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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04
.Ths oharIea pIoI..n. main.

A friend OF mine who was connected
with the London and Northwestern
railway for over forty years was tray
cling to London on the Charles Dick
ems" train. Before starting he strolled
up the platform az usual to have look
at the engine. well, driver" be said,
"how much OF the original engine have
you there todayT" ''P'raps the whus.
tie. sir" said the driver.-Mancheste
Guardian.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04
A GOOD Inrestmant.

w. D. Magli, a we'll known merch-
ant of Whitemound, Wis, bought a
stock Of Chamberlain's medicine SO as
to be able to supply them to his GUST
omers. After receiving them he was
himself taken sick and says that one
small bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy was
worth more to.him than the cost of
his enOfre stock OF these medicines.
For sale by all dealers. s.-Advt.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04
When We Would AII 3. MIsslonarlea

A well known agnOstic was present
at ono Of Henry Ward Beecher's lee
lures, and after the address the man
presented one Of his daughters-a beau
tiful glrl-to Mr.. Beeeher, saying. ''lIr
Beecher, here is a girl who, according
to your ideas. is a heathen."
well. my DEAR" said Mr.. BeecheF.
'1f all heathens were as pretty as you
are we would all become missionaries. ["
Ladies' Home Journal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04

Any man who. by sound thinking and
hard work. develops and carries on q
productive industry and by his good
judgment makes that industry both
profitable and stable confors an Inn
menss benefft on society.-Charlea ".
Eliot
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04

Madam. / understand that your
daughter helps you daily with yOut
houseworig."
ut e true"
what royalties would you charge
me for q moving picture reel Of this
most unusual nghtT' - Cincinnati
Times-1tRr.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04

~ little girl bad dysentery very
bad thopght she would die. Cham
befl ns Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea
Remeay cured her, and can truth
falls say that / think II Is the best
medicine IN the world" writes Mrs.
william Orvis, Glare, Mich. For sale
by al dealers,-A -Adyt.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04
20 MATT Rora.

The young man sat and sat and talk.
cd and talked.
About 11;so be sang. "LOve. I'm Go
ing Away"
The young lady showed interest for
the FIRST time since $40.
when do you startT she inquired =
Louisville cOurler-Journal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04

"You can't paint the N.Y." declared
the rose.
"Maybe not" responded the aster
'But have you noticedr
Noticed what3"
''rhe lily padsr-washingtOn Her
ala.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04

Shell wish I knew how could
make you extremely happy. dear Karl.
Howell, write 10 your father and
ask him 10 double your dowry.-Meg-
Eendorfar Blattar.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04
An Old Joke Rstold.

Friend-The public will miss you
now yop have left the stage Actor
That's why ! left I dialike being hit
London Standard.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04

work Is progressing on the Beier
court house.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04
eau es of stomach Tloubles.

Sedentary habits, lack Of out door
exercise, insufficient mastlcation Of
food, constipation, a torpid liver,
worry and anxiety, overeating, par
taking Of food and drink not suited
TO your age and occupation. Correct
your habits and take Chamberlain's
Tablets. and you will soon be we'll
again. For sale by all dealers.-Adv.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04

There will be an automobile run
from Albuquerque to Santa Fe on
JulyA
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04

Thieves are still doing business in
Ind about Alamogordo.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-07-04
FEDERAL.
PRECINCT.

NV MeGrath. 80. ...Justlce OF the Peace
O. Allen. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Constable
School DlreotOrs-B. W Randall, J. H. Nc
CIura. J. r. OwnbV.
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anyone who VIII to steal: Rachel's
mercenary father and wicked sister
tiptoe about and conspire in heavy
whispers: and the Duchessc d'Orleans
faints every once in n while. on one
chair and another. just 10 keep things
going. The man with u secret is
Paris mob. Rachel discovers his
falthless and emotes ad-lib Thus
We learn that the famous French
woman was the Mrs, Leslie Carter
OF her day. Little does she guess the
picture is OF his mother. the famous
Countess Naleska, mistress OF Napo-
leon. and that the letter was written
by her TO him just before ''our
hero's" birth. One might have eX-
pected a reader discernment from an
actress Of many parts. However, had
she seen the truth. which he. OF
course: for some reason unexplained.
could not state, she could not have
Ia ted him with a Jealous fury. yet
saved him from the populace. He
wants 10 die. You've got to give him
credit. boys. He tries 10 give him
self UP" az often as the duchess
faInts. But Rachel packs him into
e secret closet Then she piles all
the furniture In the room against the
door so that the viliain-a dramatic
critic on week ldays and revolution
ist on hoiidays-need have no mis-
givIngs as to where his man is hiding,
Rachel lies, pleads, cajoles, storms.
denounccS: In fact. shS crowds the
entire course Of the Franklin Sar-
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daughter of his former employer takes
an interest in him and, after his mem
ory returns, she smuggles n file to him
in 4 Bible. He uses the file tefescape,
hunts up the thief and foESszSa con
THAT Awful Maid, - Crysfaq com
edy, pictures the plight OF a family
when the careless servant leaves a
strange baby in tina arms of her ON
when she sees him holding the child
Ellis Old Fashioned Dad" proves
that the old boys are not so slow.
Father wishes his sou to marry Ger.
tain girl and succeeds in his plan, al
though the Fsmart' youth thinks he
is winning another girl entirely.
TT would be difficult to imagine n
more laughable photopIay than
"When the Menagerie Broke
Loose two-part Vitagrapb COM
edy that viii be presented on Sunday
and Monday at the Mahesy.
On its way to town the cars carrying
a circus menagerie are wrecked and the
animals get loose. They wander into
the town and institute a veritable
"reign Of terror for few hours. 4
group of lions make havoc OF butch
er's shop, while the bears get into
grocery store and upset things general
ly. Other animals also meet with re-
markable adventures and provide the
townspeople with enough talk to last
them a century. A pair of leopards pay
visit TO the barber, who, however,
does not wait around to shave them, but
makes tracks double quick time.
Among the most laughable scenes of
the play are those showing the travels
OF the monkeys, who manage to get in
10 a fruit store and scare away the girls
attending it. The mischievous animals
then proceed to enjoy their fill. The
store is a sight for the gods long before
they get through with it.
4 half dozen OF snakes enter place
where snakes are said TO be frequently
seen. The loungers at the bar think
they have ''got 'em again. and are
reduced almost to state Of insanity.
Ia addition TO this remarkable come
dy. Lubin drama, "When the Heart
Changes and Selig drama. "The
Lane of Penelope will also be shown
at the Mehesy today.
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DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

.'The spinning OF a spiders web has
always seemed most wonderful thing
still Is ths way reporters weave an
interview as graceful and airy as
spiders web from an intermittent flow
of escaping gas.
dining rooms OF the actors hotel re-
Gently. Mr.. Miller talked interestingly OF
many phases OF stage life. discussing the
theater from oyster cocktail TO deEn!-
tasse.
1T Is easier 10 be an actor than 70
write an interview. he s1td. "hecause
acting: evolution is acting. We do GER
tain things. conform TO certain rules or
etiquette. because We arc told bv so
doing we become gentlemen That walter
over there demeans himself IN certain
WAY follows a course laid out for him
hy his superior officer. and so becomes
the walter We are all IniwicS. We arc
all imitators. NC are all actors
ITO ms mind" said Henry Miller, '.thc
explanation OF Tho failure OF number
of current PLAYS by authors whose of
fcrIngs have heretofore been accepted
without question. Is due 10 change
that has been going on within the mlnc
Of the Spanish American war. That war
gave us certain confidence In ourselves.
n feeling OF se.f-roliance. 'hst VIC hsd
In cltcd before and gradually sinrn then
Ho have come to rely moro on ourselves
and on our own tastes and Judgment and
less on the prestige or success IN L9n-
don or Fnrif. The American PUBIC mas
It's own notion Of what ~ wants, and u
refuses 10 take ANYTHING else.
While Gahv Dcslvs receives largo
salary she Is very careful of her earn
iuEs and watches every expenditure with
tho same care that an expensive cashier
nigh, do IN a banking institution, ana
she hates for anyone Ia srt the best o.
her.
Last season her company want TO Phll-
adelphia for week before u opencd az
the Winter Garden. and she made an ar
ranEemput with one 81 the leading hotslS
that her maid should have her meals for
forgot TO aAd tiat ~ should be tahie
4 hoic The msId. thinking y was so
cheap invited the valet 70 dine With her
nd wren the b,ll came 10 Giaby IL was
for $3.50 Thcy had eaten In carte.
Poor Gaby's heart was nearly broken.
but The little French maids stomach was
well flied.
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gent School OF Acting into eight min
utes. A little Inter. taking advantage
Of the excitement consequent upon
the duchess's latest faintinS spell she
throws the pursucr of the track.
Then. pauslng long enough 10 revive
the duchess and 60 release the man
with a secret. she goes to The win
dow and sings the "NorScillalsc 20
the mob Figuring that they VIII be
so delighted with free show. by a
famous actress that they viii lay OF
rcvoutlng for time, she directs the
rcNaiistS 20 make getaway. But,
says Maurice. that noble hero: ''One
last kiss. Rachel! II may be our last
on earth. Come to my arms. my
arms!'
Having pressed her 20 his manly
BOSOM Maurice and the duchess pre-
pare TO slin out In the fracas, which
Rachel keep at white heat by sing
ing the "MarseIllaIse" from the bal
cony. and waving the tricolor, bring
Ing matters TO a climax by stealing
the ducfess's own business and faint
ing. The spectacle OF Madame Ka-
Itch. in twenty yards Of velvet. with
flight Of stairs. all entangled with the
French flag. while the supers cheered
and IN enlarged orchestra bawled
out the "Marse!llaisc, excited the
Glddish actress's admirers 10 fever
OF enthusiasm. They forgot the two
Dlause. Then Madame Kalich picked
herself up from the carpet and. with
heaVIng bosom. bowed her thanks.
Ushcrs rushed down the aiSles with
floral pieces. just in time 10 bring the
curtain up again; the duchess came
back thoroughly revived: and the
young man who had heen trying to
die throughout the act pr!cl1ed his
finger on rose thorn and supplied
the most eloquent and human note OF
anguish OF the evening.
7 OUIS MANN and Clara Lipmnn,
~ who. as IS generally known, Is
Mrs. Mann. take the drama and
themselves extremely seriously. He
is among our more accomplished ac-
tors. and. emulating the examples Of
David Warfield and the late Richard
Mansfield, not TO mention many less
distinguished players, he is desirous
OF effacing from the general memory
his many years OF jolly making
In musical farce and burlesque, His
ambition to play Shylock is known
TO anyone who listens. Mrs Mann
has made several efforts TO treat
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EUN-MAK1NC OF moro intellectual
grade makes "The Dark Spot
divcrting TO playgoers of the second
largest German city in the world but
IL Is extremely unlikely that the piece
could find a welcome among Amerl-
cans born. It's theme, the caste dis
tlncttons OF an ancient arlstocracy.
would remove II from the Sympa thies
OF even the less democrs tic Of MS,
and, whether wrongly or rightly. the
denouement would strike every one
of us as revolving. Gustav Ksdel-
berless popular farces and comedies.
has written Tho Dark Spot" In COL
liberation with Rudolf Presber. a
Berlin literary critic OF high repute
and founder of DIE Arena. They In
troduce us TO an ultra ra-artistocratic.
hide-bound baron and his wife. whose
ancestral castle has all tho tradi
tional conveniences. so TO speak, In
cluding the ghost OF q medieval
baroness. which gave the first Ma
poIeon a sleepless night when he
stopped there OF his return from
Moscow However. it Is NOT ghosts
that trouble the present lord and lady.
but their somewhat "modern" chill
drcn. y hish-splrltcd daughter has
gone ofC TO America. bent on earn
ing her living and ''livinC her own
life" Tho more tractable son de-
sircs 10 marry tho daughter OF q
herman Elilpl. dOO. 6S soon as MS
father has carefully looked into that
officers family. TO make sure there
is no black spot" on the cscutcheon,
the young man has parental permis-
sion from both sides. But his fs-
thcr presently w!thdraws his con-
sent on learning that his future
daurhter-in-iav's brother purposes
marrying The daughter OF wealthy.
self made dairy farmer. who appears
10 him TO he the dreaded ''black
spot" Matters grow worse instead
of better when further scrutiny dis
covers that parvenu 10 be tho father
Of a young artist who has married
his beautiful good. respectable model,
child OF cobbler
The authors treat rho pohleman n's
horror AT an alliance even so remote
with plebisns with lively touch of
satire that has made the play we'll
liked In Germany. And TsutoHs
roared immoderately over the de-
movement, in which the baron's pride
Is finally broken. His daughter re-
turns from America. She has mar
ried. The meeting was romantic. In
the San Francisco earthquake she
wes buried under masses OF falling
debris. So. too, was y nnc. strong
they reached tho light ot dov she
discovered h0 was coal black. Never
thelcss. she married him. And The
Black Spot comes TO itS climax when
this negro souin-lew shows tho old
nristocrst photograph Of his two
children. grandchildren OF the baron!
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In the second act OF Rachel" whe,
Bertha Kallch. impcrsonating tn

t'el lla hdIlCH. iIlIpeTSoDGtIHS tne
famous French tragedlenne. was
mixing n hot punch, she asked one
OF the other characters TO hand her
3 lemon. This was superfluous-the
author had done so already.
Worse plays than Carna Jordan's
Rachel ! have seen-many of
ncyed, heavy and slow moving BY
the time the final curtain fell II
seemed as though we had indeed lived
through every year and hour OF
Rsenebs IRE ,tnn In STYLE the drama ma;
Antoinette" and similar live-act his
tories which Madame Modjeska used
to alternate with Shakespeare and
with Schiller. That is to say. 1t
resurrects and rehearses innumera5le
anecdotes connected with heroine
OF history dlstortinS them. when
necessary for dramatic movement;
IL surrounds the central character
With lot Of coioriess uonenuties.
stamping them with famous names
phere. and II then proceeds TO cram
the star part with ali the great act
ing scenes" that the histr!onic ages
have accumulated. As Rachel
Madame kalich gets a whacE at
Mare Antony's grafton. Charles Sur
faces merry auction sales, Tosca's
mental torture at the hands OF Scar
pia, the emotional contrasts that
Gilbert wrote In COMEDY and Trag-
edy'' for Mary Anderson. the flag,
waving bravura climax OF ''The Girl
| Left Behind Me-" and a dozen oth-
er great moments dear TO ac-
tresses.
The action starts In Lyons, in 1897,
when Elisa Felix, n Rachel then was
known, Is the hard-worBinS, cruelty
abused daughter of a small shop
keeper Nevertheless, she is blithe-
somely forgetful OF her sordld cir
streets and Realistically aloof from
them when in the theater, listening
10 the noble periods OF Racine. Al
fred de Musset, Georges Sand,
Cnssagnac the critic, the Duchess
dOrleans and Chopin drop down to
Lyons for a look around. Indeed.
these celebrities never appear sing
". but always-for coaching trip,
an Iupromptu' supper party. a repe-
tition generate at the Conedie Fran
caise-come together, But then, ev-
e,ybody knows that Rudyard Kip
ilrc Edith Wharton. William Win
Ter. ex-oucen Amelle of Portugal
and Irving Berlin never stir without
one another. At Lyons the party
meets Saint Aulaire. the actor. who
stroiIs into Rachels life earlier In
fiction than In fact Also. there rs
"Ukely" looking young man with
secret OF course, we recognize him
as the hero The first act takes a
long time TO get Rachel OH 70 Faris.
under tho patronage OF the Five Arts
combination, who are so struck with
her elocutionary powers that they i'm
whom they have never set eyes be-
fore. TO come as her Instructor. ORA
matically. the act ends with Racheis
farewell 10 her faithful, innocent.
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that idea 10 the point of genuine
about half and half In German and
English. The effect Is quaint. Is
realistic, and has been done so dex-
terouS!y that an auditor acquainted
with only one Of the languages can
follow the story almost as readily as
q person conversant with both. as the
bulk of Mr.. Philips audiences are
As d character In the piece eXpla ains
''lch hab doch my German In the
public school aufgepickt.'
The two lots In the Bronx that
give the title TO the farce are not
two parcels OF real estate, but two
children who are eagerly desired. A
fortune has been left to a man and
the two lots. Naturally, the cou-
pie think II is two pieces OF prop
erty In that novtherly section OF New
York that they must secure. How
ever, they discover their mistake In
time. and find the children. They
receive the legacy In paper money
only 20 learn ii is counterfeit. There
upon, they burn IT, once more TO come
10 grief because, along with the
phory cash, they have sent up In
smoke the only real money IN the
house. From all Of which Il may
be gathered that, quite as well as
the muchabused American. the Ger
man theatcrg going public has its
tired business mani"
Adolf Philip, who wrote the pleas
ant music as well as the lauSha BILE
book. adds further 10 the fun by
PLAYING the counterfelter: and other
favorites OF his thester are looked
out for.
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serious subjects of contemporary in,
terest In a manner at once vital and
satlrlcal and, If the results have
been conslGerab bly, less Shavian than
intended, none of her plays has been
without qualities Of merit. The latest,
written In collaboration with Samuel
Shipman, is called Children Of To-
day" and, with Louis Mann and EN-
lily Ann Welman in its chief roles. 1t
has come 10 the Harris theater for
metropolitan verdict The authors
are troubled about the extreme inde-
peudencc OF modern American chill
dren They take the case OF
widow with n bov and girl around
is years of age. The lcniency OF their
mother has made them self -willed. ar
roGaDt. conceitcd: they call IL mod
Elm They return from boarding
schoo! TO find their mother about TO
marry an old chum. OF course. they
must sec about this. They inter-
view the man and. without much de-
lay. decide he won't do. They ted
him So He. however. Is not 70 be so
readily routed by the younger gem
Grafton ABOUT which dramatists who
write for dark green matinees love
10 preach. He persuades the widow
The second act Ands matters
tho children In hand. Gently. ct
Grst he undertakes TO reason With
crn" influence OF their chosen mem
tors. an extremist painter and a
French cocotte Finding mild and
kindly methods unavail'rg, ne resorts
against inc more than worthless
friends OF the children. And. what is
more the act ends with the step
father locking up his house and or
GcriUG the "modern' children on 10
bed. instead OF 10 q French Students
u
last act. the authors serious purpose
ali hut throws aside lis humorous
coating. Tho Youthful brother and
sister have icft homo ard ave keep
ing house IN small Gat oC thcir own.
under tho questionable protection OF
the artist and tire Ercnchwoman. of
course the play ends happily With
the si"p-fath"N Savin- the wllful
by ranriUE OF to Paris with their
friends. ana bringing them around
10 - realization OF his own kindness,
worth, and iove lor them.
rE'WO new plays have attracted in
heaters beyond the circle Of the
l1rEe Teutouic population Of New
y forl7 The great success ot the Eng
liSh versinn of "Alrla Where Do
iou I.ive?' ard, this season. OF
adele" has Wnde Adolf Philipp
factor NO, 70 bc overlooked by Broad
way. However. as tho iitle would
S'-=cst, In ''rWo Lots In the Bronx"
tho Gcrms II American actor-nan5ger
has turned TO somewhat different
stFle of entertainment from those
rather rlsqu" faTccs from the French.
u g.. Ga fact, = TCvcrs1i 90 the typc
nt entertainment with which he made
his crIllsr. successes, notably THE
CorurE Grocer" IN which he gives
us rJcy rlimpsos ~ our city as it
j. today. much in the manner OF tho
famous Narrgan PLAYS and their sue
cessorS, but through the eye OF "A
German resident. But 90 1.-TWO Lots
in the BrOn%." Mr.. Philip carpics
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER a.
AT THE THEATERS
Continued from Preceding Page)

tConLlnueu from preceding P5ge)
ira of twenty is carried BY the com
pany.
Though operas in no small number
have fIockcd from Vienna TO win
fame through Americas g partialty for
the beauties OF Niennese music, none Of
them has ever disturbed the success
and. popularity of Oscar Straus $ fasci
mating musical embodiment of the eX-
ploits, loves and comic deeds of "The
Choc olate Soldier as set forth by
George Bernard Shaw in many sit
uation Of sparkling and vigorous come
dy in his Satire romance, ARMS and
the Man. " Shaw merry filings at
time-honored notions of war, heroes,
courage, love, and so forth, and the dra.
matte encounters of his people in which
they display the harmless weaknesses
of human nature at every turn, furnish
n lively background for the blithe and
Joyous melodies Of Straus. The COM
poser with astonishing case has found
musical vehicle for every emotion
Of the Piece, Rollicking fun, tender sen.
timent anger, sadness, patriotism, all
have been set to delicious strains. "My
Hero, 1.-THE Letter Song, ''That
VIII BE Lovely and score of others
have endeared themselves TO hundreds
of thousands in every part Of the land.
The Whitney Opera company is
rarity among light opera organizations.
for stars arc unknown in its ranks and
every member is an artist of equal i'm
portance. Many of them have been re-
cruited from grand opera and include
such well~known names as Antoinette
Kopetsky, Lottie Collins, Lucille Saun-
ders. Charles Purcell, Francis J. Boyle
George Tallman, Sylvan Langlois and
special orchestra under the director
ship Of Sig. Charles Plevin