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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-13

Mrs. Bartlett are deyoting their time
outside of the meetings in making
house to house visits to get in per.
sonal touch with every person in the
town. Judging from the attendance at
the meetings no little enthusiasm is
being manifested by a large number
of people Mrs. Bartlett addressed
the Christian Tlndeavor meeting in
the vestry room on Sunday evening.
At the meeting on Monday evening
the hall was packed TO the doors to-
listen TO John D. Whittier and n n!
Love- County School superintendent
addresses on Educational matters
The able manner in which both speak
ers handled their subject, held the
closest attention of all present. Mrs.
r, Raw Brooks sang several selec-
tons which were indeed beautifully
rendered Last evening large num-
Der OF men and boys gathered to list
en- to John l.. Sherman, L S. Agricul-
tural Agent talk ON the business side
az farming. He outlined the work
done here in the County, toward in-'
ducing the farmers to conduct farm
ing on q sound business basis. He
told of numerous experiences OF far
mers previous to the introduction of
business methods and the absolute
necessity in Ueing able to see the
true financial condition OF the farm at
all times if successfully carried on.
Mr.. Sherman held the close attention
OF his auditors and following his talks
on interesting discussion OF farming
problems was held At the same
hour a meeting for women was held
in the church vestry Miss Edna
Batchelder, district nurse of Man
chester gave most interesting and
instructive talk on the prevention Of
sickness in the home. In addition to
the regular program given below, it
is hoped that Jay Corryell of the Uni
versity of Vermont, supervisor of the
County Agricultural agents will speak
at the farmers meeting. Secretary
Bartlett is also making an effort to
obtain Stoddard Bates. the state high
way commissioner TO address the
Good Roads meeting tomorrow night. .
Much interest is being manifested in
the coming of delegation of Will
liams college students on Friday for
the balance Of the week A large
number of our young people are plan
ming several entertainments for them
outside of the regular program. A
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-13

full account of the meetings for the
balance of the week will be given in
next weeks issue of The Banner. The
program, which gives promise of be-
ing very entertaining and profitable,
is as. follows:
Sunday, Oct. 10-l1.0O a. m Regu-
lar service at the church; address by
W. .sBartlett, r2S0 p. m. Gommunii
ty meeting at the church, address by
Mrs. Marguerite A. Bartlett.
Monday, Oct H. 500 p. m. Educa-
tiot, night at the hall. Talks on rur.
al schools by Mr. J. D. Whittier and
Mr. Nj SsIove, County School Super
.intendents4 MRS n, Ravi-Brooss
VIII sing
Tuesday, Oct. $500 p. m, bet
ter Farming Night for the men of.
the community at the hall Talk by
John l.. Sherman, County Agricultur
al Agent followed by general discus.
sion of agricultural problems. Same
time Meeting in the church vestry
for the women of the community.
Talk by Miss Edna t. Bachelor, Dis
trict Nurse of Manchester, on How
to Prevent Sickness in the Home
Wednesday, Oct. 13.-Eyening free
for rest.
Thursday October 1880 p. m.
Illustrated talk at the hall on Good
Rural Roads" by James L. Davis,
County Supervisor of Highways.
Music by local orchestra.
Friday, Oct. 15.-600 p. m. Com.
mnity supper in the vestry of the
church. 500 p. m. Entertainment by
young men from Williams College in
the hall, followed by social hour
Saturday, Oct. 16.--10.00 a. m. All
of the young people of the town will
take the Williams College men on a.
climb to Black Rock. 500 p. m
meeting for the boys and young men
of Dorset in the westry of the church.
The Williams men will speak.
Sunday, Oct. 17.-11.00 Il. m. Regu-
lar service at the church. Addresses
by three of the Williams College men.
500 p. m. Final community meeting
at the church. address by Mr.. Bart
lett.
Committee f. H. West, DR.. F. c.
Liddle, S. F. Holley, w. W. Fame
stock, Mrs. w. W. Fannestock, A. W.
Phelon, Mrs. A. w. Phelon, c. A.
Wade, Anna Gilbert, Elma Pratt
John Fisher, Charles A. Towslee, Fred
Stone, w. e. Tully.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-13

Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Stan
nard Wilcox. A full attendance is
desired.
The many friends of Mrs. John
Clark are pleased to learn she is re-
covering nicely from her operation at
Troy hospital. i''-
Mrs. Ernest Hard of Manchester is
very i'll in the hospital at Rutland.
Mrs. Hard was former teacher in
this town, and her many friends here
wish her a rapid recovery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-13
SUNEE RLAND

Albert Bentley of Keeseville, N. T.
is visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Bentley and
Ben Hill spent Sunday in Salem, N
Y.
The Lend-a-hand meets this week
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
San. Carlo Opera Co.
Coming to Belasco

Grand opera by the San Carlo Com
pany is announced by Manager Taylor.
OF the Belasco. for the week Of October
l. This opera organization. which was
heard here In a repertoire OF six or
eight different works. claims to be the
only one that finished its season un-
disturbed or affected by the troublous
times In the American amusement field.
several whose voices have not until
recently been heard ON American
shores. Signor Gallo has imported from
Italy the Chevalier Fulgenzio 0uerrie-
ri: has secured Senor Manuel Salazar.
the Spanish tenor: Mime. Maria Fara,
coloratura, and the baritone, Giuseppe
Battistint. a nephew Of the famous ar
tist OF that name.
Pczzatlni (Signorina Margherital will
ballet section-another notable feature
OF thf company.
The scheduled program Is as follows
Monday. October 4, Rigoletto. Fara
De Mette. Salazar. Picco: Tuesday
October 6. Cavalleria Rusticana Kaest.
ner Zawner. Graziani. Picco, De Mette
and I'Pagliacci. Charlebois. De Mette
| Agostini. Battistini: Wednesday after.
, noon, October 8. Faust. Kaestner. law
ner Graziani. Battistini: Wednesday
evening. october 8. Lucia. Fara. De
tober I. Carmen. Donalda, Fara. Agos.
tint. Picco: Friday. October s. Masked
Ball, Kaestner. Fara. Charlebois, Agos.
| tint, Picco: Saturday afternoon. Octo'
ber Q. Tales of Hoffman. Kaestner
Fara. Charlebois. Agostini. Picco: Sat.
urday evening. October 9. Aida Evers.
man. Zawner. Salazar. Battistini.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Public Wants Pure Drama
BY OLIVER MOROSCO.

Our dramatic young bioods are eager
to write epoch making and universe-up-
bearing dramas with the idea Of making
the publics flesh creep. But, bless, you,
they don't really mean 1t. I do not
yearp to have my friends. the actors
and the actresses. say or do things in
public which they would never dream
of saying or doing In private. And why
frighten the public out Of the theater.
anyway? l confess try to pick plays
which will attract the public into the
theater. That is much more difficult.
I wuld rather call 1t the pure drama.
There Is a small but noisy class of per-
sons who sneer at the word pure"
am mt sure I know why. After all.
believe the great majority of US lead
fsArly pure lives and have pure ideals.
Neither men nor women are throwing
their bonnets over tho windmilis all OF
the time. 1t IL not everybody's fortune
to be tho hero or heroine Of q scandal
There are large numbers OF husbands
who are faithful to their wives; large
numbers Of wives who have not even
one lover. There are even q good many
people who take no particular pleasure
in witnessing the development Of q
scandal on the stage. can see nc
good reason why they should not b.
catered for.
The audiences cry "Oh. but that II
, not all!' Why not? Is not AS You
Like IT, on the whole as good play
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
From High School
to Stage-A Good Recipe

This 10 a story Of how to get on the
stage. as cleaned from Miss Florence
Rittenhouse. Of the local stock company.
How girlS can. not may. get on the
stage. Briefly 1t may be outlined: Go
to grade school: 20 to high school; enter
into amateur dramatics in high school
4 the town or city amateur DRAMATIC
organisation needs a star speak up and
accept the Job. and when the manager
ting lady. he will naturally ask you to
take the position and there you are
IN actress.
This is the story of Florence Ritten-
house. devoid Of marvellous Jumps from
obscurity to sudden fame. bare of any
''pull" or any luck. and quite every day
and prosaic.
Usually when the star tells Of her sue
cess there is Joker In the story. She
either has a fairy god mother or father
who appears suddenly, or leaves home
and goes to the great metropolis. or Is
endowed with a voice that Is golden. or
q face that Is invaluable from the pro-
ducer's standpoint.
Not SO Miss Rittenhouse. She just
stayed In Philadelphia. and did what
ever came as the next small step up
no matter what 1t was. Just so 1t was
q step forward Miss Rittenhouse tooh
It and did not despise the means by
which she had come.
Her first engagement was with ths
amateur dramatic association at high
school In Philadelphia. :.
- She Is pretty and young and has a
good voice, but she Is not phenomenal!
endowed in either respect. according tt
her own opinion.
Making the most Of her roles. no mat.
ter what they were. brought her to this
attention Of the local amateur city dra'
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Strand.

At Moore's Strand Theater from Sun
day to Tuesday. Harold Lockwood VIII
be seen In ! THE Great Question.
adapted from the play Of tho same title.
May Allison 10 the leading woman. and
the other roles are in the capa BILE hands
of Harry Won Meter, Euysria Ford
wallace Reid and william Stowen.
Edwin Arden will be featured Wednes.
ter" by william J. Locke. a story OF
contemporary English life and custom.
Henry Kolker will be seen for the
remainder of the week In The Bigger
Man an adaptation Of Rupert Hughes
drama. THE Bridge. "a stirring produc'
ton that deals with the conflict between
capital and labor.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Boston Symphony Will
Give Five Concerts Here

Mrs. Wilson Greene. in announcing
her plans for the coming season, will
present to Washington a program
that will include many of the fore
most mrsical artists of the world. A.
usual. Mrs. Greene will present the
Boston Symphony Orchestra in fve
concerts, Tuesday afternoons, Novem-
ber 2, November 30, January 4, Feb-
ruary Is. and March IL. The soloists
spe sse Hns sosfsn N.Y. Msympnon Eansss
SchelIing Mr.. Fritz Kreisler, and Mr..
Ossip Gabfilowitsch.
One Of the most important announce.
ments will be the artists course" Of
world artists in recital pro-
grams. The artists course will be
opened with Nine. Emmy Destinn, tho
great soprano from the Metropolitan
course" is planned to include Mischx
Elman. the great yiolinist. January
~; Nine. Gadski and Clarence White
hill. from the Metropolitan Opera. in
oa RsrU,a Bsa:r aps PsoTss1Y P.sYY
Cassais. the great 'eeilist. in Joint
barytone. and Florence Macbeth. coll
ope1sri IN ;ans rec. fsG %aS tSs
Other artists scheduled to appear
under Mrs. Greene.s manasement dur
ing the season will be Geraldine Far
vember 10; John Mccormick. Novenn-
ber 20: Fritz Kreisler, December 3:
Nine. Melba. Paderewski. and Tito
Ruffo on dates to be announced. I'm
addition to the above concerts. Mrs.
Greene will present Selwyn & Co.'S
whitney Fashion Show at two natl
nee performances. Also Nine. Paw
| Iowa, with entire ballet and grand
opera company. are included in the
future plans, according to Mrs
Greene. All OF these attractions will
be given in the National Theater.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
May Irwin to Give Prize
Of ST, 900 for Best Play

A prise of 81 900 to be given each year
for the best American comedy produced
during tho season has been announced
by May Irwin. The prize will be first
awarded September I OF next year for
the best comedy produced between Au-
gust Of this year and that date of
next year. Miss Irwin will elect Ave
Judges from first nighters. and the play
receiving the most votes will be de-
clared tho winner. Plays produced out
side Of New York will be Judged from
manuscript. .'
The conditions Of the contest are that
the play must be first from the authors
pen, that 1t must be a farce or comedy
must be made up Of American players.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Twinkling Stars and a
Satellite or TzUo
Ru FLORENCE =. YoDER.

The, dog days are threatening to
stretch Themselves. on into the winter.
At least In the theatrical world. for
the sudden appearance OF numerous
dog roles is a coincidence remarkable
enough TO deserve especial attention.
Mr. Dog does not confine his talents
to the legitimate stage, but has also
made himself popular with the tiln'
people. ~ Ae
The great st. Bernard which COM
forted the hero Of the book. Peter To-
bettson,' when he was so lonesome at
Pentonville. is allowed to parade. ma
jestically through the new play by Ra-
phael, founded on this Du Maurier
work. Michael, of Peg O. My Heart.
has five counterparts, and Is as we'll
known by this time as Billy sunday
or Harry Thaw; Jasper, the uog. play s
the star part In Young America" al
though 1t was not written Tor him, and
he is supposed to be dumb animal,
and an unidentified police dog plays one
Of the chief roles In playing dead,
by Richard Harding Davis.
At Polls this week Darling Snookums,
q black and white pomat least we
think he Is a pom-is most intelligent
member OF the cast.
dog parts Is good-indeed, one possible
role offers an opportunity for some AMI.
NAL to scale the very heights OF MIS-
traonic art.
We refer to the role of good old
Duke. which should be at least hall
OF the vertebrae of the plot OF the
promised play, "Fenrod.'
The Washington times., 1915-09-19

matte society. the Philopa trian Institute.
A woman, was wanted who could play
the lead In Barbara" by jerome X.
Jerome. a.
Mics Rittenhouse took that lead
played with tho Philopatrians for year
or two. and when the manager OF the
Chestnut street theater company wanted
q leading lady in an emergency--why
Florence was a handy person.
So she got her first engagement at the
end OF her third year In high school,
played all summer. and didn't want 10
go back and graduate.
But she did. Kind frienus and her
wise parents pointed the way. and she
Followed. At the close of her school
course she affiliated herself with the
0rpheum Players at the Chestnut Stree,
Iheater. and then kept right on climb.
bling slowly but surely. She was not
without credit In her own country for
sne wasn't a prophet-just a worker
She was normal and contented to be SO
When she said her first lines, she grew
Ice cold. paralyzed. and nearly swat
lowed her tonsils. Might happen q
anyone. Evidently normal course oi
events Is no proof OF failure, but often
strong argument for success.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Kreisler's Vocation
Yields Rich Melodic Fruits

: Fritz kreisler has written some new
music; In fact has been spending much
of his time at Bar Harbor this summer
not only writing new themes but
ada pting old ones.
II all of them have the charm of his
Caprice Viennos'' or his "I.iebes Leid"
and "Liebes Freud" the army of admir-
for white magic. will have cause to be
even further In his debt.
For John Mccormack. he has adapted
and arranged three pieces two sacred
Latin hymns melodies Of Corelli. and
sorg. THE Old Refrain"
friend: -
Some time ago lady sent me the
words Of cradle song, which the
Caprice viennois' had inspired. The
words being quaint and touching, Sol
dfer's Widow Singing to Her Orphan.
!. In turn. remodeled the melody some
what to suit the v words. and the result
is q song called Cradle Song 1915
Il shall play very much next winter
several short compositions by Leopold
Godowsky; these pieces are, in their
way. quite unique. Rich melodious in
vention. exquisite harmonic treatment.
and an unusual treatment of the violin
as an instrument are their most salient
features"
'I wrote. or rearranged this summer,
the following pieces:
"Rondino. from theme by Beethoven.
The theme in question consists of eight
bars which occur In a very early and
| untmportant composition by Beethoven,
now quite forgotten. The little theme
| itself Is Of indescrtbahle charm and its
hythm is Of such alluring piquancy
that It gains by every repetition.
In order to set this popularity Off to
advantage. l conceived the idea OF writ
| ing a rondo around It. the rondo being
! a form Of composition where a short
theme returns obstinately in more OF
less irregular intervals. Rondino means
little rondo. l have tried to keep the
old elastic style throughout the little
piece. and hope I have succeeded. Then
| following two violin transcriptions
| The first Is OF fascinating Spanish
dance by Granados. the Spanish COM
poser. whose opera. THE Goyescas," is
! to be performed next winter at the
| Metropolitan Opera House. The sec-
ond Ia a quaint posthumous mazurka
| by Chopin.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
In Continuous
and
Film Theaters

The programs for tkis week and next
week at the continuous vaudeville and
hlm houses provide several feature acts
OF special note and film features that
introduce stage and screen stars In new
roles.
fr Casino.
The odore Combs. winner OF the nrst
prise In a recent perfect man" con.
t. st. Is the principal In an act by the
Combs brothers announced for the
Casino Theater this week.
Other features include 1.-THE Rose
Garden" a tabloid musical comedy
by Paul Pitching h Co.; the Temple
Quartet, Harry Brooks, THE Old Min
strel Mani" Hoban and Kelly. and q
motion picture feature.
Parcel post night" will be contin
ued weekly on Friday nightE. Lem
onade is served free to tho audience
daily.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Penrod is to Make
His Debut as q Stage Hero

Today we learn that Penrod, the hor-
rible-but the everlasting human-is to
be placed on the stage.
How far have we come from the day
when Sanford and Merton were the cor,
rect boy heroes of whom we learned
by. way of the .tunday school library i.
From Sanford and Merton to Penrod
has been a progression, or mayhap
retrogression. from mid -victorlanlsm,n -
boydom. to the blood-raw realism OF
this unromantic age.
There came after Sanford and Merton
the reaction to Tom Sawyer. regular
boy whom the boys never yawned over.
but who sometimes inspired fearful
mothers with concern lest the lesson
might be demoralizing. Then the in
evitable swing to the other end OF the
arc, brought us to contemplate the vir-
tues, the curls. and the utter impossi-
hility of Little Lord Fauntleroy. That
monstrously genteel creation outlived
sadly the era :or which 1t was created
and not until Booth Harrington gave
pen to his delicious protest and created
Penrod. was the real boy again brought
to his own. Now he is to be drarnatized.
and he deserves it, Penrod'ss protest
Penrod was best-seller in stiff!
boards. and we are assured that several
dramatic producers have applied for the
success; there's no triangle to Penrod
no decadence, nothing but the fresh
breath Of reality and life and boy.
! Perchance there will be nervous moth.
ers OF boys with penrodian proclivities
20 demand that the censors suppress the
.production on the same grounds that
Tom Sawyer had difficulty at times get
ting past the boards Of trustees Of sun.
dry. provincial public, libraries; but they
will hardly accomplish more than to
make the press agents task lighter
At least. the boys-adolescent and adult
rod will be put on with a regular male
boy to play the first part. Masculinity
has never entirely recovered from thai
shock which its self-respect sustained
when Little Lord Fauntleroy was pro-
duced with Elsie Leslie playing tn,
name part, and playing It as no bo,
ever did, OF course not. Think Of q
boy playing Fauntleroy-or Of gir
Hala III,
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Fate Burlesques and
Brings Joy to Heart of Scribner

Burlesque is on the boom.
Sam Scribncr. general manager Of the
Columbia Amusement Company. says
that he Is optimistic. He is optimistic
because he claims that the opening
weeks this year are netting 50 per cent
better profits than the opening weeks
last year.
His line OF reasoning is simple. for
he figures that the middle classes are
the ones who are profiting by the extra
work done in the arms and munition
factories, and that with more money
to live on. they can afford to go to
the theatcr.
Our arms business is posing as a
thinly disguised Fate. With careless
hands II scatters death to some fame
to others. sorrow to millions. and
| money and happiness to just as many
millions more!
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Jim Hay, Jr., Has
New Halo to Live Under

The Man Who Forgot" the prohibi-
ton novel bN James Hay. jr.. Is to be
produced in motion pictures early this
TALL. with a fine company Of actors by
the William A. Brady Company. which
has put on the screen some OF the big
gest photo-play spectacles ever shown.
The film Is to be released in October
or November. and the big million dola r
mob scene which Is described in the
book when thousands of men. women
and children surged around the Capital
demanding that Congress take action
on the prohibition bill then before the
committee. will be reproduced In Wash
ington early this fall without regard to
expense.
Mrs. Katharine Oliver-McCoy, the
lyceum lecturer who Is also b stanch
prohibition advocate. has made a mono
loguic arrangement Of "Hhe Man Who
Forgot which she will give as 4 dra-
matte rehding on her regular Chautau-
guam tours. and particularly in the
State OF Ohio, where the whisky fight is
III
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Crsndall's.

Three features head the program OF
photoplays at Crandalrs Theatcr this
week. Beginning today Nat c. Goodwin
will again be seen In his Broadway sue
cess, Business IL Business" adapted
from the Parisian play by Octave Mira
beau. L
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Rockcliffe Fellows and Anna @. Nils
son will be featured in THE Regenera-
ton"
thursday and Friday the World Film
corporation will offer the photoplay.
Evidence" founded on J. Du Rocher
Macpherson's drama. Lillian Tucker.
Richard Buhler and Edwin August are
the principal stars.
Saturday william Fox presents VIII
liam Farnum in a dual role In THE
Wonderful Adventure"
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Garden.

The admirers OF Francis X. Bushman
will have an opportunity to see him
with Margaret Snow In a film version
Of Jules Eckert Goodman's romantic
drama. Tho Silent Voice." at Moore's
Garden Theater from Sunday to We'd
nesday. Playgoers will remember this
pla, as having been presented here last
SC ason by Otis Skinner.
Thursday Margarita Fischer Will
ayain he seen in the motion picture
adaptation Ct Lloyd Osborne's story.
'lnfatuation."
Ri hard c. Travers will be featured
Friday and Saturday in The Man
Trail" a film version Of Henry Oyen's
story.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19

as the most salacious adaptation from
foreign tongue? Personally. confess
the sexual problem leaves me ~.more
than usual CAM Allow me to observe
I am not referring to mighty themes
like Launcelot or Tristram and Yseuft.
I am referring to only the boudoir and
lace petticoat drama in which the hero
is hog and the heroine his mate l
am not interested in them. I don't want
to know. them. Rather I should like
to stab them
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Cosmos.

Eight "eummer girls" headed by
Earney williams, the comedian. are
coming to the Cosmos Theater this
week with their miniature musical
comedy production. Other acts are
Leo De Lisle. the French Juggler. who
makes his first appearance i'm Wash
ington Cunningham and Merton.
songs ard repartce: the Black broth
ers, the Farinelli trio. including Mile;
music, and Jane Weir, Lawrence
Mack and company. in Caught"
The added attractions include the
Hearst -Selig news pictures, which are
shown in Washington first at the Cos
photoplays.
The Washington times., 1915-09-19
Leader.

Announcement comes from the man.
agement Of the Leader Theater that its
daily and Sunday program Of motion
pictures will hereafter include only
special feature productions. Beginning
tomorrow and continuing until Wednes'
day the Equitable Motion Pictures Cor
poration will present Helen We're ir
THE Price," by George Broadhurst
One Of the scenes shows the interior
of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art ir
New York.
Thursday and Friday the photoplay OF