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n, LAWRENCE REAMER.

TINE efforts Of the Drama League
to interest the public in the
most worthy and credtable
phases Of the theatre have the
sympathy of all lovers of the drama.
So much that is frivolous and worse
occupies the stage to-day that its effect
on the intelligence of playgoers IL no.
ticeable. A generation reared on the
nonsense that so often passes for humor
must certainly feel the effect of such a
strain after while. 1t is especially
noticeable in the case Of young people.
Entertained by the unworthy plffle that
Is to he seen on so many of the stages
IN this city and in the rest Of the coun-
try, there remains no taste for anything
more elevated and intelligent than the
banality Of musical farce.
OF course any serious effort TO place
the drama nearer the plane of the other
arts than ii is at present deserves en-
couragement. In this effort the Drama
League will have the support of all
lovers Of the stage. II receives indeed
the Endorsement of the stage as we'll
as the public to-day. So its good work
is not without sufficient appreciation.
Sometimes its dgressions are. however,
not only difficult to understand but
hard 10 be patient with.
The case of the Welsh play Change"
U one example of the futile emphasis
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A PLAYS HISTORY.
The story ~ the Revered Biblical
Play.

For two weeks. commencing to-mor-
.)w night, the Emmett Corrigan Pro-
ducing Company viii present the Biblical
drama "The Shepherd King" at the
Garden Theatre. The production will
he given under the ar<oces of the
United Catholic Works, The proceeds
viii be devoted to the charitable, social
and phllanthropic work of that organi-
zation
The Shepherd King" which is not
"A motion picture but real living
drama. was first given in New York on
April 3 at the knickerbocker Theatre
under the management of w. A. Brady,
and its author, Wright Lorimer made
his first appearance on that night as u
star in the leading role of King Ddrid.
The play on its first production ran
FOR sixteen weeks at the Knickerbocker,
long run for that time. For three
years after that IL had career Of great
popularity throughout the country.
Wright l.orimer made "A fortune in that
time, but In a few years had lost II all
His career was checkered one and
consisted of the vicissitudes, many of
them the sad ones which 50 often at
tend man of genius.
Wright l,orlmer was bonn in Athoi
Mass on March 10, 1874, and was edu-
Gated for the Baptist ministry. He was
Graduated at Colgate University, at
Hamilton, n. v, and aftcrward took
post graduate course at oxford. lie
entered the ministry and for time had
charge OF a church. He left the pulpit
for the stage. and in the meantime
wrote THE shepherd King" In 1899
he made his first appearance as "A super
numcrary IN the Dearborn Theatre
stock Company IN Chicago, and before
he had been "A season on the stage was
playing important roles in the company
lie played many important parts be-
fore he became "A star, and for several
years afterward was in demand, but his
popularity finally waned as his play
grew old and he produced no other IA
take It's place. Tie died on December
| %. 1911. at the age Of 81.
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Walter Kingsley. who is never known
to grow enthusiasts over any actors
in the Keith theatres. has let his com
posture go by the board and finally
spoken in warmth Of some Of the play
ers now amusing the public IN vduie-
vile He told THv SIN reporter the
other day the following story about a
new team Of entertainers. lie said.
"Thca,regorrs often read about under
studies who gain fame and position IN
a single night ANA NJ chorus girls who
play principal parts al - few moments
notice, scoring hat which brings them
into the prominence they have been
dreaming Of for years But few who
attend the vaudeville theatres imagine
how many acts are produced which ar"
never heard after the tryout. Then
aGnin vaudeville acts suddenly score a
nit and become 'headllners IN short
time.
TO the latter class belong Ben
Ryan and lIarictic Lace. Ryan ana
Lee are a team of vaudeville sins
ing and dancing com, dams who ctmv
to New York short tim" ago I'm
heraldod and practically unkn"wn.
They were billed simply as snGlus
and dancing team and very little attcn-
ton WAS paid to thvm. They wcr,
given an opportunity TO show their ACT
and became overnight tho vaudeville
hit Of N,N York E,"rN on" seemed To-
ne talking of them, hut II" On, described
them because that wd> impossible.
"rhey Just trottcd on, IN front of ~
street drop AT the Colonial aud started
in tn deliver lot of cross fir" talk
that was sheer nonsense, but the lnushs
came steadily. and before they were ON
the stage many minutes the people in
the front Of the house were looking al
their programmes a. find out who tho
newcomers were. wOndorinr where thcN
came from and what they were supposed
to bc doing The audience didn't care
about all this, but II was the way the
little team of enter alncrs were making
them laugh at nothing thar interested
every one.
"IIarictte Lee II an eccentric come
dlcunc ~ rare quality. she hlnd.cS
nearly all tn" comedy Of N, act ami
toes II in an nririnnl, fun making wa'
that makes her Irresistible. Shc is mos,
distinctive in her style. and a pac,
among the few who reach the top -
awaiting her.
ben Ryan is original, creative. and
n clever dancer. The only similar sen
sntion scored b. newcomSSo ILL .eason
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the story, when has not So far pro.
crossed To the last act, for instance. in
which scene may occur. They are
merely told by the director to indicate
sorrow or joy or rage or love r. they
30 through the scenes Just how in
telllgent acting of this kind may he It Is
easy To realize
Tn" invasion uf experienced play
wrights into the field * certain to be-
Of advantage tn the films. II would
seem as If the same laws held good for
both forms Of drama SIKH in one par
ticular field VII he Of value in the other.
Many of the shorter photoplays are done
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much that was delightful in that orig
inal drama should not have won en-
during approval for II. Never was the
convention of an alien stage made more
fascinating. The naivete of the Chinese
drama that Is naive from our West
crn viewpoint--madc delightful study
In altogether new values for the stage.
Then the eye delighted In the sumptuous
dressing OF the drama. This was all
delightful-for about an hour. After
that It became WEAKNESS of the
flesh to endure II. Half Of THE Yellow
Jacket"-were there "A theatre in which
hall Of II could be played would have
been triumphant. As il was, the inter-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

Spectators at the Forty.fourth Street
Music Hall had better look out. Their
department is a matter II observation
from the stage by one of the most at
ractlve young women in THE Mid
night Girl" This is Eva Fallon. Miss
FaIlon may appear to be absorbed II
her maxine or whatever it happens I,
he, hut IL is really the faces of the
spectators, their behavior and their
way of expressing their emotions which
s absorbing her. She talked the other
day about Wednesday matinees TO THE
SrS reporter This is what she said:
AT Wednesday matinee one sees
all sorts and conditions of people. II is
an audience easily pleased and always
anxious to applaud. Numerous encores
are required II the production is must
cal The entertainers efforts are APP
precated from start to finish. Some
umes IN comparing Wednesday
matinee with the night audience 1t
seems 10 me that the latter is much
more critical.
Of course there Is the matinee girl,
Tor whom Wednesday afternoon is the
event on the weekly calendar. Wednes-
iiN matinees would lose half their
'hdrm and buoyancy were 1t not for the
-Irs "hu attend. They are imbued with
-'r lGoa that life is Joyous bubble.
me Theatre comes first in their estima-
"'h a. means of diversion and they
usually see most of the best productions
Of rlr season.
ON Wednesday matinee come
women who are stay at homes IN the
vent Z. Then many theatre parties
"' 0cId IN this day, New York women
'' RAPIDLY forsaking their bridge tables
."" Nh" theatre
''n ot occupations that do not re-
|' H. any -, office hours 20 10 make up
'' Nedno 'day audience, and at the
'''" me quite "A number Of college
no. 'aVr the environment of recitation
.''.f 10 attend"
Fillon Is a dear girl who dances
"'' ana sings quietly. We know of no
r'''''' pleasure than to observe her AT
''.'r task But we are not Inclined
" her implicitly as an observer
iUu'es. II seemed To us, for
hat at the "Wednesday
''~ there was always an element
N'''h sh" has not referred Are
.' mot nj this midweek gathering the
l.'1 mar Is To- say, the friends If art
- .'' 'dinuod withou, the fnrinalltv
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PLAYS OF THE WEEK.

MONDAY-Revival OF "A Scrap OF
Paper" with John Drew and Ethel
Barrymore, AZ the Empire.
SATURDAY-Two performances OF
the Mask and Wig Club from the
University Of Pennsylvania. At Wal
lacks Theatre.
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MissF allon Takes Notes of Her Wednes.
day Matinee Audiences

Of quid pro quo? But perhaps when
Miss Fallon is in tn, bill there never
are any dead--any of those grAtuitous
lovers OF art-at the Wednesday
matinee or any other performance. We
hope so. anyhow.
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Mr.. Kingsley Enthuses Over Some
Vaudeville PLAYERS

was also At the Colonial when Hines
ana Fox walked on the stage unknown
AND left il with their fortunes made"
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OLD PLAYS SEEN AGAIN
~ the stock Theatre. During the
Present Week,

MarGucrit. Clark, who $ very
petite AMI charming person tn act IN
The vast frame of the Academy II Music.
: tn appear there tomorrow in Merely
Mary Ann" the charmir play h. Israel
HanGwill in which Eleanor Robson used
To appear with such success She will
act with the regular sloch company.
The Royal stock Company Will open
Us season week from Tomorrow
night In IN" company Will he Frances
y ! son, Isabelle n'Nadican. Wright
Kramer. e n, Mitchell. John y ck and
Elmer Thompson Edward Emery is
20 b. thr stage director
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Tho practical reason why the moving
pictures will never exert any important
influence in developing actors suited 10
any other kind OF work may he under
stood from the practice IN one case II
Is often found eNpedient to do several
scenes at the same time although they
may be In the progress Of play sepa-
rated by long intervals. This Is done
because the actors are on certain
spot. the practice maintains practically
only with out Of door scenes and 1t Is
easier To do the scene then than to COM
pel them to return, as the place may be
more or less distant from the scene Of
the other pictures.
80 course the actors have not seen
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IN "A SCRAP OF PAPER
@ Br C1ANIGS ERohrAS-

.sting little play has unfortunately
enough turned out to oe an interna-
tlonal failure.
causes of popularity or failure in n
play. 1t is sometimes possible to touch
near the weak spot. When it exists all
the propa ganda in the world will not
persuade The pubic to see II.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
GOLFERS CONTEST FOR
TWO CUPS COLUMBUS DAY
Stephen n. Little Wins Handicap
John G. Bates and George c.
Palmer Play Tie.

There was both medal play handIl-
cap and match play ait the Norris
County Gcaf club Monday, Stephen
H. Little winning the cup offered by
the club in the former contest and
John G. Bates and George G. Palmer
tieing for the cup in the match play.
The scores:-
Medal play handicap -Haasted Little
93-15-7S; Stephen H. Little, 95-23-72;
Rev. Barrett P. Tyler, 97-18-79; JOS
eph P. Bradshaw, 89-7-S2; George j
Little, s6-7-79; Robert D. Foote, 81
20-77; H. Ward Ford, SS-11-77; ]. H.
Halsted, 1O0-23-77; Theodore S. Wat
son. 96-15-81; e. H. Little, 1861; !;
j. T. Gillespie, S5-10-75; Paul Moore,
1876; George Victor, 95-16-79 ;
Charles Fleischmann, 96-15-S1; D. H.
McAnpin, End, S4-3-S1; Justice Mahlon
Pitney, 1885, George e. Chisolm,
102-2S-79; George p Fiske, 105-23-S2;
Adolph de Barry, 102-1S-S4.
Match play-John G. Bates, down;
George G. Palmer, 1; Thomas ID.
Leonard, Z; Oliver G. Billings, 81;
Haasted Little, 6; Stephen H. Little,
A; Rev. Barrett P. Tyler, 6; Joseph
P. Bradshaw, A.; George j. Little, s.;
Robert D. Foote, A H. Ward Ford,
|3; J. H. Halsted, 8; Theodore S.. Wat
son, 5; j. T. Gillespie, 5; Paul Moore
|3; D. H. McAlpin, End, Z; Justice
Mahlon Pitney, 2; George e. Chisolm,
6; George P. Fiske, 8; Adolph de
Barry, 10.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES
IN FIELD DAY GAMES
Annual Event at State Hospital
Draws Large crowd--BicycIe
Race a Feature.

Fatients and employees took part
in the annual field day games at the
State hospitel at Morris Plains Friday
afternoon. A large crowd attended
the events which were held on the
baseball field, where a running track
was staked off. The dashes brought
out some fast men. The mile bicycle
race was a feature of the meet. DR..
George B. McMuway was starter and
MASTER of ceremonies at the games.
The other officials were Doctors An
derson, Hampton, Thorne, Schmidt,
Mikers, Truck and Taylor, judges;
William Moran and Mr.. Lauenete1n,
clerks of the course; and Mr.. Faulk-
ner, timer.
The results -
so yard dash (patients) )-Ricke
first; Kdvet, second; Hanley, third.
Time, 3-5 seconds. Half-miae run,
(free for alD-van Zile. first Rich
ards, second; Van Orden, third. Time
2.31. 120 yard hurdle-Butts, first;
Einhorn, second; Van Ordem, third.
Time, Is 3-5. Mile bicycle race
Meyers, first; Thomann, second Tim
$3.50 4-5. 220 yard wheelbarrow trun
die race tpatients)-Moran, first !;
Smith, second; Seifert, third. Time
.46 So. so yard sack race (patients)
white-John Hook, first; Ike Levi.
second. Colored-Jackson, first Hun
.aey, second; Skillman, third. Time,
.26 1-5. 100 yard dash--Butts, first;
Meyers, second; Evans, third. Time,
IL 20. High jump (free for alD-
Meyers, first, it. z in; Evans, sec
ond, ft. in.
Half-mile relay (patients) s)-Won by
Main building team, Rist, Kivet, Pay
ton and Ricke. Time PIP 40. 100
yard dash (patients) )-Ricks. first;
Eayton, second; HanAey, third. Time
10. so yard dash (women patients)
--Novek, first; Millington, second
Time, 90 as. Mile run (employees)
Van lille, first; Kerloff. second.
Time. 529. 220 yard dash-Butts
first; Meyers, second; Van Orden,
third Time, 27 Putting 16-lb. shot
-Burza, first, 81 ft. 10ia in; Handi-
brode, second, 30 it. liz in. Quarter
mile run-Burza, first; Richards, sec
ond; Eimhcrn, third. Time 103 2-5.
Half7mile reCay-Won by Third floor
team, Kivet, Rist, Riieker and Johnson
Time 2.14 3-5. Half-mile relay-Won
by Main building team, Van Orden.
Evans, Butts and Meyers. Time, 1.59.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP
LOSES DIST. COURT SUIT
Must Pay George E. Youngs for Worl
on Township Roads-other
Cases.

Two contested cases We're heard in
the District court before Judge Oli-
yer K. Day. George e. Youngs, OF
Randolph township, was given a
Judgment for S42.19 against the town
ship. The latter had refused to pay
Young's bill for removing snow from
THE township roads last winter. The
township held that it made a rule OF
paying $1.50 day for road work and
Youmg's bill charged $1.75 per day.
Judgment was reserved in the suit
OF Charles H. Ross & Company, oil
New York, against ALLEN NJ Porter
The New York concern complained
that Porter, while salesman for them
collected accounts from customers dur.
as evidence letters from the firm re.
nit the same. Porter filed an offset
claiming $354.51 to be due him as
commission for the collection of ac,
counts for the Ross company over a
period of eleven months. He offered
as evidence lettrs from the firm re-
questing him to collect the accounts
and said it was the custom of the
trade to pay a commission of ten pei
cent. for collection when no drawing
account was allowed and the salesman
worked on commission basis. De
cision was reserved to give Elmer
w. Romine, Porter's attorney, time tc
file a brief
Judgments given in uncontested
cases were: Charles G. Force & Son
against Alex and Walter Schultz
$120.S7, Lawrence Day; Herring Hall
Marvin Safe company against Joseph
Kenworthy, SAL 20, Guy Minton; Sam
uel Erlowsky against Fred A. Off
house, $174.4S, Frank Pierce; Ameri
can Oil Supply company against Geo
T. Allen, $6829, G. A. Rathbun;
James j. Ryan against Luigi Giordan,
$109.90, d. F. Barkman; Jacqui com
pany against Frank Jessen, $17.62
King & Vogt; Joseph Silberman
against Louis Goldstefn, 1924, N. C
Toms
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
NOBLE SITE FOR THE
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Corrected Resolution for Noble Prop
erty Has Only Twenty-Three
Dissenting Votes.

The corrected resolution for the
Notle property at EARLY street and
Atno avenue as site for a high
school was CARRIED Friday afternoon
at the referendum on the same by
am overwhelming vote. Out of 657
votes cast only twenty-three were
against the resolution. One ballot
was rejected. JaIst after the polls
had been closed at 6:17 O'Clock, Fred
erick R. Kellogg and several other
voters appeared and asked to vote.
Chairman ]. Fred Runyon of the
board refused, stating that there had
been no votes cast for fifteen min
utes before the polls were declared
closed and he believed all votes were
in. The vote was much lighter than
at the two previous elections being
less than half that of the last refer
endum. The board having charge of
the election was Chairman J. Fred
Runyon, tellers, George W. Melick
and Frank A. Pierson, and clerk, Vim
cent d. Roache.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
MoRRIsTowN BEATS ST. PAuL's.
School Lads Journey to Garden City
and Score Victory.

Morristown School invaded Garden
City Saturday and humbled the strong
st. Pauls School team, 13 to 0. The
Morristown boys were slightly heavier
and their powerful backfield hammer
ed their way through the st. Paul's
line in short, hard rushes that car
ried them down the field for quick
touchdowns in both the first and Sec
ond quarters. The team work was
superb. Wendell and DeVitalis were
the particular ground-gaining stars.
Woodburn, the St. Paul's captain and
fullback, played great game for the
defeated team, but the early lead
could not be overcome. The few for
ward passes that were attempted were
failures, and the greatest distance
gained by this means was five yards
for Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
TOT DROWNED IN BROOK.
Younsster Falls Into Stream While
at Play.

Wandering through the vacant lots
near Washington street opposite
Burnham park Saturday morning with
another child of the same age, Charles
Apgar, the three-year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Apgar, of Haz.
Dett street, fell into brook and Was
drowned in foot of water. Aldus
H. Pierson, who was near the scene
of the accident, notified the police
and Sergeant John j. Morrison was
despatched with the pulmotor. AT
ter working for twenty minutes try
ing to resuscitate the child, DIR.
George L. johnson gave up. Albert
Bockoven, nine years old, saw Apgag
i'm the water and called TO some boys
playing ball not far away. They pun
ed the little fellow out Coroner Law
renee j. Welsh gave burial permit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
SPRING, A POOR SUPPLY.
Woman Offended Who Asked for Fire
Department Aid.

Chief Wilbur F. Day is chuckline
over an incident that happened the
other day. A woman called up on
the phone and told the chief that
her barn was Attire on her place neAr
Denvdrde. Chief Day told her there
was a rule against taking fire appar.
atus out of town but she begged him
to send aid. Chief Day then asked il
there was amy water on the place,
having i'm mind the possibility OF
sending the automobile pumping en-
gine. The woman replied that there
was, spring. ''Why madam, do you
know this apparatus pumps $50 gallor
of water a minute?" said the chief
81 guess you don't want to come
she replied. and hung UP the receiver
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
EXPLODING LAMP CAUSES BLAZE
Members of Family Extinguish Fire
Before Firemen Arrive.

An exploding lamp was the cause Of
fire that brought the whole depart
ment out Saturday night. Mrs. Pau
Pagota, who resides at No. 85 Water
street, tripped as she was walking
downstairs and lighted lamp she
carried in her hand fell to the land
ing below. Box "a was pulled but the
members of the household had ex-
tdnguished the blaze before the fire
men arrived. In the absence of Chic
Day, First Assistant Chief Fred Shar-
rette was in command. The damage
was slight,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
DIR. DWIGHT ADDRESSES.
Tells of Conditions in France to the
McAIl Auxiliary Members.

At the meeting of the Morristown
McAll auxiliary the Rev. Franklin B.
Dwight delivered an address in which
he described conditions in France i'm
relation to the McAll mission work
in that country. He said that the
minister in charge of the "salle"
supported by the Morristown auxili-
ary and located in Paris had gone to
the front and that an assistant was
in charge. Only women and few
old men now attended the meetings,
he said, the younger men all being
in the army.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
MRS. MUIR INJURED.
Thrown From Automobile and Cut
and Bruised Badly.

Mrs. James A. Muir, of Elm street,
was thrown out and badly cut about
the head and face Wednesday night
when the automobile of her son, James
A. Muir, jr., in which she WAS riding,
was run into by Ford car owned by
Mrs. James T. Pyle, of Mt. Kemble
avenue, and driven by her chauffeur,
The latter car, young Muir claims,
was ON the left hand side of Norris
street and he attempted to pass by
ut by turning i'm to the curb. The cars
came together with g1ancing blow.
The Muir car was heavy touring
auto and was not damaged beyond
broken lamps and mud guards but
the lighter car of Mrs. Pyle's was
wrecked. Mrs. Muir was carried to
Memorial hospital where her wounds
We're dressed and she later returned
home.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING

Martin Farino has sold his property
corner of Speedwell avenue and Clin-
ton place to Morris Rosenberg. The
lot, 28x133 feet, has ON it a frame
building containing stores and flats.
The price paid was $4,000 and Farino
reserves the use for three years of a
building used as am ice cream factory
ON the rear of the lot.
Patrick j Martin has purchased OF
the Thiele estate the house and Lot
on the Westerly side of South street
near the driving park.
Joseph F. Leary has purchased of
Edward Leary half the latter's lot ON
Hill street, a frontage of twenty
eight feet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
JUDGE SALMON HEARS PLEAS
Several Criminal Cases Are Dispose
of bv Sentences.

Sentence was suspended on Haw
ley c. Wean, of Kingtown, who was
found guilty of assaulting Samuel
Johnson, of the same place, on Sep
tember Both, by Judge Joshua r. Sal
mon in Special Sessions Friday. Wea,
was warned against drinking.
ss Sentence WAS suspended upon Hen
'ry Thomas, of Succasunna, who
pleaded guilty to slapping his EN-
ployer's face in am altercation. The
costs of court were imposed upon
him.
Frank Lundy, of this town, retract
ed his plea of not guilty of statua
tory offence and pleaded guilty.
Charles Robinson, of Rockaway
pleaded guilty to the larceny Of a
hicvc1e