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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-20
PHONOGRAPH PLAYS
FALSE WITH YOUNG
GIRLS AFFECTION
CANNED PROPOSAL BRINGS RE-
Spouse FROM WOODEN-LEGGED
WHOEVER WITH TEN CHILDREN

West Orange, N. j., Dec. 19.-Miss
Jessie Cosgrove used to work in a
monograph record factory. She had
read of fair maids in California who
wrote their names and addresses on
orange wrappers and thereby secured
aged husbands with millions and the
heart disease.
Being of an original turn of mind,
Miss Cosgrove inserted an impersonaI
proposal in one of the monograph rec
ords with her name and address.
Today she got an answer. 1t was
from a wooden-legged widower with
"ten pretty children" His name was
Dennis O'Ffnn and he wrote from West
Heath
Although 1 am fifty-three now,
said the frank letter, my health is
just as good as when was twenty.
have wooden leg because l lost my
good one in railroad accident l
have heard American women make
good wives"
Miss Cosgrove did not accept the
writer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-20
KEEP YOUR HANDS
ON YOUR POCKETBOOKS

Atlanta, Dec. 19.-"Keep your hands
on your pocketbooks," is the frank
warning issued by Chief of Police
Beavers to all Atlanta shoppers and
citizens.
The chief says that the department
has information showing that an unus-
ually large number OF pickpockets and
sneak-thieves have come to Atlanta, in
the hope of preying on the holida,
crowds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-20
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-20
WARD +. HOLT DIES
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS

Macon, Ca, Dec. 19.-Ward F. Holt
SO wears of age, and a well known
railroad man of Macon, died Thursday
morning at 1890 o'clock at his home
213 CARING avenue, after an illness
that lasted about year His widow
and four daughters survive him. The
daughters are Misses Mamie, Terrell
Wardine and Jennie Holt, all OF Ma
cen. One sister, Mrs. w. Il. Rambo OF
Savannah, also survives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-20
NEAR DEATH
BY SMOTHERING
But Husband, With Aid Of Cardui,
Effects Her Deliverance.

Draper, N C.-Mrs. Helen Dalton, Of
this place, says: 81 suffered for years,
with pains in my left side, and would
often almost smother to death.
Medicines patched me up for awhile
but then would get worse again. Final
Iy, my husband decided he wanted me to
try Cardui, the wcman's tonic, so he
bought me bottle and began using it..
1t did me more good than all the medi-
cines had taken.
have induced many of my friends to
try Cardui, and they all say they have
been benefited by its use. There never
has been, and never will be, medicine
10 compare with Cardui. believe it is
a good medicine for all womanly trou-
bles."
For over so years, Cardui has been re-
Iieving woman's sufferlngs and building
weak women up to health and strength.
If you are woman, give it fair trial.
1t should surely help you, as it has a
million others.
Get a bottle OF Cardui to-day.
Write to-: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
ADVISORY Dapt Gbatra fop u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
vEWYNDHAN.
"Kismet.r

Edward Knoblauch's oriental drama.
"kismet." will be presented by klaw
and Erlanger and Harrison Grey Fiske,
with Otis Skinner in the chief role at
the National Theater. next week. "Kis-
met" is less than three years old. and
its reputation is already worldwide. 1t
has been translated into more foreign
languages and played in more different
countries In a short period than any
other play that has come from the pen
of an American dramatist.
Mr.. SINNERS role of Hail. the Beggar.
affords him splendid opportunity. Assoc
ciated with him are George Gaul. Walter
Cuxton. Owen Mech, Richard Scott.
Daniel Jarrett. Charles Newson, William
Lorenz. Harry Sothern. Harold %. Skin
ner. Ernest Leeman. Merle Madden.
Grace Hampton. Genevieve Delaro, Rosa
Coates and Mamie Houk Palmer. Alto
gether the company numbers nearly one
hundred people.
The seven magnificent stage settings.
painted by Americas foremost scenic
artists. are in perfect harmony. and
are true even to the smallest detail TO
the locale and time of the play. Many
of the costumes and accessories We're
imported from the orient. The Incl
dental music composed by William
Furst is based upon Arabian themes
and the chants of the Mohammedan
nuezZins In its entirety the production
has been called repeatedly the last
word" in stage artistry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
FLORENCE. AUER-
AcADE1r

efforts of a Capt. Lawrence Holbrook, a
free lance, to undo the wrong of a mock
marriage which involves Aline Graham,
a young society girl and daughter or the
district attorney.
After the siege of Port Arthur, where
Holbrook happens to be a drilmaSter In
the Japanese army, he meets a news
paper correspondent who is brought into
the camp mortaliy wounded. The CORE
spondent being at the point or deatn
asks for a priest 1t Is impossible to
secure one SO Holbrook poses as min
lister of the church and receives the dy-
having tricked a girl in Washington into
a mock marriage and exacts a<promise
that Holbrook go to the states and DO
what he can to right the wrong.
Arriving in Washington Hoibrook
learns that Miss Graham has carefully
guarded her secret from every one except
a scheming lawyer named Judson Flagg.
Flagg, IL seems, has attempted to black
mail her and believing that she is able
to get an important letter from him.
she goes TO his rooms and gives MIN all
her money and jewels. Thereupon Flagg
insults her and in struggle winch en-
sues she stabs him with paper knife.
Death follows.
Holbrook learns of the crime and IN
order to save Miss Graham. with whom
he has fallen in love he visits Flagg s
rooms in company with Robert Demp-
ster, chief of the secret service. manag-
ing to conceal many evidences OF the
crime. The secret service man. learn
ing of this accuses Capt. Holbrook Of
being the actual murderer but In the
end he wins his liberty and also the
hand of the girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
National.

Eugene Walters powerful drama Fine
Feathers" with its original all-star cast.
direct from its seasons success at the
Astor Theater. New York. and the Cort
Theater, Chicago, will make its first ap-
pearance and open the regular season at
the National Theater tomorrow night,
continuing through the week. with matt
nees Wednesday and Saturday.
Fine Feathers has been widely her
aided as the biggest drama of the cen
Jury" IL comes with its original cast in
tact including Robert Edeson, Wilton
Lackaye. Max Figman Rose Coghlan,
Lolita Robertson and lydia Dickson in
the principal roles. The engagement is a
big dramatic event.
Eugene Walter, who has given the
stage such plays as Paid in Fun and
THE FASTEST Way" has gone a step
farther in Fine Feathers He now gives
an overpowering diagnosis of human ma
ture and an insight into conditions with
which every one is said to be familiar. but
believes Is hidden from the rest of the
world.
The play shows the evils of extrava-
gance, the futility of consumption be-
You'd ones power TO produce. and all this
is done. not by preachment, not by nissan
thropic phrases. but by series of bold,
vivid pictures. gripping with their tense
scenes and dazzling with their wealth
of brilliant lines and soaring invective.
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Gayety.

The management of the Gayety an
nounces for this week. with the usual
matinees the big musical aggregation.
1.-THE Honeymoon Girls with the Ger
man comedian Phil OFT. Elaborate scenic
environment, costume display and cleo
trical embellishments are promised. The
production is staged under the personal
direction OF George Totten Smith. Jack
Strouse composed the music, which is re-
plete with catchy melodies. The cast
also includes Joe Burton. Frank William
son, Alice Lazar, Nettie Nelson. Virginia
Ware, the Harmony Trio. Burns and Con-
nor and Dave Kinder. the world
greatest whistler
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Casino,

refined minstrel offering is promised
as the big feature of the Casino The
alter bill this week in Howard & Fields
Parlor Minstrels Their entertainment
Is heralded as the "acme of minstrelsy."
A novel feature will be Coogan and
Gilmore in a unique conglomeration
Of songs and dances on roller skates
The Majestic Trio. metropolitan
cabaret act of merit, will give the
latest rathskeller songs. with a double
instrumental accompaniment; Jeanette
Dupre. the former burlesque star and
musical comedy feature will sing
character songs. with elaborate cos
tune changes. and Miller and Tempest,
a clever team, will present another de-
lightful novelty entitled. Little Bits of
Vaudeville"
The Casino Country Store will dis
pense Its useful and costly gifts of
merchandise and other articles at both
performances Wednesday evening, at
8 o'clock and 10 o'clock. Friday even
ing. in addition to the regular pro-
gram. will come Amateur night" a
C-sino sensation. and Sunday there
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Cosmos Sunday Concerts.

Among the choice orchestral selections
to he played at the Cosmos Theater con-
certs today. beginning at , pm. and
continuing until 1890 pm. under the d.
rection OF Prof. Arthur Maxwell, are
Gounods 'Danse des Baechantes." Won
Blon's "Serenade n Amour HartZs Tan
go. "Chnchiita' Delibes' spizzicsto from
Sylvia" Saint Saen's "Mazurka.' selec-
lions from Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia I:
Sweets descriptive THE Battle OF san
Juan Hili'' Ntcolai's Merry Wives Of
Windsor overture: Hozmans Tho
Whip" march. and Rubens waltzes from
The Sunshine Girls" In addition there
will be other vocal numbers and special
ties of superior excellence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

est equestrienne; Lawrence and Bun,
nellie, in their black face act. entitled
Joining the Circus; Might Mite MOO
Rec, the adroit, adducent woman attn
lete; Mile Togo. singer Of great charm:
the three Martins: Glason, the auto man;
Kinso, the Japanese juggler; the Anna
IONS, celebrated aerial artists. and 9TH
ers.
The story woven around the entertain
ment Is along the line of muslcai
comedy plot. The stage is so arranged
as to resemble a tent cut in hair ana
placed on the stage with the audience
the ring and all the paraphernalla per-
tanning to a gigantic circus.
The glamour and fun Of the circus the
dashing horses, with their bareback rid
ers. the feats of the acrobats and the
trained ponies, dogs and monkeys are en-
comprised In a clean and laugh provoking
entertainment. Marceline never speaks
word. but his every action is a laugh.
The whole show is a new idea, something
never attempted before on any stage.
Commencing Tuesday afternoon popu-
lar priced matinee will be given every
day.
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John Drew is to appear i'm play by Bar
ria called The Will" He will give both
,rlavs on a double bill.
lin a new musical piece to be produced by
Henry W. Savage at an early date IN
New York city.
Henrietta Wakefield. who has been
singing grand opera roles. is In the cast
of Rob Roy after refusing several
grand opera offers.
Alexandra Carlisle has been engaged
nv John Cort to play the leading femi-
nine role in The Marriage Came" by
Anne Crawford Flexner.
Two shows will be given today at the
b. F. Keith Vaudeville Theater, includ-
ing prominent features of last week s
bill
New York is to have ''Harrigan
night" for which there will be a Dig
all-star program. reviving the old-time
songs and dances of Harrigan and Hart.
popular twenty-five years ago.
Harry Marlborough has been engaged
for the principal comedy role in The
Madcap Duchess Its book is by David
stevens and Justin Huntley Mccarthy,
with music by Victor Herbert
The title of the new play by Rachel
Crothers. in which the Misses Mabel and
Edith Talaferro will appear. has been
settled upon as The Wisdom
of Youth
William Collier appeared last week In
New York in Who's Who farce by
Richard Harding Davis. i'm which the
star impersonates cowboy, hiding be-
cause Of murder which a bandit, in his
clothes, had committed.
F'rancine Larrimore. leading woman in
support of Edmund Breese in THE Mas
ter Mind" which is coming To the Co
lumbia Theater October Is. is a niece of
Jacob Adler, the distinguished Yiddish
actor.
Arthur Lewis. Frank Reicher. Margaret
St John and Joseph Kaufman are among
those who have been engaged for the
Little Theater Company in Philadelphia.
Chrystal Herne. whom the Messrs.
Shubert are featuring with Guy Stand
ing in 'At Bay is a daughter of that
grand old actor James A. Herne. Miss
Hernes last local appearance was with
John Mason in las a Man Thinks"
Edmund Breese is said to have greater
to display his ability as
character actor in The Master Mind"
than in any other of his successes of re-
cent years. His portrayals in Strong
heart" THE Lion and the Mouse" THE
Spendthrift'' and the revival of oliver
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B. F. Keith's Next Week.

Commencing at the Monday matinee.
September 80. and ending Sunday night.
October ;. the stellar feature at r. F.
keitlt's Theater will he the first Wash
inston presentation of the Irish charac-
ter actor. owen McGiyeney. in his pro
tean episode entitled Bill Sykes" 1t is
said TO be one of the most notable vaude-
Vile novelties ever imported by B. F.
Keith In this dramatization from oil
yer Twist Mr.. Mciiiveney assumes the
roles of Bill Sykes. Fagin. the artful
nodger. Monks and Nancy. Next in impor-
tance will be William Fl. Macart and Eth
LYNNE Bradford and company. Frank Foo
eartv. THE Dublin minstrel" will have
a fresh fund of Hibernian anecdotes
Ethel Green singing comedienne: NJ. Paul
SaJdom's Poems in Marble" introducing
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Hoffman,. Polaire- Richardson.

The big triple-star combination. Ger
trude Hoffman,, Mime. Polaire and Lady
Constance Stewart Richardson. comes TO
the Lelasco Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day for five performances, with COM
pany of over 100 and an orchestra of
sixty pieces
Each star carries her own orchestra.
her own musical director, her own stage
crew and travels in her own private car
equipped with special crews. composed of
chef. steward. maids. dressers, secretary
and business manager
Gertrude Hoffman, will present her new
revue. with a company OF forty people. In
twelve scenes. Nine. Polaire will offer the
sensational dramatic episode. lie Visit
eur with her own company of French
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Twist placed him in the front rank Of
Americas leading actors.
Guy Standing has been in the past
very popular as leading man in various
stock engagements al the Belasco The
ater as we'll as at other Washington
playhouses. For the past two years
Mr. Standing has been playing abroad
He cancelled a London season to come
TO America for AT Bay" lie visited
this city with Miss Odette Tyler i'm The
Love Route.
Uncle Zeb.' which Rupert Hughes
wrote for Willis p. Sweatman. will be
tried first in a Massachusetts stock com
pany, with Mr.. Sweatman in the leading
role. Its regular production will be I'M
der the management of Henry w Saw
age.
The death is reported in the Edwin For
rest Home of John II. Jack. an old
Shakespearean actor, who was friend or
Edwin Booth and acted with him. He
through the civil war and remain
ed the stage until a few wears ago.
lie was particularly fine Falstaf.
Forbes Robertson will begin his fare
we'll tour of America in New York about
the beginning of October He VIII be
supported by Gertrude Elliott and his en-
tire London company in a repertoire COM
prising alt the plays and productions
Drury Lane. London.
Last week George NJ Cohan appeared
in the leading role in his own dramatiza-
ton of Seven Keys to Baldpate. In
Hartford This role was 10 have been
played by Wallace Eddinger, but pending
his recovery from his recent automobile
accident Mr. Cohan. who was less in
jured. will appear in his place.
The Henry r. Harris estate announces
that il will Immediately begin organizing
a second company to play THE Fight,
the piece now running in New York 70
big business The rehearsals begin early
this week, and the company will appear
in the larger cities of the east and middle
west.
h. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe this
season will play their annual engagement
at the Belasco Theater the week begin
ming October - The seven Shakespear-
can plays TO be presented by them are
Tanning of the Shrew," Merchant cf
Venice las You Like IT, much Ado
About Nothing" Hamlet Romeo and
Juliet and Macbeth" There will bn
eight performances I'm all. Justin Huntley
McCarthy's romantic play IF | Were
King" being given at the midweek matt
nee Miss Marlowe will appear in all the
plays. but not I'm IF I
Were King" Mr. Sothern appeared for
the first time in the latter play In 1901
and achieved an extraordinary success In
It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Isabelle dArmond is going to renal
in vaudeville.

Isabelle d'Armond is going to remain
in vaudeville.
Henry w Savage may stage THE
Shotgun" in Paris.
Robert Mantell will open his season this
week In New York city.
Ethel Barrymore will soon begin re-
hearsals in "Tante' in New York.
Mabel Wilbur is to be featured in the
coming production of THE Moon Maiden
A new play by George Broadhurst
called To-day Is shortly to be produced
Alice Lazar, featured at the Gayety this
week, won fame as a musical COMEDY
star.
The play in which Henrietta Crosman IS
to appear is called The Tongues Of Men.
1t is reported very clever
May Robson has opened her starrins
tour in Canada in a comedy by James
Forbes called Mrs. Matt Plummer
Annie Russell is rehearsing The school
for Scandal" which will be added to the
repertoire of her Old English COMEDY
Company.
Walker whiteside will open his season
III Inc IyplOOn III ItttSbut
Of the month. Florence Fisher VIII AGAIN
play the heroine.
Owen johnson, the Well known Wiltei:
is working on an operate version =!
RIP Van Winkle.' for which fuccliii
will compose the music.
Lady Constance adopted the stage a.
career because as she says, sis
needs the money and loves her art
She created a sensation with her dancing
in London.
H. Dudley Hawley, who has been OUT oi
the cast of Polls for four weeks VIII re-
turn to the company tomorrow 70 hesli
rehearsals for Mother, in Whch ne
will play the role of the younger SON.
The fishing smack used in the openins
act Of What Happened to Mary Was
originally built to sail the pounolns
main. 1t became scenic ship because
the boat the scene carpenters construct
ed proved impossible at the last moment
Owen Davis has written play called
"Beggars on Horseback. 1t VIII De pro-
duced by w. A. Brady.
Eugene Walter has finished a play call
led "a Plain Woman" klaW d Erianser
Iexpect to produce it this season.
In addition to The Tyranny of Tears.
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B. F. Keith's.

Nora Bayes will appear this week at b.
F. Keith's Theater. commencing at the
matinee tomorrow and ending next sun
day night. Songs and Foolishness' Is
the title of her act Edgar Allen VOLTS
farcial effusion, Youth" will be played
by Mrs. Gene Hughes and her comedy
company. who hold a leading position
in the bill
j. Francis Dooley and Corinne Sales
will submit Pavement Patter." Paul
Kleist will present his Land Of Dreams"
with "whistling talks" and ludicrous by
play lie Roy, Wilson and Tom are
billed as three Crazy Men from Frisco:
Sharp and Turek. 1.-The Chocolate Dam
dies" will offer a Dixieland diversity.
Leo GARLIC is a dialect comedian and
cartoonist A beautiful pictorial realiza-
ton of Longfellow's ''Hiawatha" Is
promised in Kinemacolor. The pipe or
gan recitals will be given at the usual
hours.
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"The Bowery Burlesquers.

The Bowery Burlesquers," Offering .
lively burlesque entertainment. is prom
Used at the Gayety next week. The
first part is entitled The Plain Clothes
Man.. and deals with the :ove affairs or
two romantic Spaniards whose rivalry
develops many comical situations that Al
ford the setting for the burlesque An
elaborate scenic equipment is carried with
new electrical effects and large chorus
of pretty girls is promised Fitzgerald
and Quinn are featured as comedians
and they are supported by capable
east
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Columbia.

At the Columbia Theater this week. be-
ginning tomorrow night. Harris & Shaw
will present for the first time on any
stage. an absolutely novel idea, with Mar
celine, the worlds greatest clown. at the
head. This is Marceline's first appear
ance outside of New York.
Marceline Is surrounded by a unique
production and an expensive cast, includ-
ing Frauline Seabert, the worlds young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

Three big attractions will be featured
in the Cosmos Theater bill this week
Billy Newton and his six Little Las
sies' in a charming little musical offer
ing entitled Nursery Rhymes; the Ruth
Raynor Players in a sprightly farce with
an irresponsible but laughable plot,
Where There Is a Woman and Those
Four Pals a rathskeller aggregation
from the Great White Way. in the latest
cabaret specialties and novelties.
Marjorie Bowie will sing classic and
sentimental ballads and operate selec-
tons followed by the Grotesque RAN
dolphs in novel acrobatic and Roman
ring exhibition. and Walter Melton. mon
ologue. The Pathe motion pictures will
show the big happenings of the world
and a series of enjoyable photoplays is
promised to furnish additional entertain
ment From three to five extra photo
plays will be shown after the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Her Little Highness."

.Werba and Luescher will present Her
Little Highness'' at the Columbia Theater
next week.
This new work has been designated
comedy with music but its score has
been written by the noted composer,
Reginald de Koven. AIizzi Hajos, the
Hungarian. will appear in its title role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

Ed NJ. kmbal, Morris Foster, Alma
Kruger. Charles Miller. Jay g. York.
LQttie Medley. Rosemary Carlton and
Burr Caruth.
Mary. so her sponsors say. is
comedy of compelling heart interest. with
a love element of the good old kind that
charms Due to its picturesque locale. an
oyster fishing village on Chesapeake bay.
the play will present a number of UNI
usually odd characters. The story por-
trays the varied adventures of Mary,
frendless girl. in her quest for name
and position in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
What Happened to Mary"

What Happened to Mary the old
fashioned love story by Owen Davis, that
won success on Broadway last spring,
will be given next week at the Belasco
Theater, with Miss Olive Wyndham and
the original cast, including Edgar Nell
son, Kate Jepson. Frank r. Montgomery.