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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
NOTED ACTOR TO PRESENT RE.
vIvAL OF HIS FIRST GREAT
EST SUCCESS.
Warfield's Rise From Usher to One
OF Foremost Actors Of the Day
Reads Like a Fairy Tale.

II Is doubtful II any actor APPEAR
ing before the American public to-day
has overcome more obstacles or suf.
fered more disappointments in HIS
theatrical life than has David ,war.
held. who comes to the Court Theater
next Monday. April ~. in his elabo-
rate revival of The Auctioneer. "
Warheld rose from an obscure usher
In the old Bush Street Theater. in
San Francisco. where he was getting
- week. to his present enviable DO
sition as one OF the foremost of Amer.
lean actors.
In connection with his duties as an
usher, II Is said that he never neglect.
ed an opportunity of studying the
methods of the actors who appeared
at the Bush Street Theater. Conse.
quently. when BARLEY Campbell pro
duced Siberia" in San Francisco he
gave Warfeld a chance as a super
This led to several disastrous expert.
ences with "hy-by-night" troupes
which invariably landed the young as.
pirant back in San Francisco with
neither money nor prospects. Finally
realizing that he was getting nowhere
and longing to try his luck in the East,
he determined to 60 to New York
With the aid of friends he gave a ben.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
WILL BE SEEN At COURT FOR
THREE PERFORMANCE FRI
DAY AND SATURDAY.
Comes Direct From Record Run at
New York With Large Chorus
and Augmented Orchestra.

When Arthus Hammerstein set TO
work TO assemble a company for
High links. the musical comedy
which he will present at Court thea
tire Friday and Saturday, April 16 and
IL. Matinee Saturday. he was confront
ed by a problem whose seriousness
will be appreciated fully only by the
experienced Snowman. This problem
was to gather together a chorus of
girls with pretty faces and forms,
who could sing, dance and act.
Those who have had experience In
assembling choruses can guess what
Mr.. Hammerstein was up against In
the first place, though there seems to
be plenty of feminine beauty in the
world. the combination OF face and
form Is rarer than the layman imag-
ines. Mr.. Hammerstein had to have
this combination SO that the beautiful
stage pictures he planned should not
be spoiled. In the second place. there
is limited number of good voices in
the world, even when no account is
taken OF the external appearance OF
the possessor. Mr.. Hammerstein had
to have good voices. for Rudolf Friml
had composed a score too beautiful to
be butchered by being sung off key or
in squeaky tones. In the third place,
ii is so well known that chorus girls
who can sing well can rarely dance
well that many producers divide their
choruses into singing and dancing
squads. But the nature OF High links
forbade such q division In the plot
there Is a perfume whose impact on
the nostrtls causes the subject to
break into wild raptures, exhibited In
song and dance. The girls. when the
perfumed handkerchief Is waved in
the air, must indulge in both song and
dance. In the fourth place. the chorus
girl who can act is almost as rare as
the proverbial day in June. and this
was most discouraging OF all to Mr..
Hammerstein, for IL was absolutely
necessary that his girls should be act
resses. Every look on their faces and
every motion OF their bodies must re-
fleet the Joy aroused by the perfume.
But Mr.. Hammerstein set to work.
and local theatregoers soon will have
a chance to Judge for themselves with
what success. He offered a tempting
price. and his office was literally be-
sieged by eager applicants. Hundreds
OF them had to be turned away with
disappointed faces before the required
number finally were secured.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
"THE HAM TREE" WITH M'INTYRE
AND HEATH AT The COURT TODAY

chance finally. IN 1874. brought them
together and they have never been
separated since IL seems that they
we're the nrst TO Introduce buck-snd-
wing dancing 20 theatre patrons. max.
ing their nrst great success In this
novelty In Chicago and later repeating
In New York. where they set the audi
ences Of Tony Pastors wild with their
act Later they gradually forsook
dancing and began their famous de
hneAtion OF the negro comedy type. In
which to this day they stand preenli-
nent In former days the name 81 their
successful sketch was The Georgia
Minstrels." IL was q vaudeville Offer
ing OF the usual length. SO success
full. however. were they with A that
upon their appearing on the boards OF
the legitimate theatre they did not
drop IL. but surrounded IL with the
trappings OF musical comedy. thus
enisrging II TO the proportions requi-
site for an evenings entertainment.
The title. The Ham Tree" Is taken
from one OF the funny portions in the
original sketch. John Cort. II Is said.
has done much in his revival this sea
son In surrounding his stars with one
of the largest and best drilled Choir
uses Ned Wayburn has ever handled.
and large cast OF musical comedy
favorites including Edward Wade. Ar
thur Barry. Eddie Lew Kramer. Otto
johnson. Edward 8. Holden. Norman
Woodward. Mildred Beverly. Jack
Bell. Hazel Follis. Ted Holmes and Lu-
la Wells.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
FRITZ KREISLER
Famous Pianist VIII Appear at Court
Theater Tuesday Evening In
Concert.

Last winter Fritz Kreisler played
the immortal Beethoven Concerto with
the Boston Symphony Orchestra. in
Boston. Not within the memory Of
the patrons OF those concerts has any
violinist made such profound impress
sion. Philip Hale. OF the Boston Her
aid. Is one OF the really great critics
OF the world. and as such Is decidedly
conservative. especially when writing
OF performances. Yet even he was IN
able TO resist the spell cast upon the
audience by Kreisler's playing. In his
criticism in the Herald the next morn
ing he said:
AS for the Concerto. the first two
movements are companionless I'm .he
literature of the violin. and Mr.. Kreis-
Ter. by his musical intensity and con-
summate skill. put the finale nearly
abreast OF that which preceded.
There are performances that in th=
splendor OF their beauty vie with the
works themselves. 20 that the players.
led by a master hand and the chief in
terpreter whom they assist. are all as
recreators. u would BE- an imperti-
hence TO chatter about MT Kreisler's
technical skin, though this never
seemed 80 imposing az 70 did yester-
Aags Especially III tnf NHNfNaN OF DIS
own invention. or Of what avail would
be the heaping of one superlative upon
another IN the rearing Of a rhetorical
monument Such eulogy would 90 be-
come the dignity. nobility and pure
but flaming spirit Of the Performance.
In the routine Of concerts there is now
and then a great event brought about
by the fortunate conjunction Of vlo-
linlst. conductor and orchestra work
ing together IN perfect artistry. 20 that
the musical thoughts and expression
% a Beethoven assume new and fresh
and enhancing shapes"
Mr.. Kreisler. who is making an Ok
tensive tour this year under the direc-
ton u C. A. Ellis Of Boston. will
make his only appearance here a. the
Court Thester or next Tuesday even
ing. The seat sale will open this
morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
AT THE VICTORIA.

Fine Feathers" viii be the attrsc-
ton all next week at the Victoria, fol-
lowing the close of "The Girl in the
Taxi" to-day. There will be a matinee
this afternoon and the final perform
ance OF this weeks popular play to-
night at Sis. The Victoria Famous
Players have made good. and next
weeks bill will be even better than
has this weeks. Eugene Walters
success has made history in the larger
cities OF the country. and with the
theme Fine Feathers Make Fine
Birds" should prove highly attractive
TO Wheelingites. The drama is strong
in human interest and proves that af-
ter all money is pretty handy COM
modify. Bob Reynolds. the aspiring
young husband. as honest as the day
If long, and Jane, his careless wife.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
DAVID WAKEFIELD AT THE COURT
MONDAY In 1.-THE AUCTIONEER"

eft for himself and cleared about one
hundred dollars.
After paying his fare. Warfield land.
ed In New York with $50 in his pock-
et Then his real struggle for recog-
milton began. He sought work first
In the concert halls and suffered many
heart-bresking experiences. Often. he
would return disheartened to his little
attic room on Thirtieth street, where
the snow drifted in through a broken
skylight. and where IL was so bitter
cold that he used to warm his hands
over a candle.
But the tide turned at last. and az.
ter making good" as an entertainer
at $15 a week in Payne's concert hall
on Eighth avenue, he went from one
position to another until he was en-
gagged by the late John Russell for
The City Directory" and later for a
piece called About Town" And then
began his swift rise to stardom.
Two years later Mr.. Warfield signed
contract with Weber & Fields and
remained with them for three years.
II was at this time. just Is years ago.
that David Belasco saw him In one OF
their burlesques and recognized his
remarkable power and genius.
The result was that they came to-
gether. and then the problem was
how TO bridge over successfully the
wide chasm between the Jew OF the
lnugh-exciting burlesques and Simon
Levi. the all-round human being, with
pathos as well as comedy in his make
up. This problem was solved in "The
Auctioneer."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
CHARMING COMEDY.

Sunshine Molly" a charming comdey
featuring Lois Weber and Phillips
smalley. Bosworth's latest release. will
be shown at the Virginia Theatre for
two days. beginning Wednesday. April
IL. A galaxy OF stars will shine in this
sparkling comedy. Audiences all over
the country Will rejoice to see those
master artists. Adele Harrington and
Herbert standing so happily cast in this
story. which is written BY Lois Weber.
Miss Weber also plays the title role
Others In the cast are Vera Lewis. Rob
erta Hickman; Frank Elliott, Margaret
Edwards and hCaries Marriott. As the
name implies. the story Is full of sun
shine. II - magnificently STAGED and
holds your interest from the start
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
FAMOUS ACTORS AND rnGIa DO
AuoH pRooUcGR MERE ron
TWO PERFORMANCES.
VIII - esso IN Their o~s.ssse Sue
esss 80 One Thst Never Grows Old
-Has Crest Dancing chersa

n would be hard to md . moro pop
siar team Of stage performers than
are Mcintyre and Heath. Who come TO
the Court throafre this afternoon and
svening In John Cort's stupendous re-
vfvai Of their greatest success. The
Ham Tree" II speaks volumes for
the ability OF these two stars. that
they are able. year after year. 10
crowd the houses ~ which they apear
with The Ham Tree" which now
has almost become synonymous with
their names for In spite Of occasional
incursions into other fields. they al
ways come back to their old standby.
They viii probably continue TO do 80
until finally the memorable course of
time win lead TO their retirement from
active participation In stage affairs.
May that event be long delayed
Both Mcintyre and Heath were
born In the north. the former in Wis
consin and the latter in the Quaker
CITY. BY strange chance both were
also In their early youth taken to the
south. whore probsbly were laid the
seeds for their future careers. After
having each for himself obtained
some experience upon the boards
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
81. GLAlRSYILLE

best Arbor Day exercises ever held IN
TINS hlsh school was held here on FRI
gay afternoon when Rev. Horne OF the
thristian church and County superin-
tendent George NJ rogue gave Arbor
LAY speeches. Attorney james Reese
was expected to give an address but ow-
ing 10 case pending I'm Court he was
unable to appear. The Bible reading
was given by the Rev. Horne then the
ioilowinE program Vas carried out.
-. 49,. ............ Rev. Horne
Sons-FeTcweil TO the Woods ......
=. q. 10 - $3.50. High School
Aodress-Our Feathered Friends 49,.
49, Supt. George Pogue
Sons-Ihe World Is ull Of Beauty
ttlHn SchOOl
...--.-.. ....-.... Robert Stewart
s-ssAy Arpor Day ..... Mary Perkins
Address-The Double Day ...........
....-..... Supt. W. \. Zaugg
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

one Of the best entertainments ever
rendered TO "A Sunday school class was
gwen 10 the Progressive class OF the
by their teacher AR. Icy. The class en-
Joyed social hour and then refresh-
ments were served IN two courses. The
hrst course consisted Of ham and chees.
ana the second course of ice cream. ap-
pie tie and cake. The class Departed
after rendering many thanks 10 Mr.
Egy for the delightful evening th,s
they enjoyed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

The Sophomore party will be enter
tanned at the home OF Miss Gertrude
Lynch on Main street. The clnaa Is d.
Vtded into sections and the section win
ming the most debates and receiving tho
highest average In spelling 10 entertain
ed by the other section and in this case
the winning section was led by John
Lodge. The sections have a. their lead
ers at the present time Robert Gfffin
and Clara johnson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

The local high school boys have been
practising for some time and Mr.. Har-
mon hopes TO pick a team from the bish
school this spring Although the bail
Held Is not Of the best yet the boys are
going at 10 with Will and In all prob
picked out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

present two striking contrasts. The
lure of money and subsequent falls of
the man of honest convictions furnish
remarkable lessons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

The following cases were to be heard
on saturday April 10th. but ~ h likely
that the case Of the Linwood Cemetery
Association vs.. l.orain Coal and Dock
COMPANY viii take Up the greater part
OF SATURDAY
Jim Chionelli vs.. Ida NJ Gable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

Rev Horne made an announcement to-
day that he was going TO preach "A spe-
ctai sermon on Sabbath and ne would
like as many young people TO come as
could possibly do 80.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

on Thursday evening the Freshmen
class OF the local high school succeed
ed IN defeating the Junior class In base
hall. The game was held on the fair
grounds and had TO he called at TIE
close fthe 6th inning with the score
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
Monday in Court.

On Monday. April 18Th at S.8o o'clock
the arraignment Of prisoners Will take
place. And the following cases will ne
heard. Harry r. Bently vs.. w. n. Moore
and s $. fingling W. n. NJ. CrossIey.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

The y section OF the Ladies Aid of
the Presby terrain are at steady practice
on their play the New Minister" which
they viii give about the middle Of April.
All the parts have been allied and the re-
hearsing Is going on nicely.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

OF Clara q. Buchanan admitted and
continued. ,
Guardianship OF Florence G. Duffy
Fitzgerald. admitted.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

10 with the Freshmen in the lead, on
account OF darkness. The Freshmen will
likely challenge the other classes before
school closes
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10

ny means ~ secret process French
scientist converts fiowerH fruit and
even animal tissues into metal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-10
Probate Court-

The following Is the happenings In
the Belmont County Probate Court. Will
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-15
City Statistics
MarrIaae LIeenses.

Robert Gibson. II. farmer, Dublin.
and Gladys Ridenour. 10. seamstress,
Dublin.
Leonard Armstrong. 26, painter. city
and Mary Griffith. 16, housekeeper.
city.
frederick Bennett, 20. cement work
or. city and Mamie hurry. IS. house
keeper. city.
August Weidman, SO. manufacturer
of feltilizer. Hagerstown and Lydia
Kershner, 81, Wayne county.
Death and Funerals.
Observation-Disclosures Essenmach.
er, 65. died Saturday night at his home
at 615 North Eighth street He is sur
vived by four sons. Isaac. Lou. George
and Will. The funeral will be held
from st. Mary's church at 9 o'clock to.
morrow morning, and the burial will
be in st. Mary's cemetery. Friends
may call at any time.
JOHNSON-Huston Johnson, 60
died early this morning at the Reid
Memorial hospital. He is survived by
his wife Mary f. Johnson, and two
sons and two daughters. He was a
member of the /. O. o. F. and K. Of p
lodges. The funeral announcements
will be made later.
SEAMAN-Word of the death OF 10
seph Seaman has been received In
this city by his brother. John Seaman
Joseph Seaman made his home in In
dianapolis. Further announcement OF
the funeral services will be made later
BERR-L. l.. BERR, so, died today
at his home in New Castle, Ind. He
was formerly a citizen of Richmond
and was quite we'll known here. The
funeral will be held at New Castle
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
OLER-Dorothy Ethel Oler, 6, died
at the home of her parents Sherman
and Boyer streets Saturday night
She is survived by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Oler. Funeral services
will be held at the home Tuesday
morning at IL o'clock. Friends may
call at any time. Burial will be a
Williamsburg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-15
HITS NATURAL GAS
ON MACAW LAND

Of Wilson Magaw, about two miles
south Of the city. workmen struck q
strong flow OF natural gas at Z depth
OF 1873 feet. The pressure Of the flow
OF gas from the we'll was 90 strong
that a large brace of timbers had to
be constructed to cut 1t off. An expert
gas well man from Centerville was
called to the farm, and estimated that
the flow of gas had q pressure of 200
pounds. Explosive caps were prepar.
ed this afternoon, and these will be
shot into the well in the hope Of open.
ing large pocket of gas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-15
ORDERS PAVING FOR
TWO CITY STREETS

Two paving resolutions, both petit
toned for, were adopted by the board
of public works today; one for the
paving of South Fifth street from Main
to South A, the other for the paving
Of South West Seventh street from
Main to the National road.
The board adopted a resolution for
the paving of an alley from North
Twenty-third to North Twenty-fourth
streets, between North E and F
streets. A sewer will also be placed
in this alley.
Proceedings for the condemnation of
a strip OF ground owned by the Earl
ham Cemetery association. west of
South West Ninth street and north OF
National road, as site for the dis
posal plant of the new sewer system
to be provided for that section Of the
CITY,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-15
REPORT ON TAXATION

A report of collection and delin-
|puency Of taxes in the county was CON-
(pleted today by Auditor Bowman. 1t
shows that in last years tax collection
blk per cent Of the tax was delinquent
as compared with six per cent in 1918
and five per cent in 1912. The per
cent of taxpayers delinquent was TWEEN
ky.six in 1914, thirty.five In 1918 and
kwenty.seven in 1912. Ninety per cent
i f the delinquency is on personal prop
erty. The report shows more taxpay-
ers in the county than ever before.
There are 22,457 names on the dupli.
Gates for last year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-15
PINS ON CHART
SHOW SECTIONS
RECEIVING HELP
Charity Map Refutes Theory
That White Plague Stalks
on Heels of Poverty, Says
Melp0lder. \

A map Of Richmond. black with pins
showing the location of cases helped
by the Central Charity bureau and
affiliated organizations and the visit
ing nurse, has been completed.
The work was done Saturday by
Miss Easterling and Miss Clark. Earl.
ham students. It became SO difficult
and SO painful to their hands. that
Secretary Melpolder brought in
thimbles to push the pins in the board.
The map is similar to the tubercu-
losis map recently completed and pub
lished Each case is represented by
use Of the pins in locating cases, the
relation of each case to the other
can be seen.
Compares Two Maps.
Secretary Melpolder declared that
the map Is a ttrong argument against
the belief that tuberculosis follows
poverty.
by comparing the two maps. find
that the tuberculosis neighborhoods
are those built up of old brick houses,
Mr.. Melpolder said. ut is therefore
housing conditions that tuberculosis
can be traced by. The poverty strick-
en- who have lived in frame houses.
even though old and Of cheap con.
struction, get better ventilation and
usually the houses are not in as much
danger Of being infected by germs.
Another thing the map shows is
the fact that charity aid is given in
groups. In the good neighborhood.
the map shows a single pin at inter
walls but in other neighborhoods the
pins run in groups Of two to six or
more. This shows that when one of
the cases is started, it is communicat.
e. to neighbor who finally succumbs
to the temptation to ask for charity.
In the better neighborhoods, the
people are self conscious and do not
communicate the fact that they receiv-
ed charity to others"
The cases cover every part OF the
city. No street is entirely free from
cases except in the extreme western
part OF the city where new streets
are opened and not yet settled. There
are $50 pins on the map. This does
not include forty-three homeless men
who were helped by the bureau or It's
affiliated organizations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-15
6Y FRANKLIN p. MERRiCk,
staff Correspondent The International
News Service

~ FRANKLIN p. MERRlck,
staff Correspondent The International
News Service.
PARIS, March 15.-Growing intens-
ity marks the resumption of fighting
between the French and Germans in
the Vosges mountains, where both are
struggling for heights which dominate
railway lines. The French forces Iy-
ing in the Fecht valley have been re-
inforce' by part Of the army which
has be 70 VIBRATING west Of Mucl.
hansen.
A number of cities have been bonn
barded along the battle front during
the last forty-eight hours. British war.
ships lying off the Belgian coast have
been directing a hot fire against the
German positions near Ostend. 1t Is
reported that Lille has been lombard
ed by British artillery. Rheims and
Soussons have been under German
fire again.
British forces lying near La Bassee
continue to exert tremendous pressure
against the Germans. Counter-attacks
delivered by the Germans in great
force have been repulsed and the IN
vaders have lost heavily.