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Among these, worthy of especial
mention, were water color minia-
ture on ivory by Mrs. j. K. Baillie of
Phoenix, which would have been a
premium winner in any competition,
and the collection of water colors
executed and exhibited by Miss Ethel
Savage of Ashland, both exhibits add
ing greatly to the attractiveness of
the fine arts display, .but not winning
premiums because of tho method of
classification.
In addition 10 these there we're
many others whose merit entities
them to special mention. Among
these were the following:
Mrs. A. l.. Simmons, cross-stitch
rug.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Worsham, canned as
paragus.
Mrs. ]. K. Baillie, water colors and
ink drawing.
Mrs. A. Merriman, child's dress.
Mrs. F. n. Barnett, embroidered
scarfs, crocheted table cover.
Mrs. NJ. Grant, Armenian lace.
Mrs. B. w. Paul, lace lunch set.
Miss Fannie Whitman, hand-paint-
ed china.
Miss Myrtle Wilson, sheet, pillow
cases and water set.
st. Mary's Academy, jars of fruit
and pickles.
Miss Margaret Jacks, hat.
Miss Eunice C. Munson, collection
of water colors.
In the children division the
judges gave the following exhibitors
special mention:
Ilva McClain, Isabelle Sievetsen
Florence Denger, H. Lehners, D
Schnack, Mildred Hughes, Mildred
Ward, Jack Sullivan, Andrew Stevens
Vera Jemsta, Elmer Knips, Grac,
Braynard, Lawrence Grey, FerT
Wing, Robert Caster, Lillian Roberts
The management desires to express
its appreciation of these exhibits, al
well as the many unclassified specia
exhibits, such as most remarkably de
veloped corn on The stalk, sunflowers
alfalfa, honey, fruits of various
kinds and exhibits of general ma
ture which added so greatly to tn,
attractiveness OF the exhibit building
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-05
Notice.

The First Church of Christ Sci
enlist of Ashland, Oregon, announces
a free lecture on Christian Science
to be delivered by Hermann S. Her.
ing, c. F! b., member of the board
of lectureship of The Mother Church,
the First Church of Christ Scientist
of Boston, Mass. The lecture will
take place at the Vining Theatre to-
might at o'clock. All Scientists and
their friends invited.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-05
Virginia Still Voting.

The drys down in Virginia seem to
be voting yet. The incomplete re-
turns published the morning rfter
election showed that the drys had
swept the state by $4,000 majority.
Completer returns now show the dry
majority to be about $4,000. Vir-
ginia tried the license system for ESQ
years and got enough OF II.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-05

Rev. e. c. Richards left Saturday
for his home in Klamath Falls. Mrs.
Richards will remain in the city a
few days longer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-05

Have your photographs for the
holidays made this month More
time Better work. A s. premium
for you. See the Studio Ashland
window.
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Have your photograph made
during October A $5 premium free.
See the window. Studio Ashland.
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Ladies' suits and coats, the
Palmer" kind, at Enders' ladies' de-
partment.
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For Sale or Trade.

A good piano. o. ]. Rathburne
Phone 409-R. 31-8t
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Have fit. Let orres tailor
your suit or overcoat.
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Grants Pass high VS.. Ashland
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Continued on Page Five.)
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
Cosmos-VaudeyilIe.

Francesca Redding and her company
will be the headliner at the Cosmos this
week. in her new character farce comedy,
''Honoria." 1t is, little playlet that five
people have made one of the farce hits
in vaudeville this season. The Olympia
Dancing Four. eXponents OF the latter
day dances, will be another exceptional
number in A terpsichorean tabloid play
let. They also undertake to teach those in
the audience who will come upon the
stage The Hiltons are novelty musi-
clans and talking entertainers: Owen
Wright. is a musical mimic: Alf Phillips
is called the king of tramp acrobats and
the Telegraph Four, in a comedy act of
song. all will be factors in the program.
Wednesday and Friday evenings the Cos
mos country store will be an added at
traction and after the second matinee on
game days the story of the Nationals
game away from home will be told on
the score board. The Hearst Selig News
Pictorial will head the film features the
first half of the week and there will be
a change of bill Thursday beginning with
the matinees.
Raff's Cavatina, Ponchiellfs Dance Of
the Hours" Rossini's William Tell Over
ture." and a selection from Meyerbeer's
"L'Africaine, will be some of the beau
tiful classic selections presented by an
enlarge orchestra under the direction of
Arthur Maxwell at the concerts at the
Cosmos today from TO 1880 p. m. The
attractions of the last half of the week
just closed will appear with specialties.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
News Of the Plays and Players Washington and Elsewhere
Weeks Amusements.
rOIps-sThe Man from Mexico

PoIPs-@The Man from Mexico"
H. A. Du Souchets three-act farce,
The Man from Mexico" in which WILL
lam Collier won his first success as an
Independent star, will be revived this
week by the Poll Players. Three years
ago the play was given musical settings
and produced under the title Of over
the River as a starring vehicle for Eddie
Foy. The story OF the play is built on
the proclivities OF Benjamin Fitzhugh, a
restless young husband, to desert his
home for the gay life. He confdes to his
trusting wife that vitality important trips
10 Mexico are responsible for his many
and long absences In the course Of one
OF his adventures he quarrels with cab
drives over the amount of fare, Is
arrested, fined. and goes to jail rather
than pay the financial penalty. This Is
the beginning of a series Of irresistibly
funny experiences. Fitzhugh is made
"trusty'' and detailed to the work Of
tidying I'D the warden's Office. Here, he
comes face to face with his wife, who is
a member Of a committee Of women that
visits the jails. How he escapes detec-
ton and eventually obtains his release
from confinement are told In true comedy
STYLE. The last scene of the play shows
the return Of the wanderer and the elab-
orate banquet given by his wife in honor
Of his return from Mexico. Miss Jewel
will have the role of Clemantina F1tz-
hugh tomorrow afternoon. This is the
character that was created by Helen Col
lier Garrick in the original production
Carl Brickert, new leading man OF the
Poll Players, will make his second ap-
pearance in Washington in an interpre-
tation OF the character played originally
by William Collier and afterwards by
Eddie Foy
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
America Too Crude for High
Comedy"---Henry Arthur Jones

Henry Arthur Jones, the welI-known
English dramatist. author of The Hypo-
critics, The Evangelist" Dolly Re-
forming Herself" The Ogre" and MARY
Goes First" has been visiting New York.
Mr.. Jones is not a stranger to this coun-
try and was awarded an honorary N. A.
by Harvard University few years ago.
In an interview he stated that what is
wrong with our theater today Is an ex-
cess OF ideas, OF didaGtic purpose, of
wish to drive home a serious moral He
pleads for more genuine plays" built
around a dramatic. human situation. In
q word. what We need Is more high COM
edy. that elusive and yet apparently easy
type OF piece at which Mr.. Jones is him.
self such a master.
In this connection there Is considerable
interest In Clayton Hamilton's preface to
Mary Goes First CAr. Jones' latest
success, recently issued by Doubleday,
Page & Co. in the Drama League series
OF plays). Mr. Hamilton writes OF high
comedy" OF which Mary Goes First Is
an example
High comedy" says Mr. Hamilton. re
quires for its inspiration a special tradi-
ton that has been handed down for CEN
ttries. 1t has frequently been said that
Il takes three generations to make a gen.
tieman, but IL takes more than three to
develop a comedy Of manners
Manners do not become a theme for
satire until they have been crystalIized
into code. and to laugh politely a play
wright must have an aristocracy 70
laugh at.
THE spirit Of our people is inexorabIy
opposed to the very idea of an aristocracy
OF birth: We cannot have an aristocracy
Of wealth, since the phrase itself presents
an irresolvable contradiction in terms,
and we have hardly yet had time to de-
velop an aristocrscy OF culture.
ITO all intents and purposes, the
United States is still country. without
an upper class, and the chaos of our
social system precludes the possibility of
social satire In our native drama As
Mr.. Walter Prichard Eaton has pithily
remarked. most OF our American come
dies must be classed as comedies OF bad
manners. We laugh uproariously at I'M
politeness on our stage because We have
not yet learned TO laugh delicately at po-
hteness. We are amused at the ecce-r
tricities Of bad behavior because We have
not yet learned TO be amused at the &C.
centricities Of good behavior.
High comedy is the last Of all dra-
matte types TO be established in the art
of any nation, and until we have had
time to develop a native comedy of man.
ners We must content ourselves with an
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
coIumLia-'eThe Senator"

William H. Cranes starring vehicle,
''The Senator" is to be produced thls
week by the Columbia Players. 1t is a
comedy in four acts, the scenes of which
are all laid in this city amidst surround
ings with which we are more or less
familiar The play is the joint work of
David D. Lloyd and Sydney Rosenfeld,
who spent the greater part OF two sea-
sons in this city preparing material fer
it. Mr.. Crane found in THE Senator
the incentive to break away from his alli-
ance with Stuart Robson in THE Hen
rietta" and become a lone star. From ths
moment of the rise of the first curtain IN
New York City, January 13. 1890, his sue
cess in the role of Senator Hannibal
Rivers was decided and only his reluct-
ance to be identified with a single part
induced him to finally shelve the comedy.
In recent years he has occasionally re-
vived the piece. and always with the
most encouraging results. At the Column
bia the Senator will be played by A. H.
Van Buren. Then there will be Fred f.
Hand as Alexander Armstrong, Secre-
tary Of State: Count Ernest Won Strahl,
an Austrian diplomat, to be played b.
Willard Robertson; George Darrell as
Ling Ching. secretary of the Chinese Le-
cation; Everett Butterfield as Richard
Vance, the Senator's private secretary;
David Chase as Lieut. George Schuyler.
John NJ. Kline as Isaiah ShaTpless, an ex-
CONGRESSMAN; George W. Barber as Silas
Denman; George Marshall as the Sena-
tors butler. Julia Blanc as Mrs. Schuy-
Ter. Carrie Thatcher as Mrs. Armstrong.
Dorothy Bernard as Mrs. Hillay, jessie
Glendinning as Mabel Denman and others
in the remaining roles
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
BIRTH OF THE REAL
AMERICAN THEATER

Yet primitive as were these. early play
houses in San Francisco, with green cups
holding oil lamps. which were the only
footlights we knew in those days, they
sheltered what afterward become the
flower Of American acting. Joseph Muir
ply, the Irish comedian, was playing in
San Francisco at that time; Lotta was
singing and dancing before the miners,
who would chuck so slugs and nuggets
at her. Some Of the actors even played
before people in the lowest walks Of life.
who knew nothing higher than what the
dives offered them.
Ny keenest recollections OF theater days
in San Francisco began with McGuire's
Opera House, and in truth here also
dawned the real American theater. Tom
Mcguire was an Irish hack diver. He
could neither read nor write. but on all
official documents he had to make his
mark. Why he ever decided to manage
a theater no one could ever fathom. Here
II was that l first saw George Waldron.
Edwin Booth. Agnes Perry, the Charles
Thornes, father and son; Edwin Adams,
Mrs. Judah, Forrest and Mccullough. The
wonderful energy. vitality. and appear
ance of the actors OF that day! Edwin
Booth, as q member of the stock COM
pany. was adored for his Claude Mel
notte. He had a mysterious face even as
a young man. with moonlight eyes and
beautiful hands. He didn't always know
his%ines, nor did he always read cor
rectly. but he had God-given talents. and
his inspiration seemed to soar above the
mere words crammed into his head.
Agnes Perry was then beginning her
career as a dancer. and Edwin Adams,
with his liquid voice and his scholarly
attainments-gaunt. and a great Iago.
was also in the height of his popularity.
Charles Thorne was the swashbuckler of
his day-tall. handsome, a beloved vaga-
bond. In such a part as d'Artagnan he
was the best scene-chewer in the world.
And in memory one could never forget
the Frank Mayo OF this period.
We boys used to wait breathlessly for
Saturday nights TO see what McGuire's
would offer us in the way Of melodrama
We would howl and thrill over such
pieces as THE idiot of the Mountains"
The Child Of the Savannahs" THE Rob-
Der of the Pyrenees." But I was not
alone content with watching. I used
often to play truant from school and
follow these men at rehearsals, and in a
timid fashion touch their clothes to see
If everything was real
How strange the wheel of Fate when It
turns, for not many years were to pass
when most of these men would be ac-
cepting suggestions from me and asking
me Qs1estions!-"Life Story of David Be-
lasco," Hearst's Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
JOHN C0RT'S NEW THEATER.

Most important Of John Cort's act!vi-
ties for the coming season will be the
opening of another theater in New York
The wonderful success of the Cort Thea
ter on West Forty-eighth street prompt
ed the manager to promote the building
OF another playhouse, the Standard, oil
Broadway and Ninetieth street.
This theater will be utilized as a COM
biHation house, playing first-class at
fractions at popular prices following
their runs in downtown theaters. The
seating capacity of the Standard will be
approximately 1,6Oo. The attraction now
scheduled to open the house on Septem-
Der is Laurette Taylor and her orig
inal company in Peg o. My Heart -
This will be followed by THE Marriage
Game" one Of Mr.. Cort's own attrac-,
tions, with Olive Tell, an American ac-
tress who has won success abroad, IN
the role Of Mrs. Oliver.
The following week Mcintyre and
Heath and their great dancing chorus in
Mr.. Cort's revival of 'The Ham Tree ''
will be the attraction. after which viii
come series Of successful Broadway
musical comedies and dramas, Mr.. Cort
will not make any new productions early
in the season, contenting himself with
interests in plays under other manage
-aAntR
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
GAYETY TO OPEN AUGUST II.

Week Of August II is the time picked
for the opening Of the regular theatrical
season of the Gayety Theater. Dec
orators are still at work preparing for
the opening, and nothing will be left un-
dRe to afford comfort for its patrons.
Ny. Peck. manager Of the popular play
house, will be back at his desk to re-
sumo work for the coming season and
assures his patrons they will see a better
class Of entertainment than heretofore.
The show selected for the opening date
will be the Honeymoon Girls" a musi-
cal extravaganza, introducing some of
the most talented stars the burlesoue
stage affords. A new book has been
written and brand-new scenery, COS
tunes. and electrical effects will be seen.
Phil OFT, the German comedian, will
play the comedy role. He Is surrounded
by a cast including Alice Lazar, the
Venus soubrette, whose work has gained
many admirers during her last 0eason' s
engagement over the Columbia circuit.
Norma Bell, the prima donna, is one of
the features.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
ABoRN SEES WASTE IN SONG.
Thinks Learners NeedlessIy Spend
$4,000, 900 . Year Abroad,

| Milton Aborn, Of the Century Opera
Company, returned last week by the
Hamburg-American liner Vaterland after
successful search OF six weeks for
| singers, confident that he and his broth
er, Sargent, will make a success OF
| their school for young students of grand
opera in connection with the Century
Opera House. He said there were thou
sands Of young American music students
IN Europe who could be educated in
their own country as well and with less
expense than abroad.
Il do not know" Mr.. Aborn said,
how much money these young mu-
sicians and singers take over to Europe
with them every year. but it Is probably
close to 100000. There are many fine
teachers in Europe. but there are enough
teachers in America to give these stu
dents the training they need"
In London Mr.. Aborn engaged a young
tenor. Hardy Williamson, who, although
he sings a top c, will fill the smaller
roles in his first season. With Messrs.
Orville Harold, Morgan Kingston, and
Gustav Bergman the Century Company
has quartet of tenors. Others engaged
by Mr.: Aoorn are the America So
prano, Florence Macbeth for a number
of guest performances including Lucia, +"
Barber of Seville" and 'sRigoletto,"
Bettina Freeman. dramatic soprano, an
American girl. who has won success at
Covent Garden. creating the prima dom
ma role in Joan OF Arc" Muriel GouRh.
lyric soprano. who has been singing for
the past three years in Darmstadt and
has repertory Of twenty prima donna
roles in three languages, and Ezris Guti.
Hungarian prtma donna, who, al
though only twenty-three years Of axe.
has sung the principal roles in eleven
operas
Marcella Craft. the American prima
donna, who has been abroad for the last
fourteen years, will sing a few special
roles. In Paris Mr.. Aborn placed under
contract young coloratura soprano
sylvia Mills. who has been coached in
several roles by Nine Emma Century
until late in the season. Miss Lois EweIl
ana Helen Stanley have been re-engaged.
Among the contraltos engaged are Maude
Santley. Fraulein Augusta Lenska. Eliza
beth Campbell and Kathleen Howard
Henry Weldon and Alfred Kaufman
take all the important bass roles.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
Glen Echo Park.

Glen Echo Park this afternoon will give
its patrons a chance to see the ball
game between the Nationals and the
Cleveland team.
The Rodier electric scoreboard has been
installed in the dance pavilion and the
game will be reproduced in detail, play
by play. There will be no charge for
admission, and seats for 1000 have been
installed.
The pavilion, with every side open to
the cool breezes, is as comfortable as
the out-of-doors and the fans of both
sexes will have an opportunity to see the
game in comfort.
Tuesday evening marks the opening at
Glen Echo OF the dance contest that
will settle the question of the champion
ship of the District. Many couples have
already entered and it is already ap-
parent that the judges will have their
work cut out for them as some of the
best dancers of Washington have entered
the lists.
Thursday night. after the elimination
process, the finals will be danced and
the diamond ring awarded to the lady
and the gold watch to the man who
win. After the contest each night, regu-
lar dancing will be resumed
In addition to the specials scheduled
all OF the parks regular amusements
are in operation.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
THE PLAYERS as STORY TELLERs
Young's Magazine prints these yarns by

stage folk:
ROBERT EDEsoN.
Robert Edeson, who possesses a fund
OF interesting stories, gives a new yer.
sion of an old favorite
Every one has heard of the man who
asked another: Who is that old frump
over yonder% and got the reply. She Is
my wife But the story doesn't 90 far
enough.
Jones observed an old lady sitting
across the room.
For heavens sake" he remarked to
Robinson, who is that extraordinarily
ugly woman therer
That said Robinson, is my wife
Jones was taken aback, but moved up
front again.
Wen he said persuasively. you Just
ought 70 see mine"" "
GRACE GEORGE.
And they call US tattlers!" exclaims
Grace George. Just listen to this:
Married men declare that their wives
can't keep secret, but these men them
selves are just as bad
"A married man buttonholed a friend
in the billiard room one day and told
him a frightful scandal.
Don't let this go any further, George,
he ended.
No, certainly not said George But
how did you happen to hear it?'
oh, the wife, of course, answered
the man. She's just like all women
can't keep a secret"
CYRIL MAUDE.
Cyril Maude, whose Interpretation Of
the character Grumpy has won him
wide popularity in America, tells of two
small pugilists
Willy and Tommy held the following
conversation recently:
'Aw.' said Willy, tauntingly, you're
afraid to fight-that's wot it is
Nav. 1 amt protested Tommy stout
ly, but If fight my mall find il out and
lick me-
How'll she find 1t out, eh?'
She'll see the doctor goln' t your
house."
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
HAZEL DAWN RETURNING.

Hazel Dawn sailed last Thursday or
the White Star steamer Cedric for New
York, after a hurried trip abroad that
has taken her as far as Italy
She returns to begin rehearsals OF
THE Debutante,' the new musical COM
edy written by Harry B. and Robert B.
Smith and Victor Herbert, of which she
is to be the star next season. On the
same ship will be VIII West, who is to
be one Of the leading comedians in Miss
Dawn's support and who has been in
England all summer.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
sHUBERT ROAD ATTRACTIONS.

Among the early productions to take
to the road this season under the direc-
ton Of Messrs. shubert will be baThe
Whip" opening in Milwaukee the latter
part Of August, William T. Hodge In
The Road to HAPPINESS" 'The whirl OF
the World" The Belle Of Bond Street"
Petrova in ''Panthea," THE Midnight
Girl" with George MacFarlane. The
Midnight Girl" Western company. Hin
podrome production of "Pinafore, I" 'Fan-
ny's First Play" THE Honeymoon Ex-
press and The Blue Bird.
All these plays will be on tour before
September %. and during the month of
October equally as many more pFoduc-
Hnns xiii hA aAnt out
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

Roy Atwell who made a hit with Emma
Trentini in The Firehy'' and who was
more recently seen in Pretty Mrs
Smith," has written a farce entitled
Are You My Wife," This will be seer
early in the season in one Of the shu-
hert New York thaaterR
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02

David Bispham was honored a short
time ago when bis alma mater, Haver-
ford College. Philadelphia, conferred upon
him the honorary degree OF doctor OF
laws oil d.. The eminent barytone
will, It Is expected. be seen In vaudeUIIs
again next season.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
"The Woman in the C..e.~

Clyde's Fitch's THE Woman in the
Case has been selected for revival week
by the Poll Players. This drama of mod
ern social life in America was written
as starring vehicle for Blanche Walsh.
1t was produced originally in Washing
ton at the National Theater in 1906 by a
cast made up OF famous names. Clyde
Fitch, who was a student of feminine
psychology, in this one play more than
in any OF his other great successes has
laid bare a woman's soul for the inspec-
ton Of an audience. His story rings
so true to life and is written with so
much earnestness OF purpose that II
stands out as his greatest serious con-
tribution to the American theater. Miss
Jewel will have the title role next week.
Mr.. Brickert will have another oppor-
tunity for fine acting in the character
played originally by the late Frank
Worthing.