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she has been favorably known for a
long time. Daddy Long Legs" Is
familiar to the novel reading world for
its charming sentiment and its rolllck-
ing fun. 1t Is the tale of Judy, a pnatty
Little drudge in a bleak New England
home for foundlings who has big day
dreams but few hopes. one day a
VISITING trustee becomes Interested in
JHdD and decides to give her a chance.
she does not know the name OF her
b"nefactor but simply calls him DdddD
long Legs, and writes him letters brim-
ming over with fun and affection From
the foundlings' home Judy goes 10 a
fashionable college for girls, and there
develops the romance that has con-
Sttuted so much OF the charm of Miss
Wchsters play.
That the role of Judy should he par
ucularly suited to Miss Chatterton is
easy To Vi derstand. Mr.. Miller has
staged the play and surrounded the
young star with an eminently capable
company. Included in the cast are
Mabel Bert, Ethel Martin. Gilda Leary,
cora W1iherspoon, Mrs. jacques Martin,
Margaret Sayres. Edna McCauley,
Gladys Smith, Charles Waldron. Charles
Trowbridge, Harry Dodd, and half
dozen children who appear in the
orphanage scenes. The first act of
Daddy Long Legs" is laid in a dining
room in the John Grler Home: the
second in the girls study at college:
the third on picturesque New Eng
land farm, and the fourth In library
in New Workers. residence.
At Mr.. Brady's Forty-eighth Street
Theatre next Wednesday evening
George Broadhurst's new play, "The
Law of the Land" will have its first
performance in New York. This is a
mel drama of American life, but par
tIculars of the story are lacking for the
reason that the author wishes to re-
serve the surprises he Las provided
until they are unfoded in the plays
action. There are but two women roles
in The Law OF the Land" The prin-
cipal one of these Is in the hands #
Julia Dean, who distinguished herself
poignantly as the troubled wife in Mr.
Broadhursts earlier drama Bought
and Paid For"
The remaining members of the cast
are George FawCett, Milton Sills Wal
ter Craven, Charles Lane. Harry I.Nl-
ford, George Graham, Master MacomDer
and Ethel Wright. The play is modern
and is embelished with special scenery
fsllowlng Mr.. Broadhurst's designs.
After a most successful career before
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English theatregoers last season, Con
sequences" a three act comedy drama by
IL. +. Rubenstein, will he given by the
Messrs. Shubert on Thursday evening,
October !, at the Comedy Theatre. The
piece was originally presented under
the direction Of Annie r. +. Horniman
and Douglas Gordon at the Gaiety
Theatre in Manchester on February o.
ON account OF marked popularity there
II was brought To the Coronet Theatre
in London. consequence" was very
f6vorahly received by London and en-
joyed IA credtable engagement. on his
annual play hunting quest abroad this
spring Lee Shubert secured the rights
for its production In this country.
Consequences" was written by II. F..
RubenStcin. a promising young play
wright, who Is the son of we'll known
solicitor, 1t was submitted for first
reading 10 Miss Horn!man and imme-
diately accepted.
1t is a comedy of mirth provoking
situations, tinged throughout with
timely social satire. The central
thought involves the reciprocal preju-
dice of Jews and Gentiles against mixed
marriages.
Included in the cast are Mary Servoss.
Saba Raleigh, Winifred Harris, Fana
Marnof, Elliott Dexter, Hubert Druce,
Horace Braham, CASTOR Mervale and
Leonard Nude Mr. Braham and Mr.,
Nude appeared in the piece during its
engagement in England, and four other
roles will be taken by English artists,
Consequences" is in three acts two
of the scenes being in the house OF n
Gentle and the other in "A Jewish home.
1t has been staged under the direction
OF J. Harry Benrimo,
Next Saturday night klaw q Err
langer will give special performance
at the New Amsterdam Theatre Of the
popular musical comedy The Little
cafe" and the entire proceeds will be
turned over To the American Red Cross
All the members Of the company as
We'll as the house attaches. contribute
their services gratis 1t so happens
that on Sunday The Little Cafe" com
pany leaves New York for a tour OF
the country, and az the New Amsterdam
Theatre Ia closed this week the 0ppor-
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WHERE THE BILLS CHANGE.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE THE Mis-
leading Lady" which was for So long
on Wow at the Fulton Theatre last
winter, will be acted during the week
at the popular West side theatre. There
will be the same husband tanner in
Lewis Stone, but Doris Olsson, who
plays the wife, Is new 10 the company
this season. Henry Miller. Jr.. Ia one
OF the actors in the play tnw ys4s.
STANDARD THEATRE The Mar
rage Game" the witty and amusing
comedy which was seen last winter al
the Comedy Theatre, will I've the bill
hero this week Alexandra Carlisle
has been succeeded by Olive Tell VITO
is said to be quite as pulchritudnous
as her predecessor. There are some NJ
the members OF the original company In
the cast.
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Berlin some years ago and has many
times revived II thSre."
The first performance on any sage
Of the new play Evidence" which u To
be seen in New York at an early date,
will take place Monday evening Sep
tember 2s, in Albany, n. Y, at Har-
manus Bleecker Hall. j. and l.. du
Rocher Macpherson arc the authors. Jt
Is described as modern dramf
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tunity presented itself to aid the Ameri-
can Red Cross in securing funds for its
charitable work among the sick and in
juied IN the European war. The offer of
Messrs Klaw 4 Erlanger was gladly
accepted. In the company appearing for
the one performance next SATURDAY
night are such favortes as John ".
Young. who will again be seen as A.
bert. Alma Francis in her original role
o' lronHC, Tom Graves az BiOreaon,
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choristers nf various musical shows who
compose such n large proportion Of the
aVerage first might audiencep These
points of view are assuredly lust as
stimulating as any consideration Of the
usual play seen in the New York
theatres could be. The reporters Of New
contemptuous of the task oc describing
an incident of any kind There IL alwavs
some kind nf inspiration here To the
conscientious literary workman, whether
I he succeed in the task or not
Bu, for the usual play produced ny
: the theatre managers Of New York re-
portcrs of education and possessed of a
I literaEy conscience feel only contempt.
In the meantime there is not likely to
ba any uncertainty a. TO the appre,ia-
tlon IN which the managers of theatres
hold tho efforts of writer's as something
more than the mere historians Of
nrst nirht ceremonies. The American
theatre has created the mood in which
it, revelations are greeted The at.i-
,uia of it's iudpes Ia the result Of the
material nlaced before them. The atti-
nd ~ ,ho theatre manager ia per-
foctIv understood nv the newspa per
r,.,i,ors pr,iso nv sbov and vol, are
t,,,,IIisar, discriminatinp and honest
rhe,a QUALITIES are raised to the nth
,,',,,ar 10 CON incidentallv abuse tn.
- eoiio,,,s IN, nraise his and abuse
,,,rs and you are ignorant. presump-
,nn,,s ard nerbans worse
I, 10 fortunate for the American
. h,,,,,,.,,or ,h,t ono n, its reccnt
ori,toa hos ha.n snnnressed critic
,,,i,t ,bo p,s,rict Attorney's office at
~, L.,i, -, no n donperous nerson
,,,,,u, ho,,oyar Mr. Comstock has
,,al,' ,,,,.r,ad ~, and "rhe Beautiful Ad-
,.,.,,,,,rn" ,h,r, r.,.r again no called out
~ II. name
had hts charyas againg the
dra,,a haar nnheld Our theatre is
a,.aaS,, 80 ras,I, ~ tho matinee girl.
49, ,tros h,s,noss man and some other
da,,,,n',,,i,,a alonents II would have
,onr, Iii ,'oro comnI,cated had II been
,,,,,h,,, ,ha noyer nf anv organization
~. .,.,,a ~ ,h.atra .s a source of vice
,,,.a =, =, oe,ar,rg ro,hing mora harm
81 ,tan ,h,s ,,,,la comedy from the
i,.a,,oh There arc var,ous entertain
,,,, T., ,,hich Anthony Comstock and
Nv soois,, MIGHT and what thew are
,a ao,att,,o ,or 7, yas a false clue that
lod thon, ,o the I.vceum Theatre.
M a,,au,n, "a smirch the renutation
90 ,ho conadv hv tho two authors was
,o,,o, l., ono rasnec, II was an effort
,o ,n,nr,oro vim sunposed indelicacy
,ha, n,a. lansbahIe in its nurposes. This
has -, conrse h,nnened in the past. but
:, 90 more often serious dramas which
,ba o,,boritIes and Objectionable. The
coso ~ Eurene Rrieux is in point. 1t
,s trua mat "Damaped Goods" was ulti.
mateIv acted here and all over the
United states. But it was only the
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~, LAWRENCE REAMER.


bleaching bones on the white
i strands Of broadway the theatre
year is young. But it has lasted
long enough tu turn the attention nf
public and managers to the unlovod
commentators on the drama. This IS
one letter out of the basket:
You would have the thanks Of good
many thousands who enjoy your spark
ing criticisms OF plays II you did not
disclose the entire plot up to IN" third
and fourth acts when you write about IL.
Surely YOU must see that. while critics
10 This, only the small minority who gees
play the first night has all the enjoy
ment out OF the play that it contains
haven't yet seen "bn Trial'--but,
thanks To you and your brothers Of the
pen know exactly what is going TO
happen from act To act. While 1 am
supposed by the author and the men
who paid to produce the play To be Sit
ting wondering deHCiously how it's all
going TO end I know. just why IN" hus-
band killed the villain, and ! know that
the apparently inuocent secretary stole
the money for which the murderer is
accused
Thanks To YOU and your brothers of
the pen. / know Cbefor" I've gone 10 it
II go now that william Courtney IN
Under Cover" Is not smuGgler at all,
bu, a gentleman supporting the law.
Surely, as "A human being hrst' ana a
dramatic critic atterWard' you can see
now ,hls SORT "i "'ss'ct'pn' ~" u'''s up
h'" u'-'o'" Wv "''' "',t t't, ~, ''a
,. ~" p'' .Vi f' ,,,n
,o.o,,s W., ,ha a., ril. -, glass
Of rhomp,,ro ,vi,b tho hubhl,s off
Every man and woman know
who loves the theatre suffers and grows
angry At this parRding OF the plays se-
crots and surprises. II Is an infringe
mont of their rights.
You cant say 'loht r"ad W, ior
''at "ouid dUhu' YOU ~ glass 'eS'u'9 >
Heeu you hs Ie"So"ao'' su'"' l,a''
.A t,I..o,. ~,
,,os,ran,a d,sor,,,tio,, 90 ,,s s,or,, in rar,
and boy tho sc,ors Mac This gives
nlent, os chanco for good writing with
out spoIling A pleasure for us
Please don't know you-but let me
read YOU without longing TO hit you,
LOVER or THE PLAY.
Y would have been much more usual
N have found the signature "Fair
Play" at the end Of the letter AZ that is
the quality that managers demand from
the reporters u their achievements with
much vehemence, as IL that were not
me mood in which nine out Of every
ten PLAYS IL reviewed by all who are
ntrusted with this highly unmportant
duty n the course Of newspaper routine.
Nothing Is more entertaining to the
writer's about the theatre than the
iteration of the solemn truth that Il Is
description and not Judgment that the
managers want.
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81 MORE NEW PLAYS THIS WEEK
THE NEW PLAYS OF THE WEEK.
Four New Dramas to Be Seen Here.

Four New Dramas to Be Seen Here.
MONDAY-Shubert TheatreWilam Faversham Gabrielle
dOrzat in THE Hawk adapted from the French of
Croisset
Gsety Theatre-Ruh Chaeron IN Daddy Long Legs" by
Jean Webster
Lyric Theare-"Miss Daisy" from the Shuber Theatre.
WEDNESDAY-Fory-eghth Street Theaue-'The of
Land" by George Broadhurst
THURSDAY-The Comedy Theaue-"Consequences' by H. F.
Rubenstein.
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the promoter, Edna Munsey as GdbU,
Texas Guinan AZ Rdtsiolirtd; Harold
Wizard as Phihbcrt and Gabrielle Gray
as Loulou. in addition to many other
principals and the scores Of pretty
girls In the chorus.
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NOTES OF THE STAGE.
News mud Comment on Current Pro-
ductiOns

William A. Brady told the writer the
other night that he had been studying
theatrical conditions for the past
twenty-four years and had never found
any time SO inscrutable as the present,
What the public wants and the way IT
wants it is now more difficult than ever
for The managers to find out.
My Lady's Dress is going to he
played at the Playhouse after some
further representations of THE Elder
Son" when the English players have
finished at the Playhouse the company
will he moved to another theatre. Mary
Boland plays the leading role in Ed
ward Knoblauchs latest play which was
much less enjoyed in London by the
critics than by the public.
"Cordelia Blossom after various
restoratives have been applied to induce
circulation, will be, taken on tour. 1t
ought To he kept alive for the sake Of
Burr Mcintosh fine characterization
of the Southern Colonel More clarity
in the construction would he a great
advantagc to il. The second act Is
almost incomprehensible Then Louise
Dresser looked charming and acted with
delightful womanlincss all through the
play.
The rumor that Or. Man Reinhardt
would direct the production of "Twclfth
Night" for Miss Phyllis NeilsOn-Tcrry,
with the cooperation Of the Stage So
ciety, was partly verified 10y George G.
Tyler in an interview in Chicago.
II cannot dwell too strongly" said
Mr.. Tyler, upon the fact thut with
all the enterprise In the world. 1t would
have been Impossible 10 make any pos
sihlc arrangement with Max Reinhardt
without the assistance Of the Stage So
ciety. Mrs. Norman Hapgood is prcsi-
dent and II Ii largely due to her efforts
in Europe this past summer that Ameri-
can theatregoers will probably have the
advantage Of seeing Reinhardts artistic
touch on the American stage.
mo manager Offering Shakespeare A.
the standard prices without a suhven-
ton OF great private backing could add
to the cost OF our arrangement with
Miss Terry the services of Rcinhardt
The Stage Society arranged you know
to have him come and put on the
Miracle in New York. but that plan
WAS abandoned when the war broke
out. Mrs, Hapgood then undertook to
act for the society and me in bringing
him to New York to put on Twelfth
Night You know. OF course. he staged
the comedy with immense success in
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06

ter I was attacked
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06
Mrs. SIIas Higgins Shot From Ambush.

North Wilkesboro, May s.
The HGtchison~ Higgins feud
was reopened this mo rniEg
with a shock when at day.
some one, unknown at this
hour, shot and seriously
wounded Mrs. Silas Higgins.
wife of the man who is clarg~
ed with the murder of Charlie
Hutchinson a few months ago,
Higgins is still at large hav-
ing Immediately disappeared
after Hutchinson was shot.
Excitement in that section
of the county, some six miles
north Of here, is running
high and further develops
ments are expected any mos
ment. Bloodhounds were wir
ed for from High Point and
were rushed through the
country in automobiles, arriv-
ing on the scene about 4 o
clock, in tbs afternoon, but
up to this hour & O'clock the
hounds had been unable to
make any start.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06
Americans Body Fouud Buried in a MexI
can Grave.

Laredo, Texas May 8.-The
body of Pcrfrio Laurel, an Ameri.
can rarchman, who disappeared
last November, was recorered to.
day from a grave near Nuevo La.
rodo. Mexico. Laurel had been
been arrested by Mexican Federale
no perslstentlY denjdea reports
Of bis execution and nptit the
body was exhumad today the mys.
terry of the Texans absenes was
uuexplai;- ed.
Recovery Of the ranchman'e
body was made possible by the
evacuation of Naevo Laredo bv
the Federals. Rebel officers com.
maGdlng the Conseitutiona!ists
force which now occupies the town
i%nterposed no objections to the
investig stioa of relatives and
friends which resulted in the loca-
ton of she grave. The body will
be brought to the American side
fer burial.
Laurel's son identified his faith.
er's body by a spectacle case, of
scraps of clothing in the grave aud
measurements of the body tailed
with known measurements of the
dead man.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06
Carranza Accepts Plan of Mediation Of
Troubles,

Washington April 20
Gen. Venustiano Carranza,
head of the Mexican Consti>
tutionalists, late today noti-
fed the L~atin>American in
termediaries of his acceptance
of the principle Of mediation
in the difficulty between the
United States and Mexico.
He expressed a Willingness to
confer Oh the subject.
This announcement was
made by Secretary Bryan
upon being Informed by the
three South American ENJOYS.
The introduction of General
Carranza and Constitutionlist
cause into the negotiations
broadens the peace program
to an effort to compose the
entire Mexican situation. It
is understood that a proposal
for an armistice, which all
ready has been submitted to
the United States an General
Huerta, now will be present.
ed to General Carranza.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06
Find so Bodies in ". Va. Coal Nine.

Eccles, W. Va. April 30
Hope that any of the It's mel
trapped in mine No. 5 of the Nav
River Galleries Company, b,a'
explosion Tuesday, ara sllve,wa
abandoned tonight by G vern-
N Mt and State experts. At 9
o'clock 50 bodies had been locate j
In the mine and it was expected
all CT these would be brought t..
to the surface before DAYLIGHT
A blacksmish shop near the mine
tlpple has been turned into q
temporary morgoe.
Most of the bodies are said g.
be badly burned. 1t is bell we'd
no additional bodies will be found
near the mouth of the mine and
that many Of the other victims
are buried under heavy debris.
A thorough search of the mine
Is being retarded by falls of rock
and mine timhsfs, while water
from broken limos covers the
mine at points to a depth of
three feet.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06
Funston Mill Take Charge of Vsra Cruz
TodaY

Vera Cruz, April 20 The gov
eminent of Vera Csvz will lie
handed over by the United Stats
Navy to Brigadsr General Fred
erick Funstnn of the Americas
Army with the formal ceremony
st 2 O'Clock tom 1r:ow 7~ftsrnoon.
Rear Admiral Frank Fiatcher and
Brigader General Funston togeth-
or with their stats. viii be pres
emit at the function
Robert j. Kerr, the American
civil Governor of Vera Cruz IN.
tends to keep the city government
IN ths hands of Mexican officials
as much as possible and the old
system Of taxation will be kept in
operation.
No cases of smallpox have
been rec orded sii Co she landing
of the American marines AID
bluejackets.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06

with a severe case of organic weakness.
l had backache, pains in my hips and
over my kidneys, headache, dizziness,
~lassitude, had no energy, limbs ached
and l was always tired. Twas hardly
able to do my homework. l had taken
Lydia 3. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound on one other occasion, and it had
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Women who are suffering from those
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If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06
objections 10 Rate Increases Heard BY
Commission.

Washington. April 29.-Vigor.
Gus objections were urged by
shippers before tbs Interstats
Commerce Commission today
he proposed 5 pr cent freight
rate increase by Eastern rail-
roads.
Generally it was maintained ~
counsel that rhe roads through
moderl methods Of handling aud.
transporting freight, could per-
form service more chesply than.
formerly and instead of increasing
rates, they ought to make a re-
duction.
Rush G. Butler Of Chicago, re-
presenting lake and rail shippers,
Declared that constant increase Of
lake and reil rates gradually. hut
surely, was driving trafti from the
natural water routes of the Great
Lakes to the rail routeG>
Frank A. Lyon, speaking for
Plttsburg and Hooking Valley
coal interests maintained that the
railroads we're the only great in.
dustry that did not conform te
the principle of reduction of cost
Of service with the increase o1
business and modern and eficen,
means of handling Its business,
Charles M. Johnson, for tbt
Pittsburg Coal Company, urgee
shat rates for all coal transports
ton slreadv were too high.
Francis B James appeared TO,
the National Paving Brick Manu-,
features Association and Other
paving brick industries, for which
h. said the proposed advance on
paving brick was more than traits
could bear.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-06
We,hodists Meet in Oklahoma lily Wednes'
dav, May 70.

Oklahrms City OEIo.. May -
Nor. than Geo ministers and
"a, me.. aya.x ested to attend the
quad Si4nnlal conferences of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, which viii adjautn Nays
While Il number Of matters CT
imuoytatce are to be- DISCUSSED be-
;9r., the conference, tha ]a"-maK-
Zig ! ody Of the Church, interest
ca1,ter. chic fy IN the action to ne
taken with regard &c Vanderbilt
University which the Supreme
Ncurtcf Tennessee haa held l OF TO
W. the property Of, Under the ]u1'
jsdjction Of the Church.
Whether lew college will he
bnilt or srms existis z school Sc
lected as represe. 'tatlve ducatloih-
al inst,tuticn o. the Church will
be threshed uut first before the
educational ccuinsttee and later
beft re- the conference as a whole.
The question of equal s~uffra<e for
women and whather or rot greater
! power should be vested /, tho
laity of the Church will also he
considered.
| Another matter which is axpect'
ed to be the subject of consider
! able debate il whether or not per-
manent places of residences Of the
I bishops should he determined by
the oonfer"noo- At present his
hops are permitted TO chooas their
own pace IF residence.
( Mel prominent 41 ChHrch af.
fairs declare that.tls!3ce pr3hahif
that any new Bishop will be g..
lected this year. Seven bishc pa
we're elected at the last quadrien.
NAL conference. Secretaries and
general officers Of the Church
board, however, will be elect I'D
The bishops of the Church, i'll the
order Of their seniority in the
episcopaoy. VIII preside over the
sessions of the conference.
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