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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
JOLLY MAY ROBSON WINS
NEW LAURELS AT SHUBERTS

weight and also in making her wear
the gowns that fashion DEGREES In
stead of the more comfortable and
home-like ones she has been used to
wearing in Omaha, Neb.
If you have a laugh anywhere in
your system, Miss Robson will get it
out of you and you will have to be
a crouch of the worst sort if you do
not have aching sides after watching
Miss Robson for three acts. She
handed me more laughs last night
than | have had this season at A
theatre and / am sure the rest OF
those present felt the same way | did.
Next to Miss Robson the honors
fall to Paul Decker. as Junior" the
son who, to Mrs. Lamson, is still the
baby boy" despite the fact that he
has graduated from college. Mr.
| Decker is a splendid juvenile actor
one of the best seen on a local stage
in a long time. He was especially
good last night when he is trying to
make love to Mary Lawrence against
( the wishes of that young lady who
realizes his father wants him to
marry higher in the social scale.
Miss Ann Mcdonald. as Mary Law
renee, played the role in a sympa
thetic manner, and gave evidence OF
considerable emotional power when
as the latter upbraided her for trying
to entrap his son into o marriage.
when. as a matter of fact, she was
doing all she could to keep the young
ster from making love to her.
Burr caruth, as Lamson. the bluff
Westerner. who had made good in
New York. was pleasing and very
capable in his work when he fought.
but unsuccessfully, to checkmate the
Of !, IL. in, tha5r
plan to make the son happy by al
lowing him to marry Mary Lawrence
A clever piece of work was the lit
tie bit in the last act of Miss Ger
aldine Griffith as Florence, waitress
at the small inn who also lends her
aid in making the young couple
happy. Phil Bishop as the Rev. Bud
thorpe Barrett. chum of Junior. was
another who deserves special mem
| ton.
Miss Katherine Clarendon. as Char
lotte Avery, the young society girl
with the much married mother, rather
overacted the part at times, but at
| that she was supposed to be one OF
| those exrtavagantly silly and frivo=
| lous sort of girls. She did it all right.
In these days of sex dramas and
plays dealing with generally forbid
den and underworld subject, THE
Clever Woman as played by Miss
Robson and her splendid company,
with its clean. sparkling and witty
| lines comes as refreshing as a glass
! of-well. lemonade will do as well as
anything else, after 100-mile auto
mobile trip over dusty roads. 1t is
| full of humor interest, good. honest
| humor and laughs galore You will
| like it SO well you will want to set.
| it again. | know | do and heard
lot of other people say the same
| thing coming out of the theatre last
night. DUKE WELLINGTON.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
Week in Opera

MONDAYS p. m, Metropolitan Opera
Homer, Gadski, Sparkes, Case, Conduc-
tor, Toscanini. S p. m, Century Opera
House, Secret of Suzanne" and "Fag
liacci."
TT ESDAY-S p. m, Century Opera
House, "Tiedand.'
WEDNESDAY, ?. M, Century Opera
Opera House, "koenigskinder.o Cast :
Farrar, Robson, Fornia, Mattgeld,
Joern, Goritz, Reiss, Ruysdael. Con
ductor Hertz. s p. M, Century Opera
THURSDAY p. NJ, Metropolitan Opera
House, special performance for benefit
of the emergency fund of the Metro
politan Opera Company; Faust, ker
mess Scene; "Hansel and Gretel,'' sec
ond scene; Aida" second act "Pag
n iaeci," first act F. M AZ Century
Metropolitan Opera House, "Walkuere' >
Cast: Gadski, Fremstad, Homer Berger
Well Ruysdae. Conductor. Hertz.
FRIDAYS p. M, Metropolitan Opera
House, Julien" Cast: Farrar, Caruso,
Gilly, Ananian, etc Conductor, Polacco.
p. m., Century Opera House, "Tie
fand."
ssTURDAY-2 p. m, Metropolitan opera
House. Der Rosenkavalier. Cast ::
sehlegel, Reiss, hatfield. Conductor,
Hertz. . p M, Century Opera House,
"riehand" p. m, Boris Godunoff. 3"
Cast: Homer, Braslau. Sparkes, Ouch
enc, Maubourg, Ddur, Althouse,
Rothier, De Segurola, Bada, Reiss. Con
ductor. Toscanini. p. m, Century
Opera House, "Tiefand'
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L1BERTY-"Sari." (Operetta)
LITTLE THEATRE-Bernard shaws
"The Philanderer"
LoHGACRE = "The Last Resort
tDrama.)
| LIZ CEUM-"The Land of Promise. -
Comedy
LYRIC-Blanche Ring in when Claudia
Smiles ~ (Farce.)
MANHATTAN, OPERA HOUSE = 1.-The
Lure"
MAXINE ELLIoTT-"Help Wanted"
tComedy.)
MINERS PEoPLE-"The Broadway
MINERS BRoNx-"rhe American Beau
MURRAY HILL-"The Ginger Girls"
NEW AMsTERDAM-"The Little Cafe
Musical comedy.)
oLYMPIC-"Robinson Crusoe Girls"
FARK-"The Drug Terror (Photo-
play)
FHILLIPS-"Zabern military drama.)
PLAYHOUsE-"Things That Count"
PRINCESS-Five short plays.
PROCTOR'S-Vaude
REPUBLIC-"Traffic in Souls" photo
play)
ROYAL-"Maria Rosa"
SHUBERT--"A Thousand Years Aao."
Comedy
sroONER's-"The Escape"
THIRTY-NINTH STREET-"Too Many
| Cooks" Comedy
NITAGRAPH-"A Million Bid" and
other photoplays.
wALLACK's-Cyril Maude in Grumpy"
(Comedy)
Smashing the Vice Trust"
(Photoplay.)
WEST END-"The Blindness of Virtue"
| WINTER GARDEN-"Whirl of the
World" Musical Comedy
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03

Fat and jolly as ever May Robson
is back at the Shubert Theatre this
week with a brand-new three-act
comedy, 1.-THE Clever Woman" that is
by far the best vehicle the gracefully
awkward actress has ever had. The
comedy is in three acts by James
Forbes, author of THE Travelling
Salesman" and 1.-The Commuters, >"
and as a well written and well
played comedy 1.-The Clever Woman"
is far superior to the two earlier pro-
auctions of Forbes.
There is a laugh every minute in
the show, even the few touches Of
pathos that Forbes has put into il
being cleverly placed as stepping
stones to laughter that follows. The
show was written for Miss Robson
and fits her perfectly.
Last night was a benefit night for
the Newark Orpheum Asylum, and
despite the stormy weather an audi
ence that filled the boxes and greater
part of the downstairs as well as the
balcony turned out.
And they enjoyed the show every
minute of it. They could not help it,
for THE Clever Woman is crowded
full of clean humor and witty, spark
rapidly that there is not "A dull mo-
ment in the entire performance.
Briefly the story is that of Matthew
I,amson, a wealthy Westerner, who
has made good in a business way in
New York city. He is anxious for his
family to rise in the social scale, but
his wife. Emily Lamson, played by
Miss Robson, cares nothing for the
! social life and would far rather be
buck home in Omaha, Neb
A son, Junior, just out of college,
shows no desire to follow his fathers
footsteps In business until he meets
Mary Lawrence. his fathers secre-
tary. Love at first sight on his part
and wild desire to enter business
life right away possess him.
He does so, but his father has no
intention that he shall marry the
secretary. Instead he has picked out
Charlotte Avery, a frivolous society
girl, with a much married mother, as
. wife for his son.
An elopement with Miss Lawrence,
which is really an abduction on the
part of Junior, brings all the leading
characters together in the last act in
little inn outside of New Haven,
where the father, realizing that Miss
Lawrence only can make a business
man out of his son, relents and every
body is happy.
AS Mrs. Lamson, THE Clever Wom-
an Miss Robson is seen at her very
best. Torn by her hatred of society
as she finds it in New York and her
desire to please her husband. her
work is deliciously human and funny
at all times. She is especially good
IN the scenes where she cajoles-"jol-
lies" would be the more to the point
word-her husband into her way of
looking at the social question.
She is also funny in the extreme
where she clashes with Holt, her
typical New York maid. over the lat
ter's efforts to reduce Mrs. Lamson's
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can question her, who only tries to
| be honest.
1t is a big moment. is this. and
MISS Ferguson rises to ii with a
! strength that suggests depths of
strength as Yet untouched, convincing
us that as yet she has not had a
falr opportunity TO show what she
can really do. And, just a little later,
she shows her ability to convey
shade upon shade of meaning through
repression in scene with John S
mother wherein she learns of that
good, simple woman's long life of
service and self-sacrifice in the in
terests of her husband and son. Inez
listens, and with the bigness of mind
group, all are there, and all are real.
prehendS what a wonderful thing
marrige can be, and her ideas anent
the free mating of individuals, etc,
drop from her like a garment that has
never really fitted.
a simple enough story, but there is
wonderful charm in its telling.
Supporting Miss Ferguson is a most
capable company each member of
which gives delightful picture of
the type he represents. The living
room of the Armstrong home, which
John declares is of the early General
Grant PERIOD will recall scenes of
childhood to everyone that sees it.
The plush furniture, the what-not,
the dried cattails and the Rogers
gorup: all are there, and all are real.
And if you've ever visited a small
Western town you'll feel that you are
on bowling term" with the people that
walk in and out.
Charles D. Waldron plays John with
quiet strength. Lois Frances Clark's
portrayal of a quiet, set country
woman is a masterpiece of charac-
teri2ation. Other members of the cast
whose work is above the ordinary are
Sarah MeVicker, Alphonse Either
Sarah Won Leer, Georgia Drew Men
dun and Otto F. Hoffman,.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
N. Y. Concerts

Tuesday, p. M, Aeolian Hall. piano
recital: Leopold Godowsky. S:1J y. m
Aeolian Hall, Kneisel Quartet.
WEDNESDAY-S:1 p. m, Aeolan Hall
Beethoven concert, Symphony Society
soloist, Josef Hoffman,, pianist.
THURSDAYS: 15 p. M, Little Theatre
song recital, Emile Cont. s 10 D. m
Carnegie Hail. Philharmonic Society
soloist, Marguerite Matzenauer, con
tralto 1915 p. m. Aeolian Hall, piano
recital. Mercedes Padrosa.
FRIDAY 80 p. m, Carnegie Hall, Phil
harmonic Society: soloist, Marguerite
Matzenauer, contralto.
SATURDAY. 80 D. m. Carnegie Hall,
piano recital, Paderewski. S15 p. m,
Carnegie Han, Beethoven concert, Sym
phony Society, assisted by Oratorio So
ciety; soloists, Jeanne Jomelu Christine
Miller, Reed Miller, Arthur Middleton.
SID y. m, Aeoiian Hall -s1lin recital,
Ludwig Schmidt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
LYRIC APPLAUSE
GOES TOKATHLYN

1.-THE Adventures of Kathlyn." Har-
old McGrath's novel in picture form,
continues to be a big success at the
Lyric Theatre where pictures are now
on view for the fourth successive
week. Nine Carrie, in a high-class
musical act made hit with the au-
dience at yesterdays performance
while Wanda and Stone made good
in a comedy sketch. Watson. Hutch
ings and Edwards, three clever per-
formers, got a lot of fun for them
selves and The patrons of the theatre
out of knockabout comedy act.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
A HORSES ENDURANCE

To test the staying powers of a
thoroughbred horse a New Jersey
man rode an animal from New York
to Chicago. He covered the first zoe
miles in less than twelve days of
actual riding. This horse once made
the distance of seventy eight miles in
twenty-four hours. carrying a rider
over the mountains between Johns
town, Pa, and Pittsburgh.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
NEWARK THEATRES

n Woma
daily
1 p. m io "N'9
m.
-' -O' III
1 p. m. 'N' NV" u
Show atfnee daily
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
Not Satisfied with Divorce. Wife Wants
Husband Ousted from Office.

SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-Mrs,
Eggers, wife of Frederick S. EggerR,
Sheriff of San Francisco county, who
has sued him for divorce, announced
yesterday in signed statement that
she would circulate a petition for his
recall from office. They have lived
together thirty-fv years.
This is not spite work" said Mrs
Eggers. II simply do not believe that
Sheriff Eggers is fit man to be in d
public office"
In her statement Mrs. Eggers out
lined testimony which she gave be-
fore a Grand Jury,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
THIS ONE is EASY.

links never broke a New Years reso-
luton
No never once. from season unto
season.
And the reason why he never broke
one was
oh well, I'm sure that you can
guess the reason.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
IDENTIFY BY VEINS

Professor Tamassia, of the Univer-
sity of Padua, advocates the adoption
of an identification system the basis
of which is the photographic of the
veins of the hands He says the
merest novice can detect variations,
While long training is necessary to
distinguish differences in fnge'
prints
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
A Suspicious Sportsman.

waiter"
yes, sir
This squad tastes gritty
Il can't understand that, sir
Sure they haven't worked off some
clay pigeons on you"'-Yonkers
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03

She is getting tired of his failure
to propose"
Won't he talk turkey"
Nope; only turkey trot. Louis
willie Courier-J journal.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
Curtain Calls

Now that the joy-radiating May
Robson is in town again it may be
just as well to set clear a few facts
about her that are always causing
controversies among theatre-goers.
Miss Robson's real name is May
Robinson, and she was born in Aus
tralia. How many years ago? Well,
she refuses to tell that but says it
was long enough ago, anyhow. She
is not the mother of Miss Eleanor
Robson, who married August Bel
mont, the New York subway mag
nate, several years ago. Mrs. Bel
mont's mother is Madge Cook Carr,
novelist
Neither is May Robson any relation
to Stuart Robson, the actor, although
both are of English descent and come
from families long connected with
the stage. No said Miss Robson
last night at the Shubert Theatre.
where she is appearing in THE Clever
Woman" a delightfully."- clever
comedy, 81 cannot claim relationship
with either the famous Mrs. August
Belmont or the equally famous Stuart
Robson. I'm Just plain May Robson
all by my lonely"
Fred X. Stanton, of Barrett and
Stanton, who are putting ON an up
to-date travesty act, ACROSS the Bor-
der at Keeney's, is a well-known
Newarker. Mr.. Stanton has appeared
in the Legitimate" in such well
known attractions as THE Round
Up" THE College Widow" "Ari-
zona," THE Wolf and several other
broadway successes. He has been i'm
the vaudeville for the last three years
with his present partner. Mr.. Barrett.
They have just closed on the Or
pheum circuit. Their welcome at the
keeney house was spontaneous.
siXteen-story theatre and office
building is to replace the old Clinton
apartment, 251 to 257 West Forty
second street. New York 1t will also
have an exit on Forty-third street,
The enterprise will be carried on by
the Finance Company, Pennsyl-
Yania corporation, headed by George
II. Earle, jr., and William Funk, Of
Philadelphia.
The structure will occupy a site
S0X160, and will be the tallest amuse-
ment building in the city The pre-
llmlnary plans for the building have
been drawn by the Hoffman Com
pany, an architectural firm of Phila-
delphia. The building, it is estimated
will cost 100000 1t will be of hollow
tile and steel construction. and Is eX-
pected to be ready next year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03

agent, the shearing and sale will
take place May l. The modern Co
diva is a show girl in the Queen of
the Movies, and she needs the money
more than she needs the hair. Any
way, she'll have a couple of feet left,
which she may "hock" some day
when times are hard.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03

NEW YORK, March 3.-Diana este,
who has more hair than Lady Co
diva, is going to turn few feet of
her wonderful couture into coin. a
Paris wigmaker has offered Diana
$4,000 for three feet of her Titan
tresses, and, according to her press
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03

Because-the smallest. spot Of IN
faction means danger. That blotch on
YOUR arm, that itchy place on your
leg, beware lest soon. 1t spread, COW
ering breast, face, body.
Recause-the curse of skin disease
is growing 1t is estimated that mill
lions of our people are infected and
spreading the disease.
do1bt in regard to DIR. Friedman's ex-
neriments with the Great White
Plague" the research work in the d.
d IS. Laboratory. Chicago, has proven
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
That Little Spot
On Your Skin:
Beware, Beware +!

definitely that ID. D. D. Prescription
is a specific that cures skin and scalp
Your own druggist will recommend
this soothing, cooling liquid as well
MS the efficient d. ID. d. Skin Soap. He
IL authorized to refund the purchase
price of the first full size bottle If it
fails to reach your case. You alone
to judge.
Pharmacy, Newark; A. Mosler, Drug
gist, Orange; Gillbard's Drug Store,
east Orange.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-07-25
CANAL TO OPEN AUG. Is
FOR COMMERCIAL VSE:
Will be Available to Ships Dravino
Not Over 80 Feet of Water-To
be Oeepened Later.

WASHINGTON. July 24.-Secrc
tary Garrison has announced that the
Panama canal Will be opened for
commerce TO vessels not drawing
lnore than thirty feet of water ln
and after August Is.
"On that date" lie said. Col. Coo
lhHls will inauguratc the commercial
use Of the canal by sending a govern.
ment boat through. There will be no
ceremonies. but American nowspa.
pers are welcome to have representa-.
uveS present. The others ON the
boat will be determined between now
ana rhc time mentioned
"Thc official opening Of the canal
VIII be in March, 1913. Announces.
m"n, viii be made when more than
thirty feet Of water has been s,cur.
cd"
When the government boat, ;hC
CrlStohal. stcams on August Is from
ITS slip to the Atlantic entrance #
the canal, ii will mark the conclus.
ION by American enterprise Of .hc
greatest engineering task ever nm
dcrtakcn.
Some things remain to be done 10
perfect the water way The channel
through the Culcbra Cut must be
d"cpcned and widcncd so that il viii
not ." necessary for the great lincrS
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-07-25
CRIME INCREASE
VERY PUZZL|NG
California Sociologists and Crimolo-
sists Can't Figure 1t
Out

SAN FRANCISCO. July 24.-Cali
to!Eia SociologistS and crimiologists
are puzzled today over the increase
IL the states prison population. Fig
u"es just made public by the state
prison board show 1887 convicts. in.
Guiding those on parole, or $50 more
that at the corresponding time a year
ago. This is the largest increase IN
the states history
Some are inclined TO attribute the
increase to the working Of the d..
rCle law but majority Of the prison
board members disagree with this
View. They point out that Of % men
paroled in April only nine violated
parole and only two Of these by com.
hitting crimes. This is not colsid-
cred a bad percentage. Of Il total Of
049 men on parole, 643 are employ
ed. at wages aggregnting $23,3G5. )
monthly.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-07-25
MILITIA ENCAMPS
WITH REGULARS
New York National Guards March
From Wash nston to Camp
Washington to Camp.

EOElHANNA. Pa, July -
Twelve batteries Of field artillery Of
the New York State National Guard
.o!nea United States regulars here
today n u ten day encampment. The
negulars. marched from Washington
to the camp here.
The federal government furnished
field pieces, etc, for the use of the
New Workers VIII lie they are here.
enabling them to get better trainin2
than could have been providai
through the appropriation Of the
state Legislature.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-07-25
SOCIETY MEN AND
WOMEN ARRESTED
Members of Summing Parties Ar
rested for DisorderIy Conduct
in Red light District

CHICAGO, Ill.,, July !4-Twenty
iashlonably gowred women and es-
rorts. members of three Summing
parties, were arrested in raid Of
'orcan's cafe in an old red light dis
trtct, bundled into patrol wagon,
leapite their historical protests, and
booked a. the police station as Gin.
mates Of dlsorderly resorts"
When the police entered the resort
hey were attacked by a woman.
when all Of the inmates were placed
~ Ter arrest there was the widest
confusion. A girl, who was plaving
he piano, Jumped from second
story window and many society WON
II tried to effect escape by the fire
escapes, while the men fought the
police.
All furnished cash bail, and are
not expected to appear for trial
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-07-25

s'ble defeat Of Governor Cox, for
while it is likely that considerable
number Of these Democrats who OBJ
Ject to the nomination Of the COVER
nor, will vote for him if he is nom
mated, it is regarded as not at all
likely that enough of them can be
brought into the party line to carry
the lection. Whitacrc's leading sup
|porters are claiming that he will via
the nomination, but outside Of the
close circle of Whitacre's supporters.
10 such claim is made