the Prunelles' home
at Rheims. France, and the last act
takes place in the private dining room
OF the fashionable French restaurant.
"Divorcons will be the attraction all
week with matinees Thursday and Sat
urday 1t is said 10 be one of the most
delightful comedies ever staged in
America, and ii will no doubt be warm
~ received by pas.ons OF the Utah,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

A another cutrate stock can.
pany / found Mrs. Dr.. Munvas
filling her time by acting u'svnn
waiting for her divorce. The as nla.
was THE Only Som" and panyI,ss
Neff, as Mrs. Munyon is KNOW ~
the stage, was impersonatinv a vi "a
man described as Society IaSv g
Mrs. Munyon acts with great apIoyrh
sn,1,a and an avsdnI ample wardrobe. ard But one
who declares that the sysyssa
American business man has about ~
much knowledge OF the styies AZ
prices and such things OF Womsn.s
clothes as a Chinaman has aSoan
corsets.'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

She becomes hysterlca1 rp,oIIuhttx
girls condition even convinrtsa Tia
young woman herself that shn thai
has been seriously injured !eally
taxi Indeed. so deceptive is u. VS the'
sourccful friends acting tb.te 'ne fs.
claim agent feels he has mads TIA
job OF II when he finally gets sd scod
for five good, crisp 500 bilis away
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

VOU never can tell who Won =.
Il find acting In a reperto-u ~
company In the summer time ssock'
other evening I dropped In ~ ino
THE Girl in the Taxi at N. - ~
haitian opera house, and. ole Mans
down the programme TO try ,hsla4
my mind Off the opening oyeri,.Mk Mks
was not struck by the name 40 r
Acer. Not surprising, as sbs Am
cast for the small role Of the ,,ssaS va
But when she came on, I reco.a1e M1e
none other than the dancer sisso 1sao
known as Mile Dazie. A stranra D1sly -
for a premiere danseuse to Kpcnd nv
summer. one might think; but th.lnu@,r n@
a reason. AS everybody knows sh.e.s
Is no better training for acting tusfe tne
a rcpertory stock company 'asn
Mile. Ann Dazzle Acer wants W snd
come as proficient with her vn.s, os,
chords as with her toes. Shs
planning a season In vaudeyilI.
j, NJ. Barrie's fantastic little r,!n "a
about English pantoulrne nerfdp.Ay pAy
ers, "Pantsloon, in which fJsnr,
and John Barrymore acted In ~
bill with "Allce Sit-hy-the m w \,
when their fascinating sister ~
acted IN that fascinating play tu,s'
Dazzle viii be ballet girl in "psse
,aloon." though with not much dan
ing 10 do. playing the role prsv;nn,s''
acted By Beatrice Agnew.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-05

SSl NoWl
'And | say now that before the
commission gets through with
this line of investigation the peo-
pie of Chicago will be standing on
State street and looking with hor-
ror on the hell-holes that have
caused their little children to go
wrong.
1.-THE girls in our great depart,
ment stores are not only paid sal
aries so small that they are under
fed and underclothed and their
moral courage undermined in
this way, but they also are placed
directly in the path of temptation.
Gail day long men crowd into
the stores just to flirt with the
girls, the girls whose moral cour-
age already has been shaken by
trying to exist on starvation
wages"
Father McNamee laughed bit
terly when told that Mrs. Angus
ia Lehman, president of the
Fair department store, had said
that department store girls had
not brains enough to deserve the
money they now get.
81 wonder" he said, eff Mrs. |
Lehman got HER money by |
brains?"
Some months ago, Mary Bal |
comb, secretary of the Young |
Peoples Civic League, wrote a
letter to each of the big State
street department. stores asking
for information about wages, and
pointing out that it was held that
department store wages were SO
low nc 70 Orec111de ar1v0na Twin Or |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-05

stores. Mandel Bros, Marshall
Field & Co. and Carson, Prize,
Scott & Co. all answered the sec
ond letter, saying they would
take the matter up. But they
never wrote again.
A WORD FROM SEN. JUL.
eve shall explain to the mer-
chants we have summoned before
us that serious charges have been
made against them by girl wit
nesses. We shall go through their
payrolls looking for the lowest
wages paid. If we find these
wages less than the $40 which the
girls say is necessary to live de-
Gently on, we shall put the ques-
ton squarely before the employ
ers, asking them if they consider
themselves contributing to white
slavery" State Senator JUL,
member of the white slave COM
mission. .ssss
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-05

ALNG O1Io. -. SSAO1GNS
Douglass, Ariz., March 5.-For
the second time in week a Dor
der patrol of the 9th U. S. cavalry
(colored) was fired on by Mexi-
can federal soldiers yesterday.
No one hit. The cavalry wheel
ed machine gun into position
and returned the Mexican fire.
Mexicans retreated with no cas-
ualties.
Capt. Guilfoyle of the 9th de-
MED the claim of Gen. Dina,
Mexican commander, that the
Americans had fired first.
Capt. Guilfoyle declared that if
the firing was repeated his men
would be instructed to shoot to
kill. Several machine guns have :
been placed on the border near
the scene of the attack. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-08
READFJELD.

Many people in This vicinity are
planning to attend the drama Rachel
the Fire Waif,'' which will be present.
ed at Giles Hall, Saturday evening.
May 10, by the Dramatic Club of Man.
chester Grange. This is the play which
was so well received at the Grange
fair in Manchester and the cast of
characters is as follows Ray, 1.-THE
waif. Mary Hunt; hDrusilla Sterling,
Ethel Knowles; Harvey Jackson the
william, Roy Brown. Roger Brock. Les
ter Longfellow; Barney Ryan, Leslie
Hunt: Tabitha, the colored lady, Arno
Jackmari; Elmer Ellsworth, driving
Mills; Nathan Ellsworth, Gardner
Knowles; Aunt Sophy,i Mildred Kill
broth: Everard Erlscourt, Ray Burns;
Eugene Burleigh, Ernest Hewett. The
coaching of Mrs. Lottie Yorke of Win
throp, is largely responsible for the
success of this undertaking. Excel
lent music will be furnished both for
tho play and the dance which follows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-08
Celebration of the 100 Years
OF the British-American Peace

New York. May Before taking
up. Tuesday, discussion of the plans
for celebrating the one hundred years
of peace among English speaking ma
tions, the International Conference IN
session here, to arrange the program.
tentatively decided to adopt state,
ment of purposes that will make fer
perpetuation of this peace. The
celebration, ii was stated. was of sec
ondary Importance to the considera-
ton of future peace between the two
nations and an object lesson to other
countries now at war or preparing to
engage in force of arms to settle dif-
ferences.
celebration plan considered was
the erection of international peace
monuments by Great Britain and the
United States, possibly of Identical dc.
sign, the cost TO be betrayed either
from public funds or through private
subscriptions. With the monument
plan as basis other suggestions were
that the cornerstones be laid on a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-08
The Never Hurry Club.

With cry of heartfelt joy we greet
the Never Hurry Club, organized by
Sir William Osler. of Oxford. in ad-
dressing the young men of yale we
have known and envied a number OF
the charter members of this organi-
cation all our lives. Without exception
they are the most delightful souls IN
existence They go tripping from spot
to spot without q thought of the dls-
agreeable details OF life. They keep AN
engagement if and when they please
They do what they will exactly as the
spirit moves. Life for them is one
glad smile.
1t may be objected that such cheer-
full. careless folk are trifie annoying
at times. 1t may also be objected that
without some precise persons TO wear
a panied and anxious look and remem-
Ter the time and hurry to engagements
| the business of the world would not
proceed All fallaey! If nobody kept
engagements precisely nobody would
| feel annoyed. And as for the business
of the world, it does itself quite we'll
| Without trace of the rafting, bang-
| iAg, sprinting haste so highly esteem
ed III American business circles.
Throw away your alarm clock, Tor
| get that srown and come jaunting into
the Never Hurry Club-if and when
4 you feel like it.-New York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-08
The Dictoaraph.

Why the emphasis, in urging the
practicability of the photograph, that
instrument that Will re-
ceive slight sound and reproduce 1t on
records, should be put upon the pos
sibility of it's recording whispered con-
versations not intended for other ears
than that of the direct listener, with
reference to it's use in the court room,
for the conviction Of prisoners, is one
of those strange characteristic limta-
tions of thought to the unique aspect
OF a thing that so often come to view.
When the talking machine was ap-
preaching perfection, comment was
persistent OF the danger threatening
through it Of effacement of great
musicians, whose voice and instru-
ments would no longer be required
when the reproducing machine was
able to give that voice and instru-
mentation in more convenient manner.
That phase of the matter was given
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-08
WAYNE.

j. NJ. Pike has so far recovered his
health as to be able to visit his friends
and intends to move to his new home
in Turner sometime this week. A. n.
Manter is moving Mr.. Pixies goods.
A. j. Pike viii occupy his farm re-
Gently purchased. and will devote the
nost OF the time to the orchard He
recently purchased a valuable horse to
beiused on the farm. ~
The teacher OF the North Wayne
scfbol was obliged to give up her work.
last week, On account ofdll health. Miss
Grace Parsons has been secured to fin
ish the term.
W., B. Frost sewed bis oats on the
first day of HAY.
Mrs. A. n. Manter with her three
boys, Laird George and John We're
calling on friends, Monday.
Crows are getting in their bad work.
digging up the recently planted pota-
toes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-08
The Four New York Police In
spectors Convicted of Bribery.

New York, MAY James Il. Thomp-
son, James f.. IIussey. John j. Muir
tina and Den,iis Sweeney. the four =
noted police inspectors charged with
conspiracy to ohstrnct justice. were
Convicted by a Jury in the supreme
court, shortly after O'Clock, Tuesday
night.
Only 80 minutes was taken by the
jurors in which tn reach their Verdict
that the defendants were guilty of a
misdemeanor in plotting to Eeep a
prospective witness against thA "Sys-
tom" from making great disclosures
before the grand jury
The accused officials stood out
wardly unmoved'as they heard'th YER
dict, G'he prisoners gave their pedi-
grees and after. being remanded for
sentence, Friday. they wert returned
to their cells. Their counsel announced
that certificate of reaso,iable doubt
will be sought If it is gfahted, the
prisoners will be admitted to bail,
pending effprts to secure a new trial.
The penalty for obstruction of JUS
tice is one year in Jail of fine of $500
or both. Tt was reported that the jury
required only enc ballot to reach its
decision.
The men We're on trial seven court
days. District Attorney Whitman and
his assistants brought evidence to
show that the four plotted to buy the
silence of George A. Sipp, a resort
keeper, through bribing him to flee the