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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11
UHE FACES BEHIND
! THE FOOTLICHTS

tire as 1t exists in this country and in
Europe, and holds many interesting
views bearing upon affairs Of the stage.
Mr.. Vernon said TO THE Sun reporter:
Comparatively recently. and more or
less unconsciously, We who view the
theatre from within have undergone de-
cided changes of mind and method. The
stage is subject to revolutions the same
as any other institution. 1t is a pc
culiar fact. moreover, that the men in
timately associated with the creation
and staging of plays are usually I'M
aware that a revolution is taking place
until the pubic convinces them that
such IL the case. In other words.
theatrical styles change not because
managers want them to but for the very
emphatic reason that the men and
women who pay their money for enter
tainment or education decree that
they shall change. Theatrical revolu-
lions do not come from the producers
but from the public.
AT the present time simplicity Is the
keynote of our theatrical successes in
London. From what I have seen the
same condition exists here. In the old
days we sought to attain our effects
by means OF realism alone. At present
we try TO gain the same end by means
of impressive simplicity In this con-
necton we are forced TO consider NOV
| Ing pictures as an important factor.
| Before pictures attained their present
| popularity II was comparatively easy to
| create startling stage effects which
| passed for realism. We could. for in
stance, stage a train wreck which TO
all intents and purposes carried the
force OF an exciting Illusion.
But this isn't possible to-day. Your
audience probably has seen on the
J screen an engine and an entire train
Of cars plunge into an open switch.
curl up at the foot OF a steep embank-
ment. catch Are and disappear in flame
and smoke. After having had this
| thrilling spectacle unfolded before their
| eyes what chance has the producer to
| gain even the semblance Of a similar
effect within the limitations OF a the
| atres stage? IL can't he done. That
| is why 7 say We have been forced to
rely upon simplicity for our chances
| Of success.
According to my way ~ thinking
moving pictures are proving an actual
I boon 10 the theatre az an institution
because they are Kidding It of its arti-
ficial trickcry. thus making way for
the fundamentals upon which dramatic
art is founded. At the present time
every element entering into a theatrical
production il subservient To the subject
matter Of the play itself. Scenery. cos
tunes effects. everything is secondary
to the mere telling of the story. And
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THE PLAYS THAT LAST.

The plays to he seen in the New York
theatres are at Pays to Advertise" at
the Conan Twin Beds" at the Fulton
The Hawk" at the Shubert. THE Story
Of the Rosary at the Manhattan Opera
House, ION Trial at the Gambler, the
Third Party" Mt the Thirty-ninth Street,
Under Cover at the Cort. Mr.. WI"
at the Maxine Elliott. innocent" at the
Eltinge The High Cost of Loving" at
the Republic. THE Prodigal Husband"
at the Empire. The Miracle Man a.
the Aston. THE Beautiful Adventure
at the Lyceum Theatre. He Comes Up
Smiling at the Liberty. MY Lady's
Dress" at the Playhouse. Evidence" at
the Lyric. The Phantom Rival at the
Belasco. and Daddy Long-Legs" at the
Gaiety.
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the simpler the story the further down
1t reaches toward the common level OF
human life. the greater are its chances
for commercial success. The public Is
tired OF mere productions spiced with
blunt realism.
In My Ladys Dress Edward Knob
LAUGH shows the possibilities OF dra-
matte invention by weaving an appeal
ing story around a woman's gown. In
this story there Is the bitterest tragedy
as well as touches OF comedy. all figur-
ing in the creation Of the gown. In
the writing OF this play he has given a
verx striking illustration OF my conten-
ton that the present theatrical era is
one in which simplicity dominates"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11
THE PLAYS IN BROOKLYN.
what IL 10 he Acted This Week In
BROOKLYN,

The Montauk has in THE Secret
one of Henri Bernsteins most success
full plays, and IN Frances Starr. David
Belasco's most popular woman star.
Miss Starr II exquisite in her portrayal
Sf the dlstraught and unreasonable
woman who causes so much trouble to
those she loves. Robert Warwick,
Montague Love. Frank Reicher and a
strong company appear with Miss Starr,
The opening OF Olga Petrova's season
will occur at the Majestic Theatre on
Monday afternoon. She will appear in
"Panthea" with Jerome Patrick and an
excellent company. Nine. Petrova had
so much success with this play AT the
Shubert Theatre last season that she
played there for several weeks.
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THE WEEKLY CHANGES.
Popular Plays to he Seen Anew This
Week,

The Standard Theatre. which has
brought so many OF the best OF the
towns successes to the upper West
Side will this week have Peg o. My
Heart" to delight the clientele which
has responded 80 promptly to the pres
enCe OF this new playhouse. Elsa Ryan,
who has proved such an irresistible in
terpreter of the heroine and who took
the part Immediately after I.auretta
Taylor will he In the company.
The Grand Opera House is going this
week 10 give New Workers another OPP
portunity to see George NJ. Cohanr
mystery farce. Seven Keys TO Bald
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pate" George Parsons now plays tho
leading role. and is said to be one OF
the best Of all the interpreters of the
part. There have been so many en-
gagements OF this popular play within
the city limits, in addition to its long
run Mt the Aston Theatre. that 1t will
be interesting ultimately to estimate
just how many times 1t has been acted
in New York
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them will he Florence Tempest. as
sisted by Herbert Hoffman and Harry
Wilson Harry Bercsford and COM
pany in a playlet called Twenty odd
Years. novelty called The Edge
Of the World which will be shown
here for the first time at the Colonial;
George Lyons and Bob Yosco, Foster
Ball and company. Darrell and Con-
way, Harris and Manion and the
Maxine Brothers and Bobby. There
will he concerts this afternoon and
evening.
The Alhambra will have this week
Sylvester Schaffer. who furnishes half
the bill by himself; Dainty Marie, the
Ardells, in new skit called The sur
fragette.' the Faber Girls I'm Dainty
Bits OF Vaudeville" Holmes and Blu
chanan and Edwin George. There will
be concerts This afternoon and evening.
Tho Broadway Theatre. which has
been so rebuilt that 1t is practically
new except for the walls. will begin it's
second week OF its season this afternoon.
! There will be a bill Of ten acceptable
acts and a number Of exclusive motion
pictures. The policy OF having a con-
| tinuous performance has met with great
/ favor with the patrons of the theatre.
Dave Marion. who has long been n IA
miliar and an unusually popular figure
in burlesque, will be seen this week ct
the Columbia Theatre at the head II
his own company. Mr.. Marions new
| production Is a two oct burlesque called
! "Stageland." OF which he is author and
/ composer. The first scene of the first
act shows steamship dock at Ho-
| boken and the landing of an English
musical comedy company on the day
before its initial performance is given
in New York. The second scene is
played in the cabin Of ap ocean liner
and the third shows the departure of
the steamship. The second act is Iii
vided into two scenes. the first show
ing the stage entrance of theatre and
the second is given on the stage faith
fully illustrating the movements OF the
performers back OF the curtain. Mr.
Marion appears in his original charac
ter creation. SnuGD. the cabman, and
Jimmy. Mr.. Marion's supporting com
pany includes Agnes Behler. Anna
Armstrong. Maude Clifton. Marion
Gray. Emilia Bartoletti, Lucille Gala
her. Tom Odell, Max Gordon, NJ. Hun
ter and Burdette Hunter. Returns from
the worlds series baseball games will
be read from the stage.
The Fay Foster company will appea.
AT the Murray Hill Theatre this week
in a long and diversified bill that in
cludes TWO one act burlettss and an
olio OF specially acts. The vaudeville
performers constituting the company
appear in the characters of the sklts in
; addition TO rendering their specialties
They include Harry lie Clair Fields anC
Allen. Boyd and Veola. Ella Gould and
Roy Seres, and there is a large choru,
OF girls. The returns from the worlds
series baseball games will be read from
the stage during the matinee perform
anrea
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Joan Sawyer and Nigel Barrie are to
he seen at the Persian Garden. which
was opened last week. This dance hall
Is unique in that Miss Sawyer happens
to be acquainted with the majority OF
the guests and manages TO make them
feel very much at home. Then instead
of merely doing exhibition dancing she
Joins with her guests in the simpler or
the modern dances.
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WHERE TO DANCE.


The Jardln de Danse, in spite of the
fact that many Of the dancers are APP
pearing now in their winter habitats
still continues TO have many OF them
at its evening gatherings. They come
late II they are appearing in vaudeville
or early II they are to take part In
some salon dancing on their own ac-
count. Lewis Sloden and Boonie Glass
do their graceful slow fox trot, and
Evelyn Nesbit and Jack clifford are to
be seen in their aCrobatiCs
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BROOKLYN VARIETIES.
what L. to he Seen I'm the Music
Halls over the River.

Blanche Walsh will he at the Bush
wick Theatre this week in "He Who
Laughs Last" This sketch by NJ. f..
Robertson has been most popular. Sam
and Kitty Morton, Adele Richie. the
Langdons and others are to be seen on
the long bill.
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Houdini. Elizabeth Brice and Charles
King, the Rigolettos. Cressy and Dayne,
Ruth Roye and other well known vaude-
vile stars are on the so-called head
liners week at the Orpheum.
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The Broadway Girls, one Of the best
Of the burlesque companies. will be ct
the Star Theatre this week "A Day
and "A Night" will be the two acts in
which the company appears. Hazel
Crosby. Ada Lum. Savo and other well
known burlesque artists are in the com
pany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

The musical plays are pretty Mrs.
Smith" at the Casino and Julia Sander
son in THE Girl From Utah" at the
Knickerbocker Theatre.
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PLAYS ON THE SCREEN.
WhstIs 10 lie Seen on the Flicker
stage This Week.

The moving pictures that continue to
delight large audiences are the wonder
full submarine views shown at the
Broadway Rose Garden. They are won
derful reproductions OF underwater life,
At the Forty fourth Street Theatre
ireland as a Nation" still interests
audiences that find this pictorial his
tory OF Ireland for the past Jig years
full OF entertainment and instruction
There Is a vocal quartet which renders
music during the performance.
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what was formerly known somewhat
grandiosely as the Palais de Danse in
the Winter Garden building IS now to
be Chez Maurice. and that name comes
from the fact that Maurice and Walton
have been engaged to dance there. They
will show their usual dances, which are
always executed with grace.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

Dancing continues on the roof OF the
New Amsterdam Theatre and two or
chestras supply the music at the resort,
which is still known as the Ziegfeld
Danse de Follies.
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At the Broadway Rose Garden, which
Is crowded every night with dancers
there are two excellent orchestras, as
we'll as floor constructed on the latest
scientific principles. In addition to the
professional dancers there Is singing
by Mile. Marcella Albus and other en-
tertainlng features,
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The Strand Theatre will this week
show Robert Edeson in Where the
Trail Divides" which Is sequel 10
"Strongheart" There will be music and
the topical as we'll as the comic views.
Bruce Emmett the Irish tenor, will
make his first appearance in this coun-
try at the Lexington Avenue Opera
House tomorrow. He will sing Irish
ballads incidental to the disclosure OF
the picture play THE Key to Yester-
dav." which Is one OF the finest of the
contemporary films.
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The Vitagraph Theatre will Offer n
change OF programme on Monday. The
policy OF two feature pictures, drama
and a comedy. will he continued,
A stirring war story in four parts,
1.-THE Tangle," will ne the dramatic pic
ture. II was written by Col. Jasper
Ewing Brady, late of the United States
army and produced by Capt. Harry
Lambart with a specially selected cast
including Naomi Childers, Darwin Kari
L. Rogers Lytton. Capt. Lamhart,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs, Vernon Castle, VINO
went 20 Europe to show their dancing
and came right back again on aCooun;
of the war. will 70 the headliners this
week al the Colonial. on the bill with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

Charles Wellesley, Lillian Herbert and
others.
This will be followed by THE Fates
and the Fourfush"
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"Any Night" p,ayet, which was
one Of the successful pieces presented
last season at the Princess Theatre,
will be the leading feature this wees
si Hanmerstein's Victoria. Other acts
on the programme will be Willard, the
man who grows; Bonita, Ed Ninton
and his dog Buster piero. Diamond
END Brennan. the Ray Dooiey Trio
Bunny Gray, Lewis Leo, Harry Car
roll and Ballard Macdonald. Capt
Louis Sorchos and his deep sea divers
and comedy motion pictures,
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VAUDEVILLE AND BURLESQUE.
what May he Seen In the Theatres
where Bills Change weekly.

Katy Gordon will return TO the New
York stage this week. when she will
he seen at the Palace in new one act
playlet by Jack Iait called Alma $
Return" The piece tells OF the fur
Their adventures of the heroine In
"Alma, Wo wohnst DUP" which was
PLAYED a few seasons ago at Weber's
Theatre. The supporting bill will In
clude The Society Buds" one OF
Jesse l.. Lasky's tabloid musical com
edies; Joan Sawyer. who has been re-
tained for another week; Bickel and
Watson, Cross and Josephine, Began
ny's Lunatic Bakers, the Sharrocks
the spinnett Quartette and other fea-
lures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-04-30
LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 40.


AN ACT for the better protection of fish in
certain streams in Garrett county.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That it shall be I'M
lawful for any person or persons to kill, take
or catch in any manner whatever any brook
trout or other trout from or in any of the
streams or said Garrett county, which have
been stocked with brook or other trout, or
which have had said fish placed therein from
the State Fish Hatchery, for the period of
two wears from the first day of April, 1914
Section 2. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be unlawful for any person or per
sons who are nOn-residentS of the State of
Maryland to take. catch or kill in any manner
whatsoever any fish in any of the streams of
the said Garrett county, without first hay
ing applied to the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of said Garrett county and procured a Ii
cense so to do and paying therefor the sum
OF I'VE dollars, which said license shall be
good and valid for one year from the date
thereof.
Section. 3. And be it further enacted that
any person or persons violating any of the
provisions of the two preceding sections
and upon conviction thereof before any Jus
tice of the Peace of said Garrett county, or
in any Circuit Court thereof, shall be fined
not less than Ave dollars nor more than fifty
dollars for each Otfense, and shall stand
committed to the county jail until said fine
is paid, one half of said fine or fines to 90 to
the informer or informers upon whose evil
dence the conviction is obtained
Section +. And be it further enacted that
all money arising from the license aforesaid
and all fines, after paying the amount afOre
said to tie infOrmer or infOrmerS, shall be
paid to the School Board Of Garrett county
for the use of the public schools.
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That
said Act shall take effect from the first day
OF April, 1914
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AN ACT to prohibit any minister OF the
Gospel OF other person, in Garrett County
who is now or may hereafter be authorized
under the laws or Maryland to perform the
marriage ceremony, to give, directly or in
directly any fee as an inducement to any
person TO bring the persons contemplating
marriage to him to perform the marriage
ceremony.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of MAJ ylaud, Thst it shall be I'M
lawful for any minister of the Gospel, or
other person, in Garrett County, who under
the laws Of the state of Maryland is now, or
may hereafter be authorized to perform the
marriage ceremony, to give, either directly
or Indirectly, or offer to give any money,
present or ewaTd. to any hotel or railroad
porter. or other person or persons, to bring,
take or direct any person contemplating
matrimony to said minister OF the Gospel or
other person so authorized to perform said
rite or ceremony. Any person or persons
violating the provisions of this Section shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before any Justice
OF t Peace in Garrett County, or before the
Circuit Court thereof, shall be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars
and costs of prosecution and to he )mInltted
to Jail until said fine and costs are paid.
sec. 2. And be il enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-04-30

and what kind of crop may be ex.
peoted from using it. In addition it
will make the children much more in
terested in farm operations and put
real life into their school work.
The method of testing seed corn is
so simple that any boy or girl ten years
old can make the test. The Rag Doll
tester is the easiest to make and the
best to use in the school room. 1t is
made from strip of muslin 8 by SO
inches wide, marked off into twenty
squares, each square holding six grains
from each ear tested, After moisten-
ing it, the muslin is carefully rolled
up and put in pail containing warm,
moist sawdust where the grains are
sprouted. This will provide for test
ing enough seed to plant one acre. Full
directions for either home or school
use will be gladly furnished free by
the writer to anyone addressing him
at College Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-04-30
YOUR SEED CORN
SHOULD BE TESTED
Ensures Better Corn Crops and inter
ests Your Boys In Growing Them.
J. E. METZGER.
Maryland Agricultural College.

Maryland Agricultural College.
1t is hoped that the seed corn of
Maryland is in hrst-class condition this
season, but no one can be absolutely
sure without testing it out. We take
1t for granted that your seed was
selected in the field last fall, by going
through the field and selecting mature
ears which grew on just the kind of
stalk you desire. Also that the ears
were the proper height from the
ground, that the shanks were of just
the right length, and that after husk-
ing, only such ears as were of good
type were kept for seed. These ears,
of course, were cured in a we'll ven
tilated place where they were pro-
tected from moisture and frost.
Having taken this care of your seed,
you wish now to make sure not only
that this seed will grow but that it
will make strong growth. The most
dangerous ear Of corn to plant is the
weak ear. Every boy who intends to
enter corn contest or who has to
thin corn for his father, should want
to test the seed he or his father uses.
The best place to do this testing is at
the school house where the boy can
compare his corn with that from other
farms. If samples were gotten from
each farm in q school district and a
test made, it will give line on prac-
tically all the seed in the community
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-04-30
LIME UNEQUALED AS
A SOIL IMPR0VER
Should Be Worked In During CultiVa-
ton.
w. L. HANGER.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

DldliOu.
Farmers everywhere have now
started their spring work. Manure
spreaders are busy getting manure
out on fields to be plowed for corn.
No doubt many are thinking of using
lime on their fields. Why not use it
on the field to be planted to corn
This is an excellent plan because the
lime can be spread on the land after
blowing and worked into the top lay
ers of the soil at the same time that
the seed bed is being prepared.
The mistake is often made of using
too light an application. Not less
than ton of burned lime or two tons
of ground lime stone or oyster shells
should be used per acre Such an ap-
plication as this need not be given
oftener than every once in five or six
years so that the cost for lime would
not be more than so or 60 cents an
acre per year.
While the good effects of lime may
not be very evident on the corn crop
it Will no doubt increase the grain
crop following and certainly stimulate
the growth Of clovers and grasses the
following year Probably in no other
way can like amount of money be
expended to greater advantage.
In buying lime it has been found
that if pure burned lime costs STE
per ton at the kiln. then hydrated lime
or Stacked lime should be $40 and
ground limestone $3.50 per ton. What
kind you should use depends entirely
upon its quality. price, and the distance
1t can be hauled to advantage
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-04-30
AT THE MASH TROUGH.

Above two mixtures, the mash fed
in shallow troughs twice daily (about
10 A. NJ. and P NJ and the grain in
litter of cut straw three times daily
(early in the morning, noon and late
in the evening". At first the mash
may be moistened slightly with water,
but feed dry as soon as chicks learn
to eat it readily. The egg and oat
meal may be given occasionally as
relish. Regulate the feeds so that the
chicks are hungry at each feeding time,
but be certain that they are not
starved. Little and often is the rule
with young chicks until they get to
going well
From three weeks to maturity-Ths
same mash given above (beef scraps
need not be sifted) fed dry, once daily,
at noon, in outdoor hoppers, and
scratch feed composed of whole wheat
and ordinary sifted cracked corn, equal
parts, given twice daily (morning and
night II the birds are able to obtain
q large amount of animal feed fer
themselves from insects, worms, etc,
the proportion Of beef scrap may be
cut down. Also cut down beef scrap If
birds show too rapid maturity, as indt
Gated by comb, development, etc
Green Feed-Give green feed in the
form of cut green clover, grass, lettuce,
certain weeds, etc during the first
few weeks, unless they are able to pick
their own from the range.
Water-Keep clean water (changed
twice daily before them at all times;
also fine grit after the first few days.
(Note-if animal meal is used in the
place of beef scrap, or IL most of the
bone is sifted from the beef scrap, it
is necessary to use small amount OF
bone meal or ground bone in the
ration.