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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

A moving picture that took over a
year to make is what Winsor McCay
will show at the New Brighton Theatre
next week. The actual time used i'm
taking the picture with the camera
wasn't day, but it was the work of
preparing the camera that consumed so
much time. MrAMcCay had to make all
the drawings personally, and as there
are over eight thousand of them, it
necessitated great deal of labor and
time. Each drawing is slightly diff
ferent from the preceding one, and
when they are all placed on circular
contrivance and turned the figures APP
pear to move. The moving picture
camera is then used TO reproduce this
moving effect on screen.
Mr.. McCdy conceived his novel idea
from chance remark made by friend
Of his during 4 visit to the Museum OF
Natural History in this city. They
were in the large room where the
bodies of the immense prehistoric ami
mails are shown. They were standing
in front of a repro duction of an i'm
mense dinosaurs, when the cartoon
lists friend jokingly remarked:
wouldn't man with trained
dinosaurs be a riot in vaudeville?"
1t was only & casual remark, but the
idea took root in Mr.. McCay's brain
He knew there wasn't anything that
could even approach dinosaurs in
appearance in real life, so he thought
Of drawing one and bringing it to life
in motion pictures. 1t took him over a
year, working constantly in his home
ir Sheepshead Bay, TO finish his trained
dinosaurs. The dinosaurs was for
mally christened Gertie, and the NOV
ing picture shows him going through
a routine of tricks, supposedly at the
command Of his master.
The immense amount Of work re-
ouired may be CLEANED from the fact
that it took fifteen drawings for Gertie
TO merely lift her foot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

Shsync, Francis X. Conlsn, Frank A.
Conner. John n. Wheeler and little
Joyce Fair have all made the farce one
Of the best seen in New York this
year. "The Dummy" Is to have d Lon
don production and one or two road
companie5 will be put out in the fall.
The 2lsth consecutive performance
Of kitty Mackay.' Catharne CHS
holm Cushing's romantic comedy, as
produced by William Elliott at the
Comedy Theatre. in 4lst St, will take
place Monday evening. July IL. The
stage, which is used at two matinecs
each week and every evening for the
representation Of the play. is kept busy
during the daylight hours By strenuous
rehearssls of another company. In
the mean time the original sggrega-
ton still continue without any pros
pect of cessation.
"Too Many Cooks" which reaches its
161st New York performance at the
7hirty-ninth Street Theatre on Mon
day evening, is drawing audiences that
tax the capacity Of the house. It is
settled definitely that 100 Many
Cooks" will remain in its present quar-
tiers at least until the opening OF the
regular fall and winter season. Mean
while, arrangements are going forward
for its production in London by Will
lam A. Brady and Sir Charles Wynd-
ham, with the likelihood that Frank
Craven will assume the principal role
and that the remaining members Of
the cast will he English players. For
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
A C0HANESQUE REVUE
George M. Cohan to Enter 4
New Field Of Producing.

George NJ. Cohsn in an entirely new
branch of playwritng is an announce
ment that comes from the Offices OF
Conan & Harris. Beginning next SUM
mer, at the Aston Theatre, Mr.. Cchan
will annually contribute a revue which
will be revue for all that the word
stands for, satire on political, social
and current events, with reviews Of the
successful plays Of the preceding year:
in fact. the high spots Of all that was
worth while during the preceding sea-
son.
Mr.. Cohan, a master workman In the
CON struction Of comedy, farce, melo-
drama and musical comedy. will in this
depsrture find field that should be
particularly fruitful. All revyes so far
have depended for their appeal on
girls, and what Mr.. Cohsn is going 20
do is to attempt to make the material
itself good and not depend on mere
matter in other words, TO do on the
stage what clever eartoonist might
do in series Of sketches on prevail
ing conditions.
while "Cohsn's Current Revue" will
he staged deliberately and with sde-
austc musical comedy accessories, Mr..
Conan will aim 10 succeed rather BY
the humor of his trayesties than by
the Ritter of ornRmen'ution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
Notes of Plays and Musical
Shows That Continue.

"The Passing Show OF 1914" now in
its second month at the Winter Gar
den, is testing the capacity Of the
theatre at every performance. The
cast includes such well known people
rs Jose Collins, Bernard Granville, +.
Roy Barnes, George w. Munroe, Fran
ces Demarest, Ethel Amorita Kelly.
Muriel Window, Marilyn Miller, Harry
Fisher. Bessie Crawford. Robert EN-
nett Keane, Lew Brice, Stafford Penn
bcrton, William Durham, John Free
man. Elsie Pilcer, Ivan Bankof, Wini-
fred Gilrain. Winona wilkins aud June
Elvidge. The chorus numbers over
eighty persons. The matinees occur
or Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Edward Peple's farce, "a Pair OF
Skies" continues TO attract crowded
houses to the Longacre Theatre, where
If will enter upon the eighteenth week
NJ liz run tomorrow evening, with the
important roles still being played by
HALE Hamilton, George Parsons, Fritz
Williams, Ann Murdoch, Ivy Troutman
and Maude Eburne, all OF whom have
been identified with It's success since
the New York premiere.
"Thc Dummy" passed the Tooth mile
stooe o. is ouccessful New York run
last week at the Hudson Theatre.
,berc il scene entirely capable Of
J,..iug enthusiastic audiences for
Na,n, time 10 come. Ernest 1rueN has
nude notable success ~ this play;
lizard Ellis 10 featured a. Spider"
~ gambler; Joseph Brennan is new
Inc az -Ieuih. mud Jane onkcr. tdith
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
AFFAIRS OF THE WEEK IN THE PLAYEOUSES
VARIETY BILLS
PARK AND BEACH

score Of drummers from orchestrss:
bands. from the various csbsrets and
dancing palaces throughout the city
have entered their names for the con-
test Sterling Pile and Edith Him,
tangoing up and down stairs at the
Castle House, and the exhibition
dances By Dart NJ. Thorne and MISS
Marie l.. Newton are among the en-
PERTAINING features daily. "0klahoms
Ranch" the wild West production, rs
a realistic production of Western life.
RUSTIC THEATRE.
McKenna's Minstrels arc announced
as the headline attraction at Rustic
Theatre, Palissde Amusement PARK
this week. aud have an aggregation OF
seven players. Others on the bill are
v ilson and Wilson, singers; Sisnor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

and enthusiasm our almost juvenile
delight in what is new and daring that
make iaded and tired Europe care so
much for us all Of sudden. mr.
Hughes and enjoy this engagement
at the Palace tremendously. The grea;
audiences seem composed Of people
whom the craze for modern dancing
has educated into discerning critics #
our technical work. Hereafter theatre
goers will demand real dancing, and
the artists who succeed next winter
will have to be some dancers,' IS
George VI. Conan would say. to satisfy
the eXacting taste of our connosseurs
in every kind of STEP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
PALACE.

PALACE.
Eddie Foy and his seven little come
dams have quit their summer home
TO show their new act at the
Palace Theatre for the first time.
Father Foy and his brood, assisted by
Mrs. Fey, have been hard at work re-
hearsing a new idea in family clown.
ing, and it is promised that they Will
show batch OF fresh funny business.
Following the London fashion. the
Palace is holding over hesdliners for
a run. and the new policy is being re-
warded by capacity houses. Joan Saw
yer and her two teammates, Nigel Bar
RE and Benne Dixon. remain. she
will present new make brought
from Buenos Ayres and a new dance
with cakewalk interpretations. Adelaide
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
NEW BRIGHTON.

The new dramatic playlets of great
prominence in vaudeville will be seen
at the New Brighton Theatre next
week. 1t is improbable that such of
ferings will be seen again on the same
bill. They are Paul Armstrong; play
let of modern politics "To Save One
Girl" and "The Blue Diamond" pre-
scented by Joseph Hart and written BY
John Willard. Paul Armstrong is well
known to every one. and John Willard
achieved fame as the author of "The
Green Beetle" another successful
vaudeville playlet.
Strangely enough, both plsylets have
actual happenings for their sources.
Paul Armstrong has taken the idea Of
his playlet from the unsuccessful at
tempt Of Illinois politicians to frame
up Lieutenant Governor Barrett of that
state. "The Blue Diamond" is a play
let, showing how the famous Blue Dia-
moud of Napoleon was stolen from the
Louvre in Paris several years ago and
finally recovered by detectives.
AT LUNA.
4 large number of new features are
TO be seen at Luna next week. In ad-
dition to the regular open-air free
vaudeville programme, several new
acts have been provided At the Cas-
ties Summer House at Luna an ex-
ceptionally good programme is offered.
On Monday evening Vernon Castle
will personally judge the dancers in
the hesitation contest, while on
" cdnesdsy evening Mr.. Castle will
give series OF instructions and sug-
gestions Oh modern dancing. with H.
Illustrations to the patrons without
charge. Thursday evening will be the
banner evening. The management has
provided make contest, together
with competition for the best all.
round dancing couple. Mr.. Castle will
select the winners, who will be Ut lib
yrty to select their own trophy from
large number Of handsome and sp-
propriate prizes. IN addition, a drum
mers' contest will also be held on the
same evening. Alreadv more then a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

usually large one, will be presented
early in the fall. Frank Tinney, who is
now performing with marked success
in London. will in ail probability be the
leading comedian Of the new organi-
zston. Mr. Ziegfeld holds a contract
with Mr.. Tinney. calling for his SER
vices in the United States for the next
three years. A well-known American
comedienne and singer at present APP
pearing in England will be prominent
IN the cast. MIR. Iiegfeld's foreign
representative has been commissioned
bv cable to engage a number of M
portant European artists for the Revue.
Immediately following the opening Of
the Mid-winter Revue. Mr.. Ziegfeld will
depart FOR London, where he Is TO pro-
ducc, for his own account, an Ameri-
can musical revue. The cast and
chorus for the London organization will
be made M of Americans exclusively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
PEARL 'S,NDELhR
N HPOTASH AND pERLNOTTER"
AT COHhk'S THEATRE
T. Roy Barnes, Comedian-Adelaide
on Interviews and Art-Notes
and News.
By HECTOR TURNBULL.

the public in general. and not prime s
line of our interview.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

"Zicgfeld Follies." f. Ziegfeld, jr., has
perfected all arrangements to produce
the Mid-winter Revue which he contem-
plated launching last season, but was
unable to do 30 on account of the
scarcity of the proper talent. The
Mid. winter Revue, which will be AN I'M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
BROADWAY ROSE GARDENS.

Countess Aida Tsglsvis, who ha,
twice delayed her sailing for Europe
in order to preside over the dancing al
the opening Of the Broadway Rose
Gardens Theatre and Danse de Pier
rctte. will probably have TO postpone
her sailing again. for artisans arc still
in possession Of the building. Genera!
Manager George F. Kerr will not at
tempt to make a definite announcement
OF the opening date until the middle
of the week.
Unusual festivities have been ar
ranged to mark the opening of New
York's newest movie" theatre. restsu-
rant and dansant. Rehesrssls OF the
programme. features are progressing a.
several halls that have been engaged
for the purpose, and everything is in
readiness the moment the contractors
and contractors give the word that
lney are through.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
HAMMERSTEIN's ROOF.

Houdni, at Hsmmerstein's Victoria
and Roof Garden. announces. Next
week | will walk through solid brick
wall" Having proved that straitjsck-
cts. zinc-lined packing cases. multiple
locked handouts. and even prisons, are
no more conhning to him than ordi-
nary thread. Houdini engages to per-
form this feat. spirit fashion, with q
wall built Of real bricks and real NOR
tar BY a committee from the audience.
THE Temptress" dance, with Alice Els
and Bert French, runs on. striking
effect OF foaming lava is produced with
the manufacture of myriads of soap
bubbles. The surrounding bill is I'M
commonly good. II includes the SIX
Berlin Madcaps. Billy McDermott, Syl-
via Loyal and Her Pierrot a European
novelty with 100 pigeons. Joe Jackson,
the Girl from Milwaukee, Harry Breen,
Lalla Selbini. Jack Horton and Mile.
La Triska. Smith. Cook and Brandon,
and the Helen Leach Wallen Trio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

and Hughes also remain on the bill.
Their new feature will be SCENIC
dance, "The Cat and the Canary
These two headline dancing acts have
proven themselves to be great drawing
cards. For her showing against Belle
Baker last week little Ruth Roye is
given her fifth consecutive week at the
ralace. She will sing new songs. De
Haven and Nice will present dancing
act, the Pauline" Cane Dance and
"The Tango footed Monkey Wrench
Spissell Brothers and Mack have been
engaged to show their European nov
elty. An added attraction will be Dis-
mond and Brennan. in "NiftynoB-
sense" Another number will be Eddie
Bruch and sister, cello and violin
players. Libbey and Barton are team
of comedy cyclists,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

A NEW ZIEGfELD REVUE.
Encouraged by the unprecedented
.,.cc., ~ the current edition ~ The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

Piott, in a series of scenes and songs
from operas. and the Sylphones. tue
musicians. In addition, four reels OF
motion pictures are projected. Al the
amphitheatre the free attractions in
cude Holden making high dive from
a height of ll2 feet; Billy Mick aud
his trick mule; Barrs and Barrs, wire
performers; the Dare Family, IN an
aerial act, Blake's Dog and Pony Show,
and jeanette Maine, on the trapeze.
Fireworks are feature Of THURSDAY
night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
MADISON SQUARE ROOF.

The Madison Square Roof Garden
enters on its seventh successful week
tomorrow evening. The Roman pavil-
ion is crowded nightly with dancers.
jackie MacDermott sings Scotch and
Irish songs. Gene Ryan is back at the
garden with q number of new songs.
Barney Gold and Arthur Rhein. the
popular barytone. will remain a. IN
Garden all season. Percy Wilkinsd
has made a hit as a ballad slngc,
Others are Miss Elsie Taylor. No
Annets Norton, May Perkins 40
Grace Deanc. and Miss Jane Carol al
Donald Blythe in the new Turkish
hop. Exhibition dances are given every
afternoon and evening by we'll known
experts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-02
MANY GRAINS ANNULLED
ON PENNSYLV WANNA LINES
East and West Of City Of Pitts
burg as a Forced Economic
Measure.
EMPLOYEES FURLoUGHED.
CurtaiIment of Working Forces.
Throws Thousands of Men
into IdIeness.

PHILADELPHIA, April I'm pur-
suance of the retrenchment plan made
public last week, the Pennsylvania
railroad today annulled 11S passenger
trains on the lines east of Pittsburg
and Erie and a large number on the
western lines. The 11S trains discon-
tinued on the eastern line include the
sixty-two specifically named in the
original announcement and others
formerly operated in connection with
them and are in addition to the twenty
six discontinued some weeks ago
when cuttinng down in passenger SER
vice first started.
The financial saving on the eastern
lines, it is estimated, will run close
to two million dollars per year, should
the curtailment be enforced that long.
On the western lines it is roughly cali
cuIated the economy will effect sim
liar saving.
About 500 employees IN this city we're
furloughed yesterday for various per
iods and it was said the number of
men already under suspension and
those to be laid Off within the next
month would total $4,000 on the lines
east and 5000 west Of Pittsburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-02
FLORIDA. HOTELS
60 UP IN SMOKE
AS Well as Other Property at a
Loss Estimated at Half Mil
lion Dollars.
enY AaeeelArEe eaasa

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, April 2
Fire today destroyed five tourists
hotels, the county court house and
number of residences here. SO 1ar
as is known no lives were lost though
many guests at the Florida house
the Munson house and the Atlantic
and Central hotels, which were de-
stroyed, escaped scantly clad and had
not time to save their personal be-
lfngings.
Property damage is estimated at
between 100000 and $3.50, 1000.
Nearly two blocks near the water
front were destroyed. For time the
business section of the city was en-
dangered but the flames were checked
by local firemen and a section of the
Jacksonville fire department, which
arrived on a special train.
The fire originated in the kitchen
OF the Florida, large wooden struc-
ture and spread rapidly. The first
alarm was turned in at i o'clock.
Firemen first turned their attention
to rescuing the guests at the Florida,
many of whom were carried down
ladders. Occupants of the other mo-
tells were warned of their danger and
many fed into the street without any
attempt to save their personal belong
ings. The burned section was bound
ed by Charlotte, Treasury, Hypol1ta
and st. George streets.
Two persons were injured. An I'M
identified woman sustained dislo-
Gated neck when she plunged from
the third story of a residence. A
Libby, a guest of the Florida, broke
leg in 1eaping from the second floor
of the hotel. He will recover.
The Vedder house, a famous land
mark, containing valuable curios,
was among the buildings destroyed.
A company of militia today guarded
the burned section to prevent loot
ing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-02
miner KILLED
BY a Heavy Fall of Slate in a
Coal Mine at Mount
Glare.

Funeral services over the remains
of Manuel Albetta, aged % years, a
Spanish miner employed by the Mar
shall Mining Company at its Mt, Clare
mine, who was instantly killed late
Wednesday evening, when he was
caught under a fall of slate while at
his work, were held at 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon at the Lynch-Os-
born Undertaking Company's NOR
tuary chapel and the burial was in the
Holy Cross cemetery.
Albetta was employed in the mines
and was at his work shortly after
O'Clock yesterday afternoon when
without a minutes warning huge
piece of slate fell from the roof of the
mine crushing him to instant death.
Fellow workmen hearing the noise OF
the falling slate rushed into the room,
but could not help Albetta any as he
was under the main part of the fall.
A large force of men set to work at
once to remove the debris from OFF his
remains and it was not until o'clock
this morning that the last piece OF
slate was removed.
The deceased man is survived by
his parents and several brothers, AL
residing in the old country.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-02

of the Supreme Court is That it
is Not improper to Accept
Money from Both.

CHARLESTON, April 2.-That it is
not improper for a person to accept
money from both the vender and
vendee, is held In an opinion written
by Judge Poffenbarger in the case of
Peters VS.. Riley which went up from
the circuit court of Mingo county in
which the decree of the lower court
was affirmed.
"a mere middle-man in sale OF
land may consistently accept compen-
sation for his services from both ven
dor and vendee," says the opinion
instructions requiring the jury to
find a formal contract of employment
of the plaintiff, IN action of assump-
sit for compensation for services as
agent in a sale Of land, as condition
precedent to his right of recovery, is
properly refused, when the evidence
tends to prove facts from which the
law raises a promise to pay for the
services rendered." is given as one
of the points in the syllabus.
proof of a declaration of Intention
by an agent or broker is sale of
land, to withhold from his principal
or clients, the vendor, information as
to the quality Of the land, without
proof of actual suppression of the in
formation or the vendors ignorance
of the fact, the sale having been made
by the acre and the agent having act
ed as a mere middleman in the trans
action, does not Justify the giving of
an instruction propounding an injury
as to bad faith on the part Of the
agent"
Another point held in this case is
that "a vendor who has incurred LA
bility to an agent for services rem
dered him in the sale by acceptance
thereof, with knowledge of the agents
expectation of recompence, cannot
avoid it by a mere notice or warning
of his purpose not to pay, given on
the occasion of the signing of an op-
ton fixing the price and terms of
sale"
In affirming the decree of the cir
cult court of Doddridge county in the
case of the Carnegie Natural Gas Com
pany VS.. the Carter Oil Company,
Judge Robinson in writing the opinion
of the supreme court, rendered Tues
day, held that when general bound
aries are so given in the description
of land that they may mean either the
inclusion OF a. parcel or the exclusion
of it. and to that extent the descrip-
ton is ambiguous or uncertain, the
number of acres which the parties
have fixed in describing the land may
be looked to in defining the boundary.
Parol evidence Of declarations made
or intentions held by the parties prior
to the execution Of a writing or at the
time thereof. are inadmissible for in
depreciation of its meaning"