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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF LONDON STAGE Offer for Hammerstein
 Opera House JEROME'S NEW PLAY "Grumpy" Does Not Prove Big Sue cess in London-Talk of American
 Invasion of Theatrical Lon
 don Annoys Critics
Ky JOHN AVA CARPENTER

London, June 6.-(Special) )-The big men of English vaudeville are begin ming to angle for the London opera house. That house cannot stand empty forever. Arthur Stanley, who now owns it. subject to large mortgage, is los ing at feast $30,O0O a year as matters stand and the more he loses the more aDxIous he is to secure either tenant . or purchaser. Men like Alfred Butt of the Palace and Oswald Stoll of the Coli scum 1eaize this and each is waiting for the tig plum to drop into his basket at a bargain price.
 Just a feeler Stoll made an offer recently. When one keeps in mind the original cost of the great house, his offer of $175000 over and above the ex- isting mortgage of s200,0O0 seems a very small one, but the possible purchas sers of house like this are strictly limited and Stanley may find himself compelled 10 come to terms with some such offer as Stoll's.
 Of course there are any number of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
$2O White Dresses $16.5O

Becoming styes, all fresh and dainty, are offered at saving prices. These materials ar most popular. Organdies, printed or embroidered voiles. Fashion ed to give che hand made effect and trimmed in val faces or exquisite en- broidery. The models are in the new Polonaise and Russian tunic styles.
 Dresses usually priced at $20.O0, Mon- day and Tues G1L En day .1lO.CV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Invasion Not Welcome

Marc Klaws talk of the American in- vasion of theatrical London has not pleased the local critics by any means One. apropos of this and of Al Woods declared intentions of bringing to Lon don some American productions with
 punches in them. declares, despite some recent American successes here and the undoubted preference of English man. agers for American plays and Ameri- can performers, that he is still willing to bet three to one against the success of any show brought over At the same time the critic has taken great pains tos prove that Montague Glass, whose
 Potash and Perlmutter" is big suc- cess. originally came from Manchester. while Charles Klein, and the author of Peg O My Heart" which may be brought to London by. Cyril Maude, are also claimed. And, finally although Lon don neglected Israel Zangwill for years while America was giving him welcome, the Jewish playwright is also claimed as a home product.
 There was more than ordinary signifi- canoe in Jerome K. Jerome's play pro- duced at the sIaymarket. .theatre-home of long runs-on Thursday night. With the
 possible exception of Break the Walls Down." produced at the Savoy the previ-
 ous Saturday night. it was probably the most painfully amateurish play produced ] in any important London theatre this season. Its significance rests in the fact ] that such a play came to be put forth l hy an able experienced writer, by an ! able experienced management, and with 1 an excellent cast. Probably the author 1 said to himself: '1t would be. great if
 could show loves young dream dra-
 matically contrasted with middle-aged
 natrimony-if could contrast maiden l worsllip-the I kiss s-the-ground- you-tread-
 upon sort q thing. with the ugliness and
 stiffness, and even badness of married l folk. of mature age, and make the whole 1 thing kind of phantasy."
 Unhappily, the two stories didn't hang l together. and one was merely silly and i the other was merely ugly.
 | One wondered how Cicely Hamilton, the gallant upholder of the equality of wom-
 an. could appear in a play the whole 1 point of which appeared to be that mid 1 dle-aged wives are mostly silly and a nuisance generally. There were many ! witty lines fin it. and there was much 1 good acting.
 ], Sir Joseph Beecham's big opera season | at Drury Lane opened with ma enificent | performance of Strauss ''Rosepcavalier. . | Sir Joseph's son. Thomas. is not exactly 1 popular personally. but it must be admit | ted that his conducting of this opera was
 little short of master'iy. It looks as fl
 the Beechams were going to eclipse the
 rival Royal opera completely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

people trying to figure out schemes for the opera house that will appeal to one or other of the big managers. Among these people is Arthur Spizzi. a former New Yorker. who, up to a few years who more recently brought several com potted performances of grand opera. Spizzi believes that the opera house could be made success by means of a revue on the two-houses-a-night system so pop ular among the patrons of the outlying variety houses here. He would put in the best of companies in a first class production, price the best seats at a dol lar and depend upon the enormous seat ing capacity of the former Hammerstein house to carry him through.
 Good Opportunity
 Sometime ago Gus Sohke, the pro- ducer, told me that the opportunities for good producer were so good in Eng land that he had no idea of returning to New York for many months. Evident ly Ned Wayburn agrees with him, for, despite his trying experience with the Hippodrome and it's czar, Albert de Cour- vile, Wayburn has just opened an ex- pensive suite of offices in the Anvaster building in Cranbourne street. which forms part of London's Great White Way" With his usual modesty Way burn has his name in enormous letters on each of his five big windows and In case there be anyone who has never heard of the great and only Ned he has added in bold gilt letters: Promo ter producer" "Stagecraft,' and Novel ideas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

The warm spring weather has taken the starch out of the theatrical business here Especially have the matinees suf- fered. Among the shows that are liv- ing through the trping period is My Lady's Dress Knoblauch's new produc- ton al the Royalty. It was predicted by one critic that this play would do as well as "Milestones.' and all signs point to a big success. Practically capacity business is being done and when play fills the Royalty. surely one of the most uncomfortable houses in London. and off the beaten track as well, 1t must be some play" Congratulations, therefore, to the American author. There have been sev- eral announcements of a sale of the American rights. but at last accounts the American managers here have been shy fearing the play lacked punch"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

Grumpy" in which Cyril Maude made such success in New York that he has announced his intentions of return ing there next autumn to pick up any stray dollars he may have overlooked. has not hit the theatregoing public so hard in London. Despite the fact that it was well received by the critics pat ronage has been only fair. Maude is not a believer in much preliminary boom- ing and he came ba ok to London in A pair of thick Boston rubbers. In fact, comparatively few people realize that he is here even now, especially as his the atre. the Playhouse is still occupied by Marie Tempest and Maude has been com pelled to make a temporary home at the New. When I visited Grumpy" a few days ago. the better parts of the house were fairly well filed but the more pop ular seats were almost empty and there is every indication that Maude will soon be compelled to fall back upon a revival of one of his old successes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
ACTOR shot DEAD;
Wife ARRESTED
Seatons Heard Quarrelling
by Negro Maid Before
Mysterious Murder.

Hackensack. n. j., Aug. 13.-Freder-
lex r. Seaton, AN actor, was shot dead
to-day on the veranda Of his home, 80
Elm av.. Bogota. n. J. His wife was
arrested and put into jail.
One bullet struck Seaton IN the
mouth. another in the heart.
Mrs. Seaton. who does a sharpsnoot-
ing act i'm variety show, will be ar
raigned tomorrow. She refused %
make any statement and no one saw
the shooting. A negro maid said size
heard the couple quarrelling and the
shots. Two men working on the rail-
road near by saw the actor fall TO tie
floor.
The maid. BERTHE Payne, told the
prosecutor that the couple often quar-
relied about the husbands alleged at
tentions TO young actress in vaude-
Vile act i'm which he had played.
The authorities have a picture Of the
actress and hope by tracing her to
learn if Mrs. Seaton's alleged jealousy
was we'll founded.
The borough marshal said that about
three weeks ago neighbors fired shots
at midnight TO attract his attention TO
the loud quarrelling of the couple.
The couple moved to Bogots about
two years ago. Their home was in
their three-year-old sons name. The
boy is called George Cohan Seaton,
after the actor, in whose companies
Seaton had often played.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
BIDS HUSBAND Give
UP NORDICA'S Will
Baldwin, Executor, Files
Copy and Gets Sub
pena for Young.
BANKER CUT OFF
FROM BIG ESTATE
Singers Testament Says She
Had Given Him S400,0O0-
Three Sisters Get Bulk.

Robert S. Baldwin, one Of the ex-
ecutors Of the will Of Mrs. George W.
Young, known in the music world as
Mime Lillian Nordica, filed copy OF II
in the Surrogates' Court yesterday,
with the declaration that Mr. Young, n
banker, or his attorney, John {. Tom
linson, had the original, but had failed
10 file IL in response 10 his demand.
The executor obtained from Surro-
gate Cohalan n subpoena 10 compel Mr.
Young TO file the original Will. and also
obtained citations TO the helrs-st-laW
of Nine. Nordica.
The opera singer died on May 10 at
the Torres Strait Hospital, Thursday
Island. of the Australian coast, while
on tour. Her death was caused BY
pneumonia contracted while she was
on steamer that went aground IN the
Gulf of Papua in December. She made
her will on January 10 while IN the
hospital. The matron was one OF the
witnesses.
Nine. Nordics left nothing 10 her
husband from her large estate OF both
real and personal property. She said
that she had advanced him more thar
100000. The singer gave practically
her entire fortune to her three sisters
an this distribution of my prop
erty," the will reads, 81 am not forget
full of my husband, George W. Young,
to whom I have advanced over $780,
600 in cash, which 7 estimate as the
full or more than the full share 20
which he might be entitled in my es-
tate. II is. however, my desire that my
husband, George w. Young, shall re-
ceive his legal portion Of stock now IN
nv name of the Securities Com
panv." The name of the company 10
not included in the will. II is believed
that Nine. Nordics did not remember 1t.
Nine. Nordica also expressed in her
will the desire that her body be ere
mated and the ashes forwarded 70 her
family. This wish was carried out, and
Mr. Young recently brought the ashes
to New York.
Besides those TO her sisters, the
prima donna made only three oeques;ss,
to Maria Masino, my faithful maid
for eight years." $4,000; tc +. Romayne
Simmons, her secretary for sixteen
years. $4,000, and to Mrs. Ada Bald
win, $1,000. The sisters, who share the
rest of the estate in equal parts, arc
Mrs. Imogene Castillo, Mrs. Annie
Baldwin and Mrs. lone Walker. The
executors besides Mr.. Baldwin are Mr..
Young and Mr.. Simmons.
The real estate consists of farm m
Merton Woods, near Harrington, Me-;
an estate at Ardsley-on-Hudso two
houses. and West 9th St, her city
home; forty acres at Hsrmon-on-Hud-
son, an estate at Deal Beach and prop
erty at Los Angeles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
VOORHIS DEPLORES
AGES WICKEDNESS
Accused Elections Superintend-
emf Says Office Is Great
Force for Good.

John r. Voornis, State Superintend-
ent of Elections, charged by the Honest
Ballot Association with misconduct IN
Office, said at the hearing yesterday
that the association had made q pes
simist out OF him. Mr.. Noorhis's coun-
sci, Leslie J. Tompkins. asked him If he
thought the world was growing better
and rascality in all its phases decreas-
ing.
81 don't think So" said the aged
Superintendent, Judging by my own
experience. Crooks are getting holder,
and the only thing which holds them
in leash is the fact that there are pow
erful forces TO fight them. The Office
OF the State Superintendent OF Elec-
tions is one of these. II Is on the heels
of the voting crook
Perhaps" queried Mr.. Tompkins.
what YOU have seen of human nature
in this room has soured your
Mr. Voorhis agreed that It had.
W. c. Runyon, on cross-examlnatlon,
endeavored to show that Mr.. Voorhis
had appointed his deputy supern-
tendents upon the requests OF poll
ticians and that a study or their quail
ifcations had not been made. The wit
ness denied the charge. and asserted
that they had all passed the examina-
tion prescribed by statute.
Mr.. Tompkins suggested that this was
better than Mr. Runyon had done with
some of his law examinations.
"Is that sol" flashed back Mr.. Run
Won. 81 never failed 10 pass an exam
nation in my life save ore, in botany,
and | refused TO take up that study"
(Which was very WISE" replied Mr..
Tompkins. "You are green enough a.
il IT,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
BOY FATALLY HURT
BY DYNAMITE TOY
Box Explodes in House, Tnjuriuv
Mother and Throwing
Tenement in Panic.

A twelve-year-old boy was injured -
severely that doctors say he esn,a,
live and his mother was bruised 49,
burned yesterday afternoon when -,
OF dynamite cartridges with which +.
was playing exploded.
Mrs. Mary LAM was washing eloth..
in the kitchen Of her fat, on n. tbi,S
floor Of 1914 Second av.. while her al.
son, John, played on the floor with
wooden boy. There was an explos,on
and Mrs. LAM was blown under 49,
tub. The boy was thrown fifteen Zee,
into another room.
IL ia supposed that the box Of dv,.
mite was left in the house by the b.,
father, who had been employed nv
subway construction company until 'his
death, a few months ago.
Every window in the hcus. "a,
broken By the explosion and hns.
holes were torn in the floor and ceilisv
Of the LAM fat. A heavy table stsrd'
ing in the kitchen was split, one bsis
going out the window.
The report was heard five bloe..
away, and the reserves Of the East ssih
81. station had difficulty in handling N.
crowd that collected. Other tenants 4,
the house were panic struck and rushed
10 the street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
FIGHT 7. R. VENUE CHANGE
Lawyers Sure Fair Jury Can
Be Found in Orange.

William Barnes. jr.. chairman Of the
Republican State Committee. made
public last night two letters bearing
on his libel suit for $4,000 against
Theodore Roosevelt They are add
tons TO the correspondence already
passed between counsel, regarding a
change Of venue from Albany County,
where the action was brought.
Bowers & Sands. counsel for the
Colonel. gave as their reason for dc
string this change their belief that an
impartial trial could not be had IN
Albany County. land we have so ad-
vised our client" they wrote.
In reply the attorneys for the plain
tiff. Wins. Wolf & Hoguet, quote zone
% the oldest and best known cases, re-
ported as early as 1905" IN which the
court said:
at Is impossible to conceive that IN
so large = county as Orange, twelve IN
different men cannot be obtained TO try
s cause against an individual for his
sole act"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
POLICE PEG POST"
SYSTEM TO END
$500 Additional Patrol
men To Be Available for
General Distribution.

Within a few days the fixed post in
stitution Of the Police Department, the
bane of every man on the force, viii
be abolished by order OF Police Com
missioner Woods. il was learned yes
terday at Headquarters. The system
was inaugurated by Rhinelander Wal
do. when he was Commissioner OF Pc
lice under Mayor Gaynor. II was one
of his pet theories Of administration,
and when the departure was installed
he predicted that it would prove
panacea for many ills.
After careful study of the peg
post" system. Commissioner Woods de-
cided Yesterday that IL was detrl-
mental rather than effective, IN curb
ing crime. During his investigation Of
the system he was often In consulta-
ton with Mayor Mitchell, who appar-
emily is in accord with Mr.. Woods's
views.
By the abolition Of the fixed post
Commissioner Woods will have $500
additional policemen to distribute
throughout the city for other work.
He says there is demand for more
policemen in many precincts, especial
ly in the outlying districts.
There was unconcealed JOY among
the members Of the Police Depart
ment last night when a reporter for
The Tribune apprised them of the pro-
posed change. Many Of them had suf-
fered almost unbearable hardships,
they said, especially during cold wealth
err. when they had been obliged to
stand unsheltered in the middle of the
street, where the full force Of wind,
rain, snow and sleet struck them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
AMERICANS MAKE
PROTEST IN LONDON
Passengers on Prinz Adalbert
Tell Embassy They Were Ill
Used After Capture.

London, Aug. 13.-Theodorc Cuyler
Patterson. Of Philadelphia, who says
he is a friend of President Wilson and
a graduate Of Princeton has lodged a
protest with The American Embassy
with number Of other American pas
sengers on the Hamburg American
liner Prnz Adalbert, which was seized
by the British on August 4, IN Fall
mouth harbor.
Mr.. Patterson. speaking 10 the Irlb-
unc correspondent to-day, said the
American passengers were virtually
prisoners OF war from Tuesday to Sat
urday night, part Of the time on the
vessel. which was in most unssni-
tary condition. and part Of the time IN
a fish house. unable TO get fresh food
Also, he said, he was insulted by a Brit
ish stoker placed aboard TO keep the
fires going, and when he demonstrated
was attacked by the stoker, the latter
being placed under arrest by leu
tenant and apologizing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
CROWD SEES GUN FIGHT
Twenty Shots Fired in Street
Battle Due to Feud.

a pistol battle, in which more than
twenty shorts were fired, occurred at
Mott and Grand SITS. as many persons
were going home from work yesterday
evening at o'clock. Stefano Mara
bito, fifty-two years old. of $50 East
10th ST.. fell with four bullets in mis-
body and legs.
After running fight. during which
six shots were exchanged, Policeman
Thomas Carlin arrested Alphonso
Quatrone, thirty years old, of 80 Null
berry ST., who was held charged with
the shooting of Msrabito.
The shooting is said TO be the out
come of a family feud, dating back to
1879, in which more than forty per-
sons have been killed or wounded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
MOVIE PLOTS LURE
ENDANGERS ACTORS
Company Are SO Engrossed in
Work They Fail to Notice
Building Is Afire.

Fire that spread rapidly through the
top floor Of Maennerchor Hall. in East
56th ST., and caused the roof TO crash
i'm before It's occupants were aware OF
their peril. sent more than 100 persons,
mostly girls. scampering for the FIRE
escapes and tumbling down the narrow
stairways late yesterday afternoon.
Those who narrowly escaped from
the burning building we're members OF
two theatrical troupes. They were in
rehearsal on the second floor and so
engrossed i'm their work that they did
not hear the cracking Of the fire nor
the cries Of alarm.
The bbilding was a four story struct-
ure and the flames we're confined TO the
ton floors. The loss by fire and water
u,~- ~stimated at $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
DENTIST VANISHES
IN AUTO MYSTERY
Black Car, 5 Men, Blond
Woman and Child in
Strange Case.
BLACK HAND CARD
ONLY CLEW LEFT
Brother of DR.. Moskowitz Merry
as lie Asks Police to
Take Up Search.

In last evenings most torrid hour the
4th Branch of the Detective bureau
was asked 90 promulgate genera
alarm for DR.. Max MOskowltz, a den
list, who has an office and brother,
Edward. at 240 East Tooth ST., and
former home in Tenafy Road, Tenaiiy,
y. J. 800.
The request for news Of the dentists
vhereabouts-h placed himself among
the missing on August 5-Was trimmeo
with details Of black automobile, tue
falling shadows of late afternoon, the
ferry at Fort Lee, n. j., five mysteri-
Gus men and
You have ia beautiful blond
woman, with blue eyes and retrousse
nose.
Five years ago DR.. Moskowitz and
his wife, Mrs. Grace Moskowitz, adopt
ed boy. two years old, according TO
the dentists brother, Edward, VINO
smiled most Of the while he talked
about the disappearance. In 1911, SAID
Edward. the couple were parted by d.
vorce. Both loved the child.
On August . DR.. Moskowitz and ms
adopted child were making for the Fort
Lee Ferry the brother says, when a
large. black, romantic-looking automo-
bile, containing five men and the beau
tiful blonde, swung toward the ferry
house and halted by the dentists side.
All-or practically all was over IN an
other minute. The dentist and the
child we're brushed into the automo-
bile and carried away.
Edward says that this information
was given him by the eight-year-old
son Of neighbor. Name and address
Of boy have passed from Edwards
memory.
Edwards worry increased the next
day, Edward says, when he received
postal from Pittsburgh, bearing
Black Hand sign and the announce
ment. signed by DR.. Noskowitz, that
the latter was in a Pittsburgh hospital,
suffering from injuries sustained IN
the effort to overcome the kidnappers,
There ends most Of the story. Ed
ward. who could not check his laughter
as he told his story TO newspaper men
last night. said he did not know what
il all meant. Perhaps, he said, ms
brother might have been kidnapped.
because his uncle. Samuel Longman, Of
Rreslau. left the dentist $4,000 on his
death last month Maybe the mother
of the child had been anxious to re-
gain the boy.
DR.. Moskowitz is thirty-two years
old. weighs $50 pounds is five feet six
inches in height. has black. curly hair,
dark eyes, mole on his right cheek,
and wore a blue serge suit. The boy IS
four feet tall. has light hair and sew
eral scars on his head.
At her home in Tenafy last night,
Mrs. Moskowitz ridiculed the story re-
gardng the alleged kidnapping OF DR.:
Moskowitz. She said she was inclined
20 think that the doctor was arranging
10 take the adopted boy back TO Ger
many. DR.. Moskowitz had been prom
ised a valuable estate there, she said
he often told her, providing a son was
born to him. She said DR.. Moskowitz
also had told her that the boy was IN
truth his own son, and not adopted as
she had believed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14
FINDS RHEUMATISM
WAS SHARKS TOOTH
Tar, Undergoing Operation,
Gets Souvenir of Fight with
South Sea Tiger

Suffering for almost twenty years
from what he thought was rheumatism,
John MacNeill, "a boatman, of Hoboken,
had his leg opened yesterday and a
piece of sharks tooth removed; Al
though he is sixty-two years old, he
hopes soon to go back to work on the
waterfront.
MacNeill was swimming of port in
the West Indies when the shark at
tackled him. He thought nothing Of u
at the time, nor did he ever since think
to ascribe his suffering to that en-
counter. Both legs panied him and a
growth came on the right near the
knee. Yesterday surgeons at St. Mary's
Hospital opened it.
81 thought there was something
funny about that leg said MacNeill
when they showed him their find.
every time | took chew of tobacco
it hurt me-"