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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-01

Average for entire school. 1886
For the eleventh week of school
Mrs. Lloyd's room had the highest
per cent with 97.43, and Mrs. Gruner's
was second with a per cent of 96.8S.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-01
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

The public schools opened on Mon
day morning after short Christmas
vacation with all teachers at work
and practically all of the pupils in
attendance.
Prof. j. Madison Combs, principal
Of the Flat River High School, con-
Quoted devotional exercises in H. S.
chapel on Monday morning. Prof.
Combs is an expressive speaker and
held the close attention of his hear
ers. Mrs. L. B. Gillespie of the St.
Louis schools was also present and in
a few well chosen words encouraged
the student body to faithful and con-
sistent effort.
The boys of the football team en-
titled the "Oettrs" were presented
with sweaters bearing the letter "F'',
at the chapel period on Monday morn
ing The sweaters were purchased
by fund subscribed by the business
men and other friends of the foot ball
boys. Tie sweaters are much APP
preciated by the different members of
the team and by the school manage
ment, and have been very effective
in awakening a strong school spirit.
Mr.. Tommy Walsh, "the greatest
lineman in the st. Louis Inter-schol-
astic Foot Ball League" visited the
High School on Monday. Tommy is
a most congenial student and a great
favorite with the high school boys,
Among the many visitors to the H,
S. this week we also note Mr.. Cecil
Hughes, former athletic rival of
the Pennington boys, now teaching
at Chestnut Ridge; Misses Irene
Moody and Edna Barry of the Freder-
icktown H. s.; Miss Francis and Mrs
Mcfarland of Bonnie Terre.
Mr.. Jesse Adams presented to the
H. S., through Mrs. Anna Lloyd, a
very valuable facsimile copy of Abra-
ham Lincoln's Autobiography written
before he became President of the
United States. The volume is neat
ly bound and is unique in its arrange
ment. 1t is of much interest to stu
dents of American History and is
priced very highly by admirers of the
Great Emancipator.
The standing Of the different rooms
in the attendance contest at the end
of the fourteenth week of school was
as follows:
Mrs. Lloyd, North ward. ......97.43
Mrs. Gruner, South ward. -. .96.8s
Mrs. Byington, H, S. building 1856
Miss Halter, Northward. .... 96.44
Miss Spaugh, H. S. building. $3.50
Miss Smith, North ward. ....... 96.01
Mr.. Phillips, H. S. Dept. $50. 5000
Miss Sackman, South ward. -. .92.77
Miss Cole, South ward .92.39
Mrs. Rider, North ward. ...,.. .90.75
Mrs. Smith, South ward. $50. ..88.01
Mr.. Williams, Douglas. ... .87.19
Miss Baker, Douglas. ......... 1926
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-01
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ice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

'"Alone at Last" the L.ehar operetta
at the Shubert, land one regret Of
mine is that l have never been cast for
IA hero part, for ] do love to discard
these utterly trivial and incousouueu-
tial words. You see, our authors write
that way. and even this process they
apply TO the comedian parts.
"When ] joined Alone M Last my
part, Judged from the number of
words, was a monster. But the way
to judge n part Ia not by words but
by lines, or. as We say, sides How
ever, II the sides are weighed with
words, words and words, tho comedian
may as well throw up his hands or
else ask the management to permit
him to do a stunt alone in one As
l was saying. my part In Alone at
Last doomed up verbose. chewcd
the words. I rolled them about in my
mouth. You see. the book was written
by two foreign gentlemen, and words
over there come cheap. At least that's
my way OF figuring il tut
Being a good pupil and having
eight Teeks--yes. we rehearsed eight
weeks--I mastered my lines. At the
first rehearsal l was "a tumble of words.
Things on this way for "A week
or so, because every one thought 1t
would be- a crime to sacrifice ono sim
gle word of those foreign gentlemen.
who. l really believe. must have drawn
royalty on a word basis. j. j. Shubert
gave me hope. When he first heard
me he called me TO one side and
wanted 10 know II I had tho humps.
Worse ! said. I'm suffering from
verbosity.'
"'Then operate he said. Take this
pencil and do it we'll
"That night--all OF that night
sat in my quarters dlscarding words.
1T was loves labor, believe me. |
kicked. pounced upon them, guillo-
tined them, massicrrd. strangled that
poor manuscript. H. was a sight. But
my mind was free--I had let go one
thousand useless words.
Let me give You a sample, ! had
one speech which went. according to
those Viennese authors. like this:
81 have told Mrs. CiOperddle hat in
your opinion there IL no reason to fear
for the safety of her daughter, but
as the hours so by she begins to get
more and more nervous and ! am be-
ginning to feel that way, too. They
should he here by now
After my heel and toe process the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
= HE arrival OF a holiday is always
accompanied by the production
Of a number of new plays, since


of a number of new plays, since
there Is at least certain to be
a large audience on the two evenings
the " and the night Of the holiday.
Some optimistic managers even hope
that there may be a large house for
the matinee.
Interest will centre tomorrow night
in Around the Map" described as a
musical globe trot in three acts, which
Klaw 4 Granger will present at the
New Amsterdam Theatre. The book
and lyrics are by C. NJ. S. Mcclellan,
whose 1.-THE Pink Lady" oh. oh,
Delphine'' and The Little Cafe" will
be pleasantly recalled, and the music
is by Herman Finckc. who has taken
prominent position among the COM
posers OF the day In London, but is
chiefly known to the American public
for his popular song I'm the Shadows"
and several of the captivating num-
bers in THE Girl From Utah" The
thirteen scenes have been designed
and painted by Joseph Urban, the
musical numbers have been directed
by Julian Mitchell and the dialogue
by Herbert Gresham. New York
theatrcgocrs have grown accustomed
TO look forward to the production of
"A klaw a. Erlanger musical play each
fall as an event Of unusual interest.
The story Of Around the Map" in
Il few words, concerns the efforts OF
the Partisan sportsman Count dc Gdi
TO keep from falling in love with
Toot.i, the simple little darner Of
socks. who is made entrancingly beau
tiful through the skill Of ImpikOG. the
fashionable dressmaker. \ wager Of
half a million francs takes 1OOtsi,
Count dc Cal, ImpikoG. q rival
modiste, Nine. Knpihski; Lulu ca
Chou, who is at the head of q group
o. home hating girls known as 1.-THE
disconnected Lulus.' and numerous
others to such centres as Berlin. Port
Arthur, san Francisco and New York.
kiaw ~ l%;rlanger have supplied a
notable company 10 interpret around
the Map" including Else Alder of the
Johann strauss Theatre, Vienna, who
will make her New York debut and
her first appearance in an English
Speaking role; William Norris, Geur-
IA o'IIamcy. Robert piik!u, Haze.
Cox. Tyler Brooke. Prudence O'Shea.
Fred Nice, Louise Groody. Harry
llewcllyn, sylvia dc frankie, Irving
Brooks, Marjorie Gatcson. James Nc
Elhcrn. Relic Ditubc. Edwin Wilson.
+. OMalley Jennings. Flora Crosbic,
James Kearncy. Arthur Klein and
scores OF pretty girls OF The ensemble,
Julia Arthur after a long retirement
from the stage will be seen at the
Forty-elghth Street Theatre in THE
Eternal Magdalene," by Robert Nc
Laughlin. 1t is "a modern play in
volving n subject OF perpetual interest.
Sclwyn & Company have selected FOR
the company about Miss Julia Ar
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ANOTHER FASHION SHOW.
with Now FrOcks From Paria
Drcssmake

Roger Boutct do Monvel, the noted
french author-artist. who recently
was seriously wounded at the front in
Flanders. is on his way to America
ON the :. =. ~Ruchambeau to sliperin-
tend tho production Of his new play
here in November. This play, which
is III English and as vet unnamed.
is I" form the setting for tho 'OHicial
Paris Fashion fctc." which tho lead
ing Paris couturicrs have banded to-
gcthcr TO send here. The fete will
open AT the Ritz-Carlton grand ba IL
room on Monday night, November %.
TO run for one week. The association
of famous Partisan dressmakers. La
'irande Couture Franchise. includes in
It's membership tho houses OF Poirct,
Phquin, Worth, thcruit. Doucet. Callot.
Jenny, Premet and I.anvin. and each
or these has prepared especially for
the fote ten or a dozen new creations,
each a Veritable masterpiece.
These gowns, frocks. suits, man.
teauN. neCligees. with hats and ac-
cersories TO match. the entire cof,eo.
ton of which is on the Rochambeau.
will be worn in the play by the prin-
cipals and some twenty-five beautiful
French ana American m~annequtns.
The GOWNS are to he sold and the pro-
cecds Will h" turned over 10 the French
orphans Fund for the benefit of the
children Of soldiers who have been
made destitute 10y the war.
NJ. de Munvcl and his brother.
bernard. who was also seriously
wounded in battle. are the Sons Of
the late Maurice Iioutet de Monvel,
ono of tho most famous of French
painters, widely known for his famous
series of Jeanne dare paintings. Four
of these are in n special room q:
Senator Cltrk's house on Fifth aveaue.
and "A very large one hangs IN thu
church at nsmremy' where Jeanne
The ltochamheau is el pccted 10 ar
rive early in the week. and r~ehearsals
OF the play will begin at once. Thu
AFFAIR Is receiving the PATRONAGE of
society, a number Of prominent
people having consented To serve on
tho committee To insure the success
of the fete. Nine. I.aimonde Fer
nandeH, wife Of the former Mexican
Ambassador to France, who Is prom
inent in Partisan society and DOS
sesses the reputation of being "ths
hest dressed woman in Paris is a,sn
on the steamer in the interest Of the
fashion fete.
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Jane Cewl in
COMMON CLAY

Of the mob about the Plaza de los Toros
and becoming one Of the crowd. j.
cannot be said that she eliminated
herself. as with her purple gown and
her black she was the dominating
figure III the stage, just as she in
artistry towers over everybody else
about her.
She IL dancing now with n mace
and consummate control of her physi-
cal forces which she has not revealed
since her appearance here three years
ago. She floats with the lightness OF
thistledown and her steps, with hat
secondary. hesitant suspension OF
movement. are moro hewildcring in
their beauty than ever before. Mile.
Tavlowa is one Of tho few great artists
of her day. The number OF them IL
not in any profession large. There
are few great actors and fewer great
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

singers to-day. There are still fewer
great dancers. SO the presence of
Mile. Pavlowa in this country should
be cherished eve IL the opportunities
to see her alone are infreduent. She
ought 10 he at the Metropolitan Opera
not as an occasional visitor
but as a regular member of the com
pany. She has shown in Carmen"
what ballet may be made to opera.
and she would have many such
chances nj our opera house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

Atone 1t Last" at the 6hubert Thea
tire, Tho Boomerang at the Belasco
Theatre. Common Clay" at the Repub-
lie Theatre. Young America" at the
Gaiety Theatre, Under Fire" at the
Hudson Theatre. THE New York idea"
at tho Playhouse, Mrs. Boltay's
Daughters at the Comedy Theatre,
Rolling Stones" at tho Harris The
atre. Miss Information" at the Conan
Theatre, ABE and Mawruss" at the
Lyric Theatre, "Hit-thc-T Trail Holiday
at the Astor Theatre. 'Quinneys'" at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
THE NEW PLAYS OF THE WEEK

thur. Emmett Corrigan. Lucille Wat
son. Louise Randolph. Lowell Sherman,
Claire Burke, Arnold Lucy and others.
Selwyn & Company will produce at
the Eltinge Theatre on Tuesday Fair
and Warmer" a farce in three acts
by Avery 1Iopwood. In tho cast will
DO Madge Kennedy. Janet Beecher,
John Cumberland. Ralph Morgan.
Hamilton Ravclle. Olive May. Guy
Bragdon and Robert Fischer.
'Tobson's Choice" a four act COM
edy by Harold Brighouse. will have
its New York opening at tho Prin-
cess Theatre next Tuesday evening,
November 2. The play IL a quaint
story OF English provincial life. It's
locale Is In Lancashire. Tho leading
feminine character will be played by
Molly Pearson. who was the original
Bunty in the American production OF
"Bunty Pulls the Strings" Tho play
has been staged under the direction Of
b. Iden Payne. who will be remembered
for his revival OF Sheridan's "The
Critic" at the Princess Theatre last
season.
Mr.. Brighouse has chosen for the
title of his comedy the old English
expression "Hohson's Choice" This
expression originated in the seven
teenth century in connection with Q
livery keeper who made II a rule that
all his patrons take the horse nearest
the stable door. whether 1t be good or
bad. Mr.. B~righouse has applied this
old adaCc to n comedy of modern Eng.
fish provincial life. in which the cen.
trail chaiNctor, that of a Lancashire
s~hopkeeper. is also named Hohson, onN
ne has four daughters to dispose ol
instead OF horses. He determines that
each shall marry the man of his choice,
irrespective Of their own wishes. The
eldest, Maggie. however. takes her
destiny into her own hands, actually
proposes 10 the ynunE man she picks
out of her fathers shop and weds him
in spite of her sire's opposition.
In tho cast are Molly Pearson. Viola
Roach, olive Wilmont Davis. Harold
ID. Becker, A. q. Andrew s, Marie Hud-
Speth, Harry j. Ashford, Whitford
Kane. Water Firedericks, Agnes
Dorntee. Barnett Parker and Pobert
Forsyth.
The versatile actors OF tho Irving
, Place Theatre will on FRIDAY give a
performance of comic opera hy way OF
a change. Leo Ascher's "IIohcit tamil
Wafer VIII bc given. with Arnold
lk"rG and Emmy Nicklass in the lead
ing roles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
Vaudeville and Burlesque.
PALACE THEATRE-L Lillian

PALACE THEA IRE - Lillian
Russell returns to vaudeville at
the Palace this week. She will
sing some of her old songs and
some new ones. Others on the
bill will be a tabloid version
of Faust" in five scenes:
Peaches" with William
Courtleigh. Craig Campbell,
Mckay and Ardine. Bert Levy.
Milt Collins and the Dancing
La Vars.
COLONIAL ~THEATRE-Nora
Bayes is at the top Of the pro-
gramme here this week in a
repertoire of her inimitable
songs. Among others who will
appear are Ralph Dunbar,
Heath and Perry, Whiteheld
and Ireland, Mullen and Coo
gan, Grace Fisher. Dupree and
Dupree and others.
ALHAM THEATRE-Dor-
othy Jardon headlines the bill
this week in company with IIo-
mer b. Mason and Marguerite
Keller and the reunited team
of Gertrude Vanderbilt and
George Moore. Others include
Al Herman. Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Wilde. the Kerville family,
Burnham and Irwin and Kar-
telli. supported by a wire"
COLUMBIA ~THEATRE-"The
Sporting Widows" is the title
of the b~urlesque entertainment
to be shown this week at the
Columbia Theatre. 1t is a sat
ire on patriotism in general.
In the company will be Abe
Leavitt. Johnny Lorenz. Vim
cent Dusey, Ruth Lockwood,
Daisv Mayfair. Anna r. Mack
and Billy Evans. There are to
be some deliberately arranged
patriotic scenes as we'll.
YORKVILLE THEATRE-One
of the standard b~urlesque
shows of the Columbia circuit
will be shown this week, called
the Lady Buccaneers. Will H.
Cohan. Flossie McCloud, Cecil
LOOMS. Hughey Flaherty.
Tom Bissett and others are in
the presenting company.
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NEW PLAYS OF THE PRESENT WEEK.

MONDAY-New Amsterdam Theatre-"Around the Map" music By
Herman Fncke, with text BY Charles Mcclellan
The Forty-Eighth Street Theatre-"The Eternal Magdalene"
BY Robert Mclaughlin. with Julia Arthur in the leading role.
TUESDAY-The Eldngs Theane-"Fair and Warmer" . comedy By
Avery Hopwood.
The Princess Theatre-"Hobsons Choice" By Harold Brig
house.
FRIDAY-Ths Irving Place TheaAe-"Hoheit taust Walzer." comic
opefa By Lee Ascher.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
WHAT ACTORS HAVE TO SAY

One OF the bits OF characte acting
on the New York stage to be seen
now ~ by Frederick Ross, playing the
part of Joseph Quincy in "Quinneys' "
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. The
part OF the quaint Yorkshire nan is
somewhat new to New York. In some
quarters Mr.. Ross's performance has
been criticised as eccentric and painted
in too strong color,, but in expiana-
ton Mr.. Ross says:
Joseph Quincy is n warm hearted,
fiery tempered Yorkshire man, full OF
grit, as honest as the day, proud OF
having worked his way up in the
world, afraid Of no nan and also a
magnificent egoist. You gaze at his
strong jaws and at his resolute mouth,
you become acutely conscious of his
keen. dominating eyes, you realize the
virile strength OF a lashing tongue
and you recognize a personality bound
to attain whatever he might set on to
accomplish in life!
"You wonder what years OF strug-
gle and hardship vent to the making
Of his proud position among the great
art dealers Of London. You wonder
what he was before he became what
he is. You speculate concerning the
purely human side of the man.: how
did he do II? How did he win through?
"These are the points which l have
10 flINcfrnta thfnllUh nv acting hA.
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the Maxine Elliott Theatre.

the Maxine Elliott Theatre.
The musical plays r "Chin Chin
Mt the Globe Theatre. 1.-THE Girl Who
Smiles" at the Longacre Theatre.
THE Blue Paradise" at the Casino
Theatre. Ned wayburn's Town
Topics" at the Century Theatre, and
"A World of Pleasure" at the Winter
Garden.
The Hippodrome is now open with
Sousa's Band. "Hip-Hip-Hooray" and
Flirting at st. Moritz." a big spec
tacular offering.
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THE WEEK STANDS,

The Standard Theatre will give
the week to the special company
formed by William Elliott to
produce George Hobart's mo-
rality play Experience" as the
first company is to be kept in
Boston indefinitely. so great has
been the success of the play
there.
The York will have Sinners"
by Owen Davis, for a week. The
contrast between the poker game
in the first act and mothers sup
per in the third epitomize the
general character of the play.
George McManus's Bringing
Up Father" cartoons will be
shown in the form of a musical
review at the Lexington Theatre
for the week.
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THE A THAT LAST.

The plays that continue in New
York are Our Mrs. McChesney" at
the Lyceum Theatre, "The Two Viz
tues at tho Booth Theatre, Sherlock
Holmes" at the Empire Theatre,
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Anna Pavlowa Is In uncommonly
fine condition this season and her
dancing since she revealed It here first
at the Metropolitan Opera House
seems never to have beer 40 beautiful
as 1t is to he seer every night at the
Manhattan Opera House. There was
no dissenting voice as to her failure
to mako the mining Of Fenelld inter-
esting. There seems with such a rare
and delicate art under her control no
reason why she should try to-.
On Wednesday afternoon she danced
the bewitching steps Of the French
doll in 'Puppenfee." the ETHEREAL and
exquisite "Snow Flakes" from the
Case Noisette suite of Tschaikowsky.
and in the advertisements the incom-
parable FREELY. az well as rose ballet.
which was Of the most irresistible
charm. Then at night she was a gypsy
dancer to the life. What ballet may
lie made to opera Mile. Pavlowa
showed In the dance which Bizet has
written for the work. She was the
most Spanish creature in the whole
opera.
And only a great artist could have
subordinated herself as she did by TAX
ing a place In the chorus with the rest
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The latest play to come from the
Hungarian stage to this country bears
q striking resemblance to most of the
others that this European theatre has
sem here. The study of character and
life in Mrs. Boltay's Daughters" is
Interesting. 1t is altogether European
in it's psychology, although 1t is h.
surd not to admit that such a situation
might we'll exist here. Families have
even II this pure land been supported
by one Of the daughters, although 1t
is probable that the rest Of the chill
dren would not have been so ignorant
- tbay were in Eugen Heital's play.
Siers n a sordidness about the family
life which would not he found here.
The mercenary aunt who insists that
her niece shall pay her the regular
agents commission when she secures
her an engagement was the least
plaustble character in the play.
The Hungarian playwrights seem to
Re r1ore free thar any of the European
writer's Of tho day from the blight OF
the we'll made play. The numerous
.pponenea OF the school which lowered
in sardou and is perhaps best repre-
scented among the French dramatists
Of the day by Henry Bernstein ought
20 view the dramatic tendencies of
che Hungarian writer's with approval.
They do not make the least effort to
absorb the spectators In the intrigue
OF their dramas. They even neglect
eontemptuously the laws OF the craft
which the least skilful are likely to
observe. Franz Molnar's 1.-THE Devil"
n Of the most overrated plays that
were ever brought to this country, vio-
lated one OF the cardinal rules of play
writing. Possibly for that reason, In
spite Of the advertisement accompany