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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
VAUDEVILLE AND BuRIESoUE.
what IL Vow BEING shown ~ the
Weeks stands.

Gertrude Hoffman and her supporting
company. presenting a short musical
comedy. are the leading attractions this
week at the Palace Theatre. Other acts
on the bill include Mae Murray and Cliff
ton Webb. Miss orford's elephants. Mime
Doree and company In selections from
grand opera. Mckay and Ardine. Charles
and Fanny Van and the Brads.
Hammerstein's Victoria has thirteen
acts this week. Some Of them are
Maurice and Walton. THE Red Heads"
Jesse Lasky musical comedy. Johnnie
Hyams and Leila Mcintyre. Sam and
Kitty Morton, Jack Wilson and company
Sarah Bernhardt In motion pictures. Capt
II. w. Ashmusen. Cadets de Cascogne.
Kramer and Paterson, Cooper and May.
Ryand Burt and feature motion pictures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter de Haven are APP
pearing at the Colonial this week. Other
acts are Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Rooney in
Twenty Minutes OF Pat and Marion"
Hermne Shone and company, presenting
THE Last OF the Ouakers," by Edgar
Allan Woolf: Winona Winter. Little Billy.
4. e. Sloane and Grace Field. the Pcder-
son Brothers. Kramer and Morton and
the Ishikawa Japs
The Alhambra Theatre this week has
Fannie Brice. Joe We'.h. Gus Edward
Kid kabaret. Erwin and Jane Connolly,
Betty and Consul. trained simians Bobby
Heath and F1orrle Millership. Adelaide
Hermann. Miller and Vincent and Les
Jundts
Mercedes, In a demonstration Of thought
transference. assisted by Mile. Stantone
is heading the bill this week at the Bronx.
The balance of the programme includes
hal
Arthur Sullivan and company In
straight Linton and Lawrence. Klut-
inss Entertainers. Harvey. the DE Vera
Trio and Vernie Kaufman
The Columbia Burlesquers are playing
at the Columbia Theatre this Week. pre-
sentlng new two act travesty called ~
Ladies' Man" In addition to the per
Torrance OF burlesque there is an at
tractive olio OF vaudeville acts contributed
to by the principal performers In the com
pany. Among these are Harry l.. Cooper.
Miss Jane Mills. Abe Leayitt. Christine
Nicol. Joe Emerson and Seymour. Demp-
sey and Seymour.
George 7. Murphy and The Broadway
Girls are at the Murray Hill this week.
presenting 4 two act burlesque called
Tinkle's Troubles" Mr. Murphy, a Ger
man comedian OF wide popularity on the
East Side is assisted by Pam Lawrence,
Ruby Bailey. Jimmie Connors. BIZ Arm
strong. Kathryn Howard and Powder and
Capman. The first amateur contest of
the season at this theatre will take place
Wednesday night. when three cash prizes
Will be awarded those amateurs who re-
ceive the greatest amount Of applause,
Rose Sydelfs London Bellies" IL the
attraction this week at Miners Peoples
Theatre on the Bowery. the company.
which Is unusually capable, has been Well
received this season. \ Country Store"
will be open on Wednesday night and
amateurs have their chance on Friday
night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
KEENEY TO BUILD THEATRE.
Tirst OF His New string WIN Ne LO-
Gated In brooklyn.

Brooklyn is to have a new theatre on
Livingston street opposite Hanover place
and the new Mcntauk Theatre. II will
cost. with the site. probably 100000.
Frank A. Keeney Is to build the new
house. which his representative says will
be the largest and finest showhouse so far
planned for Brooklyn.
1t Is to be the first of a string
of new theatres that Mr.. Keeney and
his associates will build In Brook
Ign and other sections of the metro
poitan district As "A site for the new
theatre Mr.. keeney has bought from
the Realty Associates a plot OF $4,000
square feet fronting 100 feet on Living
ston street and running back go feet
to Schermerhorn street, where 1t has the
same frontage as on Livingston street.
Old buildings covering the property VIII
be removed. and about May | construc-
ton of the theatre will be started No
vemb,r 10 is the date set for the com
plet.on OF the building. The front OF the
tn, atre will be ornamental terra Gotta and
white Vermont marble. The entrance will
be on Livingston street The house will
be devoted TO vaudeville performances.
Mr.. k-eney inherited fortune of more
than two millions from his father. Seth l..
keeney. formerly member OF the com
mission that supervised the building OF
the Brooklyn Bridge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01

Monday night he retired early. but
rose at o'clock. when he smelled gas. He
made his way In the darkness toward a
parior window to open II. when he
stumbled across the body OF his wife. At
her side was an empty bottle Of carbolic
acid solution and three gas Jets In the
room were turned on.
Clad only In his pajamas. Cooper ran
to the street. and three blocks from his
house told Policemen Hartman and Nc
kee. An ambulance from the Washing
ton Heights Hospital was summoned and
tho Consolidated Gas Company sent a
pulmotor but an hours work with II
failed to revive her.
Mrs. Cooper was fully dressed when
found and left no note to explain her
act. She had carefully closed the door
to the room In which her husband was
sleeping before she decided to de. The
Coroner decided that the case was purely
one of suicide and turned the body over
to the husband. who took 1t to his
brothers house In Brooklyn.
Little Is known about Cooper or his
wife. lie refused to discuss family affairs.
He was married In New Jersey. he said.
and took no honeymoon trip because his
employers could not spare him. Mrs
Cooper's parents live in New Jersey.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
NAVAL OFFICERS ON STAGE.
Cruise on the "Impe ratOr" In "Thc
Whtrl Of the WOrld.".

More than l75 officers and men OF the
bdttleshlps Texas. Arkansas. North Da-
Eota' ohio and New York, now at the
brooklyn navy yard. were entorta ned
iast night at the Winter Garden. where
Tho Whirl OF the World" Is being
presented
Just before the close OF the first act
'"pt, n. i. Williams. Lieutenant Comman-
der {. i. Huff, Lieuts. Mckee and Strothor.
I'nHigns Robinson and Gunther and a
n"I"u bluejackets, all Of the Texas. went
t"rit stage.
The regular stage business was held
W. while the visitors filed across the
stage. Ralph Herr of the cast explained
IA" identity Of the visitors. and the au-
"i"nce gave them hearty welcome. while
,h"y climbed up on the stfge Imperator.
Il" visitors remained on the canvas
s'ago ship until the end of tho act
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
METR0P0LE TO BE CLUBHOUSE
VaudeS lille Comedy Club VIII Occupy
RcmOdelIcd Building.

Members OF the Vaud, vile Comedy
Club have bought the lease formerly held
by George Considlne OF the Hotel Metro
pole. ~, to Isl West Forty third street.
and after alterations are made will use
the building rs a clubhouse. 1t was in
front of the Metz opole shat Herman
Rosenthal was killed. and since that tim
the property has passed through con.
siderable litigation. 1t Is six story
building
The property Is owned by Fred Hornby.
who leased the ground to Considine ana
erected the hotel. The Interior was lifted
by the Berghon Brewing Company OF
Fort wayne. which foreclosed on Con-
sidine some time after the Rosenthal
aifair and bought his interest in the
property for $1,000 IL Is this Interest
that the club now takes over.
Changes to be made I'm the building
include the removal OF the bar and tn.
bar entrance. The main entrance win
be moved to the .astcrly end Of tn.
property and the ground floor made over
into club dining room. bar and grill
room. Most Of the upper part will be
rented to members for sleeping rooms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
Plays and Players.

Janet Beecher. who has been away
from David Belasco for two seasons, has
again come under his management. Her
first role will be in a new comedy which
Mr.. Bclasco will produce either this spring
or early next season.
A special committee OF theatrical men
has been appointed TO sell so 900 extra
tickets for the matinee performances for
the benefit OF the Actors Home on Staten
Island. which will be held in the various
theatres in New York, Boston, .'hiladel-
phia and Chicago OH the afternoon Of
April H. The committee will represent
the following organizations: the Lambs
CLUB. the Friars, the Professional
Woman's League. the Twelfth Night Club.
the Dramatists Club. the Players. the
White Rats, the Screen Club. the He
brew Actors Association. the Actors
Equity Association and the Columbia
Amusement Company.
The Blind Women's Club OF the New
York Association for the Blind will be
entertained at the performances of ITO
day" tonight and Friday night at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre. The Blind
Women's Club of Brooklyn was enter
talned at the same theatre last Thursday.
Charles Frohman has secured from
Mrs. Catherine Chisholm Gushing the
rights for England for Jerry" In which
Miss Billie Burke IN now appearing
Phyllis Neilson-Terry will probably play
the title part In the London production.
Owing to the fact that the contract be-
tween the Shuberts and Gaby Deslys calls
for her appearance ten times "A week the
French actress will appear nj the sun
day night concerts at the Winter Gar
den. There are only nine performances
a week of THE Belle of Bond Street" In
which she Is appearing at the Shubert
Theatre.
The first indication of the close OF tn.
run OF Peg o My Heart" In which Lau-
rette Taylor Is appearing AZ the Cort
Theatre, came yesterday when 1t was an
nounced that the succeeding attraction
will be Under Cover" now nllng success
full engagements la Boston and Chicago
The now piece, however will not be shown
here until next September. William cour-
tenay win head the cast. which will in
clude LILY Cabin Lucille Watson. Lola
Fisher. Do Witt jennings, Wilfred Dray-
colt, jay Wilson and Ralph Morgan.
Leon Enrol. the comedian who has APP
peared In several OF tho Ziegfed FOL
lies" has been engaged to stage the ell
semble numbers and dances In the forth
coming production Of the 1874 series Of
"FollIcs." lie wl., also appear in the
cast
Winchell Smiths drama THE Only
Son" win be produced as Il motion pic
turo play by the Jesse L. Irsky Feature
Play Company. Thomas W Ross will
play the leading part,
Mrs Walter Browne. widow of the au-
thor OF "Everywoman." WIN DO present
at the 2,000th performance of the play,
which will take place on April 9 At the
Grand Opera House .-.--
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
SCARLET FEVER STOPS MOVIES
Causes Closing of Th~atres-Jersey
Diphth~ria Outbreak Too.

Ro.pENTowN, y. j.. March 3l.-The
motion picture houses In this place will
be closed Tor two weeks because OF
scarlet fever ei.Aem!c that prevails.
The commissioners OF Bordentown is
sued such au order last night. They also
have requested the Board OF Education to
shut down the public schools for a similar
length OF time.
MOUNT Holly. " j.. March 31-An
outbreak OF diphtheria at Pemberton has
alarmed members OF the Board of Educa-
ton. who have ordered the public schools
closed until further notice. Church SER
vices and Sunday school sessions have
been discontinued and there has been a
general suspension OF meetings by so
cicties and organizations
There are only five cases of the disease
but In a town Of the size OF Pemberton
this Is considered alarming.
In several other towns OF the county
there Is diphtheria among children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
BRIDE A SUICIDE BECAUSE
HUSBAND STAYED OUT LATE
Fie Adds to Seriousness of First Quarrel by Refus.
ing to Tell Her What Kept
Him Away

Mrs. Mabel s. Cooper. q young bride Of
two weeks. killed herself early yesterday
morning because her husband. Thomas f.
Cooper. - years old. an accountant,
stayed out late last Saturday night and
leased her when she asked for an ex-
PLANTATION OF his absence. Mrs Cooper was
Fl years old and lived Mt 222s Amsterdam
avenue.
The young bride was well liked by
neighbors who made her acquaintance,
and they spoke Of her yesterday as a very
serious minded girl who seldom ventured
out on the streets when not in the COM
pany Of her husband.
Cooper told the police that on Saturday
night he was unavoidably detained down
town on business, returning home later
than usual. His wife asked for an ex-
PLANTATION, he said. and was piqued when
he refused to enlighten her.
"She worried all day Sunday and Mon
day." he said. but yesterday she seemed
to have forgotten the little unpleasant
ness and was happy. II was Just our first
you see. and We both made up"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
DRAMA LEAGUE HEARS MAUDE.
Vt Annual Meeting English Actor
c-iIs of Experiences.

ilc Drama League had it's annual
meeting yesterday afternoon at the Play
'oase, and, aside from hearing the reports
~ the various officers and committees.
D" members present were entertained by
ri Maudc. the English actor. who Is
S"poaring at Wallack's in "Grumpy," He
F.i Of many Of his stage experiences aud
outraged Ia" loHgu. In it, work.
'''' result Of tho years work. NJ shown
'"" reports, Was most gratify lag, Tho
tA" has obtained "A splendid menbcr-
RI. b'-ld"s Which forty representative
Hs. forty Of TIA. larger libraries
NOD twenty eight colleges aud schools
..'' Joined. making au affiliated member
'.p OF approximately 1000. The meet
q was well attended.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
SENATOR ENCOURAGES NEGROES
Mr. CIaPp Predicts Success of New
Abolition Movement.

senator Moses 4. Clapp of Minnesota.
Oswald O. Willard, president OF thr Sew
YORK. Evening Post Company, and w +,
Du Bois, editor Of the CRISIS. "A publication
devoted to negro interests. addressed a
meeting composed almost entirely of
negroes az Concord Baptist Church, 1853
Dutie!d street. Brooklyn. last night;
senator Clapp predicted success in the
movement for greater political and social
liberty. which he called the new abolition
movement. Mr.. Willard and Mr.. Du Bois
summarized the progress OF the negro
since the civil war.enumerated their pres
ent handicaps and advocated :. strenuo,,,
campaign for Improvement and recogni.
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01

April 10. The promoters OF this bill say
their main object in pressing /, is to in
sure stable market for the securities of
private water companies
Mayor Mitchell and Corporation Counsel
Polk of New YORK city have asked COY
Glynn TO veto the bill. and will Oppose IL
at the public hearing on the ground that IL
lnterferes with tine jurisdiction Of the New
York city authorities over the Catsk,i,
water project.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01

Rubin Brick, years old, of 1855 Third
avenue was struck and killed last night
by an auto truck AT Washington and
Wendover avenues. The truck belonged
to IL b. Davis. wholesale liquor dealer
nj $50 Hudson avenue. and was driven
by Herman Wetmer OF 1861 Boston road
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
BILL HEARING APRIL 10.
Foley-Naier Measure Will he OPP
posed by Mayor Mitchell.

albany. March 3l.-Gov. Glynn will
give a hearing on the Foley Maier bill
bringing municipal and private water
companies undyr the supervision OF the
State Conservation Commission on Friday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01

The merchandise and fixtures OF the
Fourteenth Street Store. ordered by Judge
HuuGh 10 be sold at public auction yes
t'rday morning when the bid of $. Stein
ID Of sl70501 was not accepted brought
,-CS,ll2, $3.50 being paid by Rothen-
berg ~ Co. recently reopened by l..
A Price, for the fixtures.
The proceeds justified Judge Houghs
decision that public sale would bring
more than the bid In bulk. The dis
n.autled store was crowded with 800
buyers when Charles Shongood conducted
tre auction. Gilchrist & Co. of Boston.
the American Dry Goods Company, j.
J. Brandeis of Omaha. u. W. Edwards
a sons, Brill Bros. and karp Bros. were
l." largest purchasers of merchandise.
The total receipts from the sale We're
10000 more than the best bid for the
entire assets OF the store. The nerchan-
uise brought nearly 90 per cent. as
hghInst as per cent. OF cost bid pre-
v.ously.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-26
LAY IN JAIL UNTIL RIBS
RUST BEFORE TELLING.

FrRiay Fulton Leader. -
Judge 4 j Stahr came over
irum Hickman yesterday after
noon 10 try a case of habcas cor
p,ls Mrs. j. w. Coleman. of Al.
buqucWuc. ~ NJ, formerly Of
Haywood county, West Tennes-
sec, brought suit for divorce out
there against her husband, j W.
Coleman, and obtained divorce.
IL seems that the couple has
two little girls. They had AN
agreement while in Haywood
county that the wife remain in
charge Of the children, but they
wee 10 remain at her mothers.
She went ives, and Coleman
went % New Mexico and kidnap'
ped the younger daughter and
has conceal-i her.
BY the decree of divorce in
New Mexico the mother was glv-
en possession Of the children.
Coleman, who travels around
the country, was here selling key
rings and seals, and was arrested
by officer Ed Drysdale Notice
was syryci ON him 10 deliver the
child The mother came back
and tine hHbcas corpus hearing
WAS had here Yesterday afternoon
brion Judge Stair
Coleman declined 10 tcll where
his little daughter, about II
years old. is. lie claims she
is in school AMI doing well
Judge Stahr informed HIM he
must tell the whereabouts of the
child or 90 10 Jail. lie said he
would ~ 10 jail bcfore he would
tell and he was carried TO HEX
man by Sheriff Bailey liuddles-
ton late yesterday al'd VIII "
main until he decides to give up
the child.
The mother of the little glri'
Mrs. Mary +. Coleman, rs al
mos, crazy to know the wl'erea-
bouts of her little daughter, who
has been gone now nearly Two
wears. The father claims that on
llv he and one other person knows
her whereabouts and that he VIII
lay in jail until his ribs rust be-
fore he tells
Mrs. Coleman wants the news
papers to help her find her i''
tie girl.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-26
WILL LESSEN DELAY
AT HOLLOW ROCK.

The former plan 0f exchanging
rurin,~ At Hollow Rock Junction
has been discontinued and Sup
rruicndeni q ID Hicks. of the
Nashville division at the Nash
vide chattanooga a ~. Louis
Rulroad after comforting with
tnv cxecutiyes. has just issued
ava orler to the effect that here
after moive power and cluip-
nrui viii be- operated through
between Nashville ami Memphis,
Paducah and Hickman
While such an arrangement
has been contemplated for some
lime, the delay in affecting II
aas been cansd by the laying
u heavier rails on the Paducsh
4 Memphis division 80 that hcav-
ler locomotives might make the
through run instead Of being
changed at Hollow Rock Junction
~ heretofore.
The new arrangement which
has Just gone into effect Will be-
great advantage to the travelling
pubhc. and viii greatly lessen
'lr delays which have occurred
Al TINS point by thr patrons Of
'nc road.
While the present arrangement
icrs noi eliminate all the delay, II
rsiuces il IA such AN extent that
only a transfer Of engine ami
ram cr'ws N necessary.
safety first considered, the
eSprdIiimis handling Of trains
ihrpugh Hollow Rock Junction, is
IMPERATIVE, sayx the order, and
mpicr ordinary conditions the
plan just put into operation ap.
pears 10 BE- the best way OF
handling, although such plans
mist OF necessity vary under oih'
rr conditions. The order urges
upon all concerned 10 be on the a.
lrrt aud take such action ~ the
circumstances demand.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-26
TURKEY EXPLAINS
SMYRNA INCIDENT.

Turkey has explained volun'
nrily To the United States gov
ormneni, through Ambassador
Aorycnthau, that shots fired to-
ward the American cruiser Ten
psssees launch last Monday were
intended merely as the customary
warning that the port of Smyrna
Was mined and closed 10 naviga'
uun.
Although the explanation Is
formal, II was admitted tonight
az the White House and the
State aud Navy Departments thai
all danger Of serious compllca-
lions had disappeared
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-26
STANLEY WILL RUN
FOR GOVERNOR.

Close friends of Congressman
A q. Stanley say that he I'M
doubtcdly will be candidate Ior
the Democratic nomination for
governor and that his announce
ment may be expected very short
ly. Mr.. Stanley, who made the
race for the nomination to the
senate last summer, wall retire
from the representative branch OF
congress next March Courier =
Journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-26
THE EDITORS CONCLUSION

\ Kansas man wrote 10 hls
newspaper and asked; What .
The matter with my hensi Every
morning when | go 20 feed them
! find some of them 20 have
keeled over 10 rise no more.
To which the editor replied
They re dead"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-26

The French and the German
war offices both announce Off
Gladly that the situation is sat
isfactory. In which case mo-
body has right to complain.
II may be rather early for
Christmas shopping, but better
early than never.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-26

Democrats will have 233 mem
oers IN the next house; Repubi'
cans, 1873; Progrcssives, 4; lnde-
pcndcnts, | Socialists, /.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-26

above d he rd hoe building JSrad
Sol is dh h hh % is located in Nhu Ia laN
h piph @ cost of Some
nd one f pest negro iib % engaged
OF d
h three Of dh ~ been educated RNevnw school purmH
% " ii ne home nA No mG~ryrp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
"OPPORTUNE TIME
TO BUY"-M CURE
Never a Better Chance to
Invest in Property,
He Declares.
EXPECTS WAR WILL
HELP REALTY MARKET
President of Real Estate Board
Believes That Owners Have
Nothing to Fear.

In discussing the real estate situa-
ton and the possible effect OF the
European war, Laurence NJ. d. Nc
CURE, president of the Real Estate
Board. said yesterday:
Generally the situation had taken
on a promising appearance just prlor
to the declaration of war. Several
large transactions were completed, and
all felt assured that the much-deslred
change for the better had come. This
optimism has in no way been changed.
In fact. the members of the board gen
orally feel that the ultimate effect of
the present lamentable condition Will
inure to the benefit of real estate, and
particularly that of New York City.
"This country will be called upon
TO furnish most of the necessary sup
plies for the maintenance of the
armies. If war continues, it is rea-
sonable to suppose that this country
will enjoy an era of prosperity IN.
eaualled heretofore. We will, Of
course, not sell our necessities with
out receiving cash for them. This
cash will be put into circulation, and
most of il will find its way into per-
manent investment. either in real es-
tate or real estate mortgages. The
manufacturers will owing TO the stop
page of foreign competition, as will
also the nations now at peace, partlcu-
larly those countries on this CONT