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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

LILLE BANNER = season
= of Greek plays at the Munich
pal Stadium has turned out
30 well that this closing incident of
the theatre year may be looked upon
as an uncommonly close correspond
nee between promise anG accomplish
ment. There are of course weak
nesses in some Of the dramatic de-
tails Of The Trojan Women There
are to-day few actresses Of tho school
which trained them to act Hecuba.
Possibly Hedwig Reicher with her
strong tragic gift might have dcliv-
cred the verses with some moro cffcc-
tive publication OF their dramatic sig
nifcance. Blu one returns in mem
DRY more to the tragedy queens Of
an earlier generation. Fanny ,Janau-
schek. Mrs. Bowers. Magda Irschick-
these are the heroic women who
might have detained effectively the
lamentations Of the dethroned queen.
One misses in the actual represent
tation of Greek tragedy to-day most
Of the qualities which are expected
in all drama. or course there is n
tremendously dramatic situation in
the meeting Of Helen of Troy and
Menelaus after ten years of war have
Numbered over Troy and brought II
to destruction. Blu OF the kind os
dramatic intensity which a playwright
would have tried to put into it to-
day there is scarcely a trace. Con-
slant narration has its influence in
marking tn. difference between the
dramatic ideals of the Greeks and
those OF the Christian era.
But there Is always the religious
element which adds its interest TO the
dramas for those who sat In front Of
the masked players and the informing
chorus. These stories could not fail
to be profoundly moving to their first
audiences. Here were the lives Of
their gods played before their eyes.
Their heroes were the w%orshipped Of
their religion. They were watching
the human and the divine working out
the destinies which were a part Of
their faith. SO the Greek dramatists
with this wonderful advantage could
we'll afford to he indifferent 10 the
motives which the playwrights Of the
day must bear ever in mind. Our
contemporaneous playwrights are not
aided by any such power as this. They
are not allowed to let their audiences
see their gods at play. The utmost
they can achieve is to represent their
fellow men for their consideration,
which Is not so impressive as the
sight Of their gods acting just as
men n women did.
As TO the name in which Mr..
Barker and Mr.. Wilkinson presented
these plays, It is undoubtedly possible
to say that they depart more or less
widely from the manner OF the origi-
nal. But the manner Of the original
cannot HOS-lpIy ne dudpltu 10 lHc
present age. Imagine the difference
which the mask must have made.
Here the actor became altogether
impcrsonal and was no more than
the chorus with its voice, which
Ia always the voice OF the author.
The characters so long as they were
mounte on their nigh shoes and
declaimlng through their masks
were no more personal than the
chorus. Nowadays they do not wear
masks, but they wore their cothurni In
~"Iphigenia in Tauris," although Miss
Mccarthy alone had them on In 1.-THE
Trojan Women" there to emphasize
the tragic sense.
1t seems that there can be nothing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

The motion picture policy vhich
has been in force at the New York
Hippodrome for the last three months
will he continued at that playhouse
during the current week. The bs
feature will he a photo play based
on Wilkie Collins's famous novel ~
adventure. The Moonstono," with In.
gene O'Brien and Miss Elaine Hammer.
stein in the principal roles Tho story
concerns the tragic consequences which
follow the theft Of "A diamond from
the eye of an idol in an Indian
temple.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

At Hammerstein's Lexington Thea
tire commencing tomorrow the Lex
ington Players will present Bought
and Paid For" by George Broadhurst.
Minna Gombel and Carl Brickert will
play the leading roles. A complete
production at popular prices will be
given.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

Visitors to these places who have
noted the differences in the prices of
food realize just how much extra they
are called on to pay for this additional
amusement. To pay for a theatrical
license means still more expense to
the patron.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

The Strand Theatre Is presenting an
unusually attractive hill this No g.
The main feature is a moving picture
version of Frances Hodgson Burnctt's
play The Dawn of a Tomorrow"
with Mary Plckford in the leading role
The educational subjects consist II
travel pictures from Switzerland and
Italy. The orchestral and vocal par.
Of the programme is always a distinct
i've feature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

Theatre this week is "Mect Me At
Seven a comedy reel with a Iarso
company Of stars. The NTH chapter
Of the serial photo play "Thc God.
dess.' with Ante Stewart and Ear.
williams, will also be shown. N'aor
pictures are THE Little Dolls Dress
maker" whats Ours and MIR. Jar
and Loves Young Dream" Tho
Broadway Theatre offers this We X
John Mason in Jim the Penman." 1.
Ia Mr.. Mason's debut on tine screen.
He will play the part of Jim R1isop.
He will be supported by Margucrlo
Leslie and Frank Perry. Tho Broad.
way Animated News and tho para.
mount South American Travcl Series
will also he seen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
WHERE TO DANCE

Nile. Mana. the prCml'rr F-''
dancer Of the Folies Berger. .- .''
Of the many bright spots 60 '." now
programme arranged hN W.
Morris Of tho Jardin de- ptr.C
arrival of Dainty Marie. WHO'S. ''.
pearancc here was delayed or '
of a conflict in dates, y %" c''''
importance. Dave Gonaro. I ..'
Carlton, Helene WoN'f'rd : '|'.'.|
Hume, Janet McI'wtuo. 1'.
Lester, LuCle Carter and H'''.
tails. a new Partisan dan o.. '''
Langdon Matthews are aw7'-
roof attractions.
Ziegfeld's Midnight Tro'i' a'.'
New Amsterdam Theatre has SO
new addition n the cast, I.-"-
Nora Bayes. who IS also s'f''' 'F
the Follies, Will make her d"..' ~
this popular r..f dancing an. '''
cal review entertainment Two 'F.H''
nal company practically rc"o''' y
tact.
The Midnight Fantasy, "'
Gurated last week AT castles N
Air" atop the Forty-rourtN S''''
Theatre, is entering m - s''.
successful week. Bonnie Gas '"'
her dancing partner Rudolph '-'
hN - capable cast &c n,S..H' '''
stars furnish a delightful! ai'cc ''''
ire entertainment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

I and movies which have enjoyed such
vogue during the passing thsatrical
season. This will give tn Mr.. Fields
an opportunity to burlcsque the mod
crn stage detective.
THE book has been written by Ed
gar Smith. The music and lyrics are
10y T.. Ray Goet2. II is staged under
the direction Of Frank Smithson and
William H., Post
Maurice and Florence Walton will
make their first appearance together
IN a legitimate production in Hands
Up" n Will introduce the Ma2urka
Polonaise, which is the national dance
OF aristoCratiC Poland. They will also
revive the famous Apache dance which
Maurice created in Paris two years
ago and which he later introduced to
this country. Maurice has also trained
six little girls in a dance number
especially arranged for a Children's
dance by him.
l.auri DE Frcce and Fay Compton,
who made their debut here last winter
in "To-night's the Night" and Gamma
Walska, lately of the Theatre Fran
Gals. Will be other principals in a cast
which includes Harry Common, Fannie
and Lew Brice. Alfred I.atell, Arthur
Aylsworth. George Hassell, Charles
Mitche, and Mary Gilmore. \ large
chorus of sixty girls will complete the
ensemble.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

De Wolf Hopper M the Gilbert &
sullivan Opera Company, at the Forty
eighth Street Theatre, will revive THE
Pirates OF T~enzance' on Monday Eve
ming for the first time during the
present engagement. This opera will
be repeated on Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights and Mt the Thursday NATL
nee there will ne a double bill con-
sisting of "Plnafore" and Trial by
Jury" The remainder of the week
is to he devoted to "Iolanthe." Alice
Brady is to sing the prima donna roles
In all these productions, as she fire.
quently has sung them during Mr..
Hopper's tours of the large cities,
George MacFarlane. who impcrsonated
Captain Corcordn in "A former revival
In which Mr.. Hopper, as now, played
brcH DcddcYc. mas volunteered 10 re-
peat his earlier performance at this
weeks only presentation Of "Finafore."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

ideas 10 our present means n to
our present conception Of what the
theatre il. II Mr.. Wilkinson by his
study Of old statues and Tanagra
has evolved the picturesque dress in
which his characters appear. he has
done something Ia make the plays
more interesting than they ever were
before. And it cannot he said that he
has made these features OF tho plays
so preponderating that they detract
from the enjoyment or the tragedies.
Nothing about them was so disturb
ing as the black pillars Of that spuatty
mer Nights Dream
Three theatres which have Just
abandoned art and are about to go
into trade have been freely enough
discussed on their theatrical side, al
though little has been written about
the musical phases OF their history.
4 Yet at Wallack's Theatre some Of the
most notable comic opera successes
that the American theatre ever knew
were sung for the first time.
After John McCaull had his rows
with Rudolph Aronson and lost
possession OF the Casino Theatre he
,,nty h,. 80 yxyay,n,L'o er1,aa
tire. There he gave THE Black Hus.
sar,'' which as Der T~eldpredlger"
had been one Of the greatest successes
that Carl Milloecker had ever known.
All the productions were then under
the direction of Mathilde Cottrelly,
who is now acting the German ma
iron In 1.-THE Bubble In the COM
pany that sang 1.-THE Black Hussar'
were De Wolf Hopper ana Dighy Bell,
Marie Jansen, Lily Post and Hubert
Wilke. The operetta a a long and
prosperous run at Wallack's. "Clo-
ver.' which had been die Jagd mach
dem GluCk' when 1t was originally
sung in Vienna. was another effort
by the McCaull Company. which met
with success. Marion Manola and Eu-
gene Oudin had the leading roles.
Wallack's was indeed better adapted
to operctta than most Of the city the
aires and certainly better than 10 the
spoken drama. Some of the other
productions there were "Thc Red Hus-
I sar,' which introduced Marie Tempest
TO American audiences, and a long
series of French operettas and vaude-
v!lles, In which Judic, Theo and the
last Of the French divettes to charm
America appeared.
There was nothing so notable about
Days Theatre, which now stands
closed, across from Wallack's, as the
fact that II was tho house to intro
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

The performances Of Trial by
Jury" which were seen in connection
with The Sorcerer" at the Forty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

The success Of tho Washington
Square Pisyers viii be gratifying 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

The new picture at tn Vi,agraph
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
astinn Window Polish.

There is an art in washing windows
and if they are properly polished the
operation need not be repeated for a
long time A really good polish will
survive several rainstorms and will
only require the dust to be removed
occasionally with a dry cloth. The
inside Of the windows should be
washed with tepid water, without soap
or powder of any kind, rubbed dry
with chamois and polished with cheese
cloth. A solution for cleaning the out
side should be made from one ounce
of pulverized whiting, one ounce OF
grain alcohol, one ounce of liquid am
monia and a pint of water. Spray the
window with clear water to remove
surface dirt, and apply the solution
with a soft cloth. Let this dry OIL
Afterward polish with cheesecloth OF
tissue paper. If the glass has oeen
badly scratched, a filling may be ap
piled. This consists of an ounce OF
white wax dissolved in turpentine' II
should be applied before the polishing
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16

(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Ihere are some forty species of
sparrows in North America which are
helpful rather than harmful and should
be encouraged rather than discour-
aged; at least, this the opinion of the
United States department OF agricul-
lures investigator whose Some Com
mon Birds Useful To The Farmer" has
just been issued as Farmers Bulletin
No. $50. While the English sparrow
is noisy and obtrusive, the American
species are unobtrusive both in song
and action.
These native sparrows, although SO
seldom noticed by the majority of
people, may probably be found in near
ly every part of our country, although
not more than half dozen forms are
generally known in any one locality.
While American sparrows are noted
seed eaters, they do not by any means
confine themselves to vegetable diet.
During the summer, and especially in
the breeding season, they eat many in
sects and feed their young largely up
on the same food. Examination of
stomachs of three species-the song
sparrow, chipping sparrow, and field
sparrow shows that about one-third
of the food consists of insects, com.
prising many injurious beetles, as
snout beetles or weevils, and leaf
beetles. Many grasshoppers are eaten
In case of the chipping sparrow
these insects form one-eighth of the
food Grasshoppers would seem to be
rather large morsels, but the bird
probably confines itself to the smaller
species; indeed, the greatest amount
lover &c per cent? is eaten in June
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
TREATMENT FOR FENCE POST
One of the Best Personalities Is Coal
Tar Creosote-To Determine Tenn
perature of creosote.

By B. o. LONGYEAR, Colorado Agri-
cultural College,
A small, but satisfactory, tank for
the open-tank method of treating
fence posts can be made from one of
the galvanized steel barrels used for
shipping oil and gasoline. These
barrels are SO inches high by 80 inches
in diameter and by removing one of
the heads with a cold-chisel, or other
wise, tank "a inches deep remains.
This tank is heavy enough to serve
the purpose of post-treating, and may
be supported upon two iron cross-bars
built into the sides of brick or stone
work fireplace. Such a tank will
hold about 10 or IL posts of ordinary
size at one time. One of the best
preservatives is coal tar creosote. The
posts should be seasoned and the
creosote should be heated to at least
the temperature of boiling water with
the posts in it. BY leaving the posts
in the creosote while it cools down, a
good degree of penetration should be
secured with most of the quick-grow-
ing soft woods like cottonwood, pop
lar, elm, and the split cedar posts
found on the market. The tempera
ture of the creosote may be roughly
determined by hanging a small tin
can of water in the tank, and wher
the water boils, the proper tempera
ture has been reached.
The process of treatment may be
FASTENED by keeping the creosote il
the tank hot and removing the posts
after about an hours immersion into an
open barrel of cold creosote fol
another hour, while new batch Of
posts is being heated in the tank.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16

of sitting forlorn and half frozen, they
may be seen fitting from branch to
branch, twittering and fiuttering, and
showing every evidence of enjoyment
and perfect comfort. If one of them
is captured it will be found in excel.
lent condition; in fact, veritable ball
of fat.
The snowbird and tree sparrow are
perhaps the most numerous of all
the winter sparrows. Examination Of
many stomachs shows that in winter
the tree sparrow feeds entirely upon
seeds of weeds. Probably each bird
consumes about one-fourth of an ounce
day.
The writer of the new bulletin has
estimated the amount of weed seed
annually destroyed by these birds in
Iowa. On the basis of one-fourth of
an ounce of seed eaten daily by each
bird, and an average of ten birds to
each square mile, remaining in their
winter range 200 days, there would be
a total of 1,750,000 pounds, or S75
tons of weed seed consumed in sin,
| gle season by this one species. Large
as are these figures, they unquestion,
ably fall far short of the reality.
The estimate of ten birds to a
square mile is very conservative, for in
Massachusetts, where the food supply
is less than in the western states, the
tree sparrow is even more abundant
than this in winter.
In Iowa several thousand tree spar
rows have been seen within the space
of a few acres. This estimate, more
over, is for single species, while
as mater of fact, there are at leas
half dozen birds mot all sparrows,
that habitually feed during winter OF
these seeds.
Farther South the tree sparrow ii
replaced in winter by the white
throated sparrow, the white-crownet
sparrow, the fox sparrow, the SOM
sparrow, the field sparrow, and severa
others; so that all over the land /;
vast number of these seed eaters ar,
at work during the colder months, re
ducing next years crop of worse thai
useless plants.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
JEW HAD THE LAST WORD
Youths Who Thought to Have Fun
With Him Got Decidedly the
Worst of the Transaction.

There is more than one way Of max
ing retort without resorting to the
vulgar You're another"
A Jewish street-vender of spectacles
was offering his wares when half a
dozen saucy fellows stepped up.
Keep still; we'll have some fun
with him." said the spokesman of the
party.
"shpectacles! Good vons!" called
the vender.
dot vos goot," said the young man.
Now, what can you see through these
glasses, Mr.. Moses?"
Anything vot you like" was the
reply.
"Ish dot SO? Well, we'll see about
that" He took pair of spectacles,
put them on, and looked straight at
the dealer. Nonsense, Mr.. Moses!'
he exclaimed What have you been
telling us? Nothing whatever can be
seen through these glasses but black
guards" whereupon his companions
laughed.
"vot? Ish dot so?" exclaimed the
vender, as If in alarm. He took the
glasses, put them on hastily, anC
looked at the party. MY goodness
he exclaimed, dot ish So" The part!
moved on, but this time they were no
laughing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
American Milk Bottles to Britain:

In reference to our recent paragraph
on the shortage in milk bottles due to
the supply having in the past been
drawn from Austria, we are informed
by a firm in the trade that this diff
Guilty is now being overcome. 1t is
possible to secure bottles from Amer
lea, of equal quality and at the same
price as the Austrian product. We are
glad to hear that the Austrian source
of supply can be dispensed with with
out inconvenience, but we should be
still more glad to hear that the de-
mand could be met by British makers
In this connection we are informed
that English bottles are to be obtained
"but at rise of 20 per cent and of an
inferior quality. Globe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
r.,.,iue q e 1oo Years oId.

According to census reports, per-
sons who live 100 years or more are
a good deal like the snakes OF ire
land--yery scarce. The United States
with population of more than 9o,-
100000, is given credit for only my $40 40
Germany's population is 6O'Ooo'ovo'
and its quota of centenarians is ~:
Great Britain, with population OIL
4OOoO,OOO has "a. France, with A.
600 900, claims 1874. Bulgaria. WIN aon
400 600 inhabitants, boasts of S'Soo
and Roumania, with 100000 people
hos ago centenarians. The last
named little countries eat little m ga
and drink a great deal OF sour m MN.
and to this fact some attribute 'ne"
much greater longevity.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
Encountered the Widows Smile.

Il drapped down on muh knees befo'
de widdah," related Brother Waller
and pou'ed 10th muh confectionery
sedimunts wild all de ellerquince of a
puhsidin' eldah. And de lady dess
nach'ly rotched out and slapped me
fiat! What do yo' call dat, sah?"
Uh-well, sah," replied Brother Cud
dyhump, who is a bit of wag, q
reggin dat was the widows smite dat
we reads about. Uh-yaw! haw haw,'
Kansas City Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
AeropIane PropeIIers.

Selected ash, which is both strong
vibration or shock, OF 5uiIt-up lay
ers of spruce with mahogany centegs,
are the materials with which the pro
pellers of aeroplanes such as are be-
ing used in the European war are con-
structed. The framework of the ma
chimes, too, is generally made of wood,
spruce being much used on account of
its straight grain and freedom from
hidden defects.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16


when the larger species are still young
and the smaller most numerous. Be-
sides the insects already mentioned,
many wasps and bugs are taken. AS a
whole, the insect diet of the native
sparrows may be considered beneficial.
There are several records of potato
bug larvae eaten by chipping sparrows.
Their vegetable food is limited al
most exclusively to hard seeds. This
might seem to indicate that the birds
feed to some extent upon grain, but
the stomachs examined show only one
kind, oats, and but little of that. The
great bulk of the food is made up OF
grass and weed seed, which form al
most the entire diet during winter, and
the amount consumed is immense.
In the agricultural region of the up
ner Mississippi valley by roadsides, on
norders of cultivated fields, or IN
abandoned fields, wherever they can
Obtain a foothoId, masses of rank
weeds spring up and often form almost
impenetrable thickets which afford
food and shelter for immense numbers
Of birds and enable them to Withstand
great cold. A person visiting one OF
these weed patches on sunny morn
ing in January. when the thermometer
IS 20 degrees or more below zero. will
No struck with the life and animation
If the busy little inhabitants. Instead