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The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
Rescuer Finds Daughters Body.

Chicago. = Private tragedies were
numerous about the wreck. The
crowd moved and swayed against the
police lines, striving to catch
glimpse of the dead or the tragedy.
stricken survivors as the latter turned
from their efforts to bring life back
to loved ones One city fireman, lean.
ing far over an opening cut in the hull
pulled out body passed to him by
diver. He turned the form over, and
tainted as he gazed into the face of his
own laughter t
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
No Use.

They're using an awful lot Of au.
tomobiles In the European war;" re-
marked the auto enthusiast.
II know" said the disgruntled Pc
destrian. But what good does it do?
The manufacturers keep turning the
blamed things out faster than those
fellows over there can bust 'em up"
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
Charity.

II hates desc suspicious guys" said
the panhandler.
what have dey been doin' to you
now?" asked his friend.
"A gink gives me a dime dis morn
in to git somethin' to eat, and den he
fouers me into restaurant and
watches me spend It,"
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
Not Likely.

"A curious thing happened to me
this morning" began the man who al
ways told long,winded stories.
Did somebody stop to listen to one
OF your yarns?" inquired the other
reaching for his hat
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
MANY wAn ZONE HOnPIrAL.

Have ordered Aliens Foot-Esse. the sntiseptis
powder. for use among The convaleseent trsops
Shaken into the shoes dissolved In the foot
bath, Aliens Foot Ease gives refreshing rest sne
comfort and prevents the feet getting tired OF
foot sore. Try Il TODAY. d mt accept any sub
sttute. Sod Everywhere. 2Sc For FREE sam
pie. sddress, Allen S. Oimsted. Leroy. N. Y.-Adr
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
The Great Trouble.

ADropos OF seashore divorce.
Mayor Riddle of Atlantic City said:
The great trouble is that SO many
husbands. when they meet an old
flame down here on the wind-swept
beach, insist on being moths"
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
A In RIble,

III kissed YOU on one cheek. what
would you do?"
nd turn the other cheek, also"
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
OF No Further Use,

throwing out?"
my library on international law.
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
Directions Wanted.

Oculist-You will drop a little OF
this into your eye three times a day
Patient-Before meals. or after?
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
Not So Bad Al That.

What are you so furious about,
wife,"
cat!"
why. you're not old!"-Farm Life.
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
After a Catch.

A man with a small mesh net was
seen returning to his bungalow.
Been out after the speckled beau
ties?" asked a neighbor.
mo, I'm going In after mosquitoes"
replied the net bearer, with vengeance
in his tones
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30

Municipal Research Chickens.
Farmer-These are chickens.
City Guest-I presume one breed
lays scrambled eggs and the other
fried
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30

Cornish. N. H., July 27.-President
Wilson ordered complete investiga.
tion by the Department OF Commerce
into the sinking Of the excursion
steamer Eastland. The President di-
rected that nothing be left undone to
fix the responsibility.
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-30
Rushed to Aid of Drowning.

Boats we're put out, tugs rushed to
the scene with shrieking whistles, and
many men sratched off their coats and
sprang into the river to aid the drown
ing. With thousands of spectators
ready to aid and the wharf within
grasp, hundreds went to death despite
efforts at rescue.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-15

suffered on their own soil from Ger
man enterprises.
In chemical products particularly the
smaller distinctively French houses are
declared to have been Systematically
undersold by powerful German corpor-
atoms, one of them with capital of
$60.000.000. These German enterprises,
it is stated, not only monopolized the
commerce in dyes and other chemical
products, but furnished employment to
none but workers of their own nation
atty. AS soon as French house en-
deavored to compete, prices were re-
duced to the point that it was impos-
sible for it to live.
One speaker reclared that not only
had they monopolized the trade in
these products but through the facility
afforded by the laws governing trade
marks they had found ways of utilizing
the discoveries Of French scientists.
Names and details furnished in this
debate were so conclusive as to pro-
duce a considerable impression upon
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-15

officials. Special bureaus to be repre-
scented are Bureau of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce, by DR.. E. E. Pratt;
Farm Demonstration, by Dr. Bradford
Knapp; Office of Markets and Rural
Organizations. by Charles ]. Brand;
Foreign Trade Advisors, by Robert F.
Rose; Public Health, by Surgeon ]. II.
White; Weather Bureau, by c. F. Mar
vim. Addresses will also be delivered
by Hon. w. p Harding, representing
the Federal Reserve Board, and Hon.
Joseph E. Davies, representing the
Federal Trade Commission.
The Departments of Agriculture OF
the following states will be represent
ed: Texas, West Virginia, Louisiana,
South Carolina, Alabama and Missis-
sippi. The Department of immigration
of the following states will be repre-
sented: Texas, Louisiana and Okla
homa. The following railroads will be
represented by their industrial commits
sioners and agricultural agents: South
ern; S. L. & S. F.; NJ, X. & T.; and
Norfolk & Western.
Diplomatic representatives of sew
eral countries will be in attendance,
including His Excellency, Kai Flu Shah,
Chinese Minister to the United States.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the South
ern Commercial Congress, under the
Presidency of Miss Louise Lindsey,
of Nashville, Tennessee, will hold its
sessions coincident with the conven-
ton of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress. Among the noted organizations
of women to be represented is the Ma
tional Housewives League. The presi-
dent of the league, Mrs. Julian Heath,
of New York, will address the conven-
ton on Municipal Efficiency Day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-15
Crow. PERKINS

50th anniversary of the founding OF
the Military Order Of the Loyal
Legion. The city is ablaZe with mill
tary colors. This morning at the
Academy of Music, Gen. Henry s.
Huidekoper and Brevet Brigadier Gen
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-15
GERMANY uNDERsELLs FRANCE
(Bu Associated Press.l

Paris, April 1.-THE debate which
has begun in the Chamber of Deputies
on the law prohibiting commercial re-
lations of French citizens with Ger
many and Austria Hungary has devel-
oped some interesting facts regarding
the competition French industries have
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-15

eral Thomas H. Hubbard, commander.
in-chief of the order, were the speak.
ers at he opening of the jubilee. The
Loyal Legion is composed Of officers
and honorably discharged officers Of
the army, navy and marine corps.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-15

the Chamber. The Minister of Com
merce informed the Chamber that the
technical commission Of the patent of.
fee has In preparation law intended
to make such compensation impossible
in the future.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-15
HALF CENTURY MARK
OF LOYAL LEGION.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 15.-Mem-
bers Of communicates from 81 states
are attending the celebration Of the
The sun., 1915-02-21

summer Nights Dream along with
his Other plays ~ Wil,aCk'S.
In the first plac" h" - giving his
plays not with III. actors he would
have selected but with those he coual
get Some IL the Interpretations n y
Midsummer Nights Dream" are ap-
pallng. This j. especially true Of one
90 the leading roles. Under the cir
cumstances Mr.. HarkerS achievement
j. the more crcditahle His yisua,iza e
tion Of the fairies is the INST SUCCESS
ful seen here ~ any time, hut there
are details in which they arc not salts
factory. The gold leaf make, ,hr faces
rf ObrroH and T1dpi0 expreSsionieSs
Then some Of the fairies are d.ipei
without grace in line. Also. her are
TOO many of them thai are ply Sic.illy
larger than they should he. The chill
dren are charming sights. Were the
rest N ObsrON's crew so graceful as he
and his consDrt or AZ PuCk thcr"
would bc no objection t. the ungracc-
tul d-apcrieS in which thp-y are ,lo, he'd
The children in ~ Midsummer Nights
Dram" are such charming apparitionS
that they ought to recon :ile Mr.
BARKER - the use of children on the
stage whore he now SAYS he is opposed
10 the use of animals. Anybody, how
ever. who can turn out such successful
The sun., 1915-02-21

Managers live in a small world. Their
outlook is narrower than that Of the
men in any other business. T. may
bc that this limited hoi 2on Is more
responsible for their failures than
they realize.
Thcr" is never time. however 10
20 proiitaDly into the cheories OF the
theatr0 managers. as it is the busi-
ness OF the commentators On the the
atre 20 know them only hy their fruits.
Mr.. Barker believes hat with two
or three plays in performance AT Wal
lacks ne can get the spectators
To como two or three times instead
Of once What may happen whnn he
does not have the requisite number
of attractive plays cannot h. any
worse than what would hefall him If
he had only one unpopular piece.
At all events the experiment Will he
interesting. In fact everything that
NJ" Barker promises 70 do viii prob
ably be interesting largely because he
seems To be interesting himself with a
great many opinions. all the enthusi-
asm of youth and the energy To carry
INTO effect the nea surcS which his en-
thpsiasm suggests. But il will not M
possible to agree altogether with the
manner in which he produces ~ Mid
The sun., 1915-02-21

m.dt.rns 2 th- Gsnulu" mast is h.
ha., don" with he aon IN the bernard
Shaw play ana tho as IN ~ Mid
summer Nights Dream" can b" in
Iep"n i"nt of the living beast
'onCcrnins ,lc fairies. which are the
most discussed features IF the play,
Mr.. Hark"r has given this explanation: !:
Then come tho fairies. Can even
g1nius succeed IN putting fairies on
the StaSc? The pl,us commentators
say not. This play and the Sublimer
parts Of King Lear are free $
quoted a. imp"SsSibl. in the theatre.
Hut then by some trick Of reasoning
they blame thr theatre for II. cam
NOT follow that II play written for
the stage cannot b' put on the stage.
III" playwright. it seems t., me. has
failed, lr he who he may. Has Shake
spearc failed, or need the producer only
pray for 4 it'll" genius tno" The
fairies ar" the prpduCrrS test. Let
mo confess that. though mainly love
of the play. yet partly to- a hope of
passing that test has inspired the
present production. Foolhardy one
feels facing Il. Hut z a method sf
staging can compass the difficulties Of
\ Midsummer Nights Dream surely
It's cause is won.
The sun., 1915-02-21

lacks Theatre, although the man
darins would doubtless warn Mr..
Barker that continued success for
such a scheme is impossible. There
are the familiar reasons. New York
crs like to go to see what they are
certain will be at the theatre. They
are not accustomed to examining ad-
Nerus"rnentS 70 See what the pro-
Gramm" * for this night or that.
They want To have the same play
in the theatre whenever they go TO
it, Any change Of programme so up-
sets the public ntnd thar the ensuing
agitation keeps these prospective
spectators altogether out Of the play
house
1t may toe that the public here H.
50 indifferent about the theatre as to
stay away when there even is So little
trouble involved as making certain
the name Of the play. MIR. Barker
viii test the wisdom OF this conclu-
sion. which seems to us founded
rather on the superstition of the en-
trepreneurs than the enlightened
study OF the conditions by outs iders.
The sun., 1915-02-21

>Ia< SpcArr q, Mr. Barker has pro-
N.ded j.. altogether Il ,h" cost If all
beauty "a th, reading of the text ?
Miss Mccarthy, Mr.. CoSS1rt. Miss Bar
lon and NJ. Bl!.d spok" Will some
regard TO the beauties of the text, bu,
there WIS litt', poetry prrccivablc in
The reading OF most of the players
Yet listen tn Mr.. Barker'S ooe-crva-
tons a. 10 the Importance of the
poetry in the teXi
"bne may say that the tradition of
'.lSe speaking or tn" English stage is
q most dead. - muCh thc better
our --latest inheritance Of 10 at th. icas,
was unS"urd. dating, no, from shake
spcaridn times, the great lgo OF verse.
hut from Nh" heroic days uf Rowe
and btwav; .ljcr from the translators
80 tho Immortal kotZebuc' and the
port"ntous sheridan Knowles Comic
verse found lis grave tit times 4
cNarmn-lv red.zsned Sr~tvcb in tn
rhym"d hur'"Suuc Of piauche and
Byron. But Shakespeare was a CLASSIC
and mug, be spoken 'claSSicalIy.' and
wha, You couldn't speak c.dssically
YOU had better cut ont. Look at the
Shakespeare promp' books 4 oven the
The sun., 1915-02-21
ELSIE FERGUSON SrAd NELL
COMPTON, ieN "OJTCAST"

Lacking genius. one considers first
now not to do thing No; To- try ,ud
roalZ. these small foil, who war with
r"rc-rnce for their lcathern wing:
nat goes without saving. In this piaN
| IAN visualize neither d u ..inning nor
m end to realism OF either scenery or
action. No- Yet % us. children. TO
my mind neither children nor animals
NJ with the theatre Perfect in their
natural beauty, they put our artirse tn
shame. In this ca" one - tempted.
one yields little. over Cobwab 4 60.
is possible, even probable. that chl-
,r"n served Shakespeare. Bu: eN.
pee; that the littl. .yas,os ni that time
W,ro a. sndrty trained n spcaklug
~, TN. sinyi,,r, az u,tb.,,u ,r,,., hon,
The sun., 1915-02-21
AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE
OF BELASCO STAGECRAFT

without employing a single me-
ohancal device, bizarre scenery or
any new idea Of the stage. David
Belasco successfully attempts to slim
ulate the imagination in his latest
production. Marie -Odile,' at the Be-
la.S'o Theatre.
one example of this is shown during
'hc progress Of the second act. When
the Prussian Chlans are seated at
tho table, where. before them in the
first act, the nuns had breakfasted,
thc singing of THE Watch on the
Rhine is stoppd a the command Of
the sergeant, who calls out:
silence Silence Didn't YOU
hear something? Listen thought
j heard guns. Sh' Don't YOU"
They all listen, and the corporal,
who has gone over to the doorway
leading to the courtyard, says:
"fes-way off. / thought just now
This little scene is 50 impressvely
done that the audience feels so sure
that the soldiers In the convent really
hear guns that they imagaine hear-
ing the distant reports themselves.
Yer not single gun is heard All
is stiIl on the stage.
How easy II would he to fire a
gun. or guns. mufiicd. to suggest dis
tanc. off stage. But Mr.. Belasco pre-
fers to let the Imagination have fun
play. In this way real illusion Is
created. and this is perhaps the prime
obi~'t Of the theatre.
How, asks the reader, do the actors
hnN I'm
The sun., 1915-02-21
TRAINING CHILDREN AT THE
RUSSIAN BALLET SCHOOL

The Russian ballet school from
which Anna pavlOwa p,ls gradual ed
.S turning out the mos, famous
danc"rS 90 IN" day aud has altogether
superseded IN" .nsj .tutiurs of Paris
and vienna ANY knowledge of its
thurougnnes-S will explain It's great
Success
f.u'u year l2O boys and girls present
themselves at the ballet depart ment of
the Imperial Theatre School in st.
Petersburg for examination. tn. chill
drep range from : tp 10 years VI age,
averaging years g'ncral,N. The APP
piicants are from AL "iaS,es. chill
drcn oi ballet dancers and stage hands
"" with those Of parcn's N higher
walks of life. Hui the children OF the
theatre seem To- have n little the better
"f Il N the selecting procrS-s. due no
doubt to tIc fact that their parents
have NOR" opportunities for pressing
;hcir claims for r,cugnltion.
AS there ar hut irc-n sixteen TO
eighteen vacancies tn u- filled, u very
careful cNamnat ION and wedding out
process must h' gone through. FIRST
the children arr examined physically
and "A large number rejc'iod. Those
who pass the physical examination are
then given careful mental cNauina-
ton, and NOR" are regretted Those
who pass these two examinations are
then taken before commission of
dancers AMI ballet masters and mis-
treSsrs for a final t'st
Tn" rNam,n,ug snrnmiSsluu watches
carefully and most critically every
The sun., 1915-02-21

Died last year,, Connie EdSs AT pres
ont in this country, and my self This
quartet remained intact for fifteen
years
in tho history of English musical
comedy ! like to term this tn grille
period hecauSc. as in the burlesauc
day. each title containued the Up to
Date slogan. 50 IN this period most Of
the titles contain n. word Girl.
This mode OF btptzlng musical come
dies cont Inucd down to the present
day in such shows as The Sunshine
Girl and the Girl on the Film
with the abplishmcnt NJ tights dr. =
appeared also that type Of Syharttc
that finds its habitat IN the first rows
Of he orchestra, known in this coun-
try ~ the bald headed row and ir
London rs the 'crutch and toothpirk
brigade b course the fun and meth
obs Of tho comedians changed with
the character of the show. Ii bcyamc
necessary that thc performers become
genuine comedians to .interprrt the
nnnectesl story upon whEh the mush
WAS strung. Previously acts wore in
lccted into the performance which
N''' Nll'4piN 'HHiiN III l4lful'f'lNfS WIN
out any regard for their rclntion T."
IN" rest of the acts. which policy on
isis to-day IN tho revue. Tho ',asS of
patrons also became mo- elite Nt
the opening of The NV ,Iloty Tie
atrc tho King and Queen were among
the boXhudels. t. the contrary. at
the old burlc>,luo,s 1t was most repre-
hensible for "A lady to attend. Now
the Gaiety is ne mecca for all anusc-
mcnt seekers after the merry and
gaN-and sonrn of our nobility have
even sought matrimony there.
"'rh" present GaiotN Theatre built
"n the site of thc I'D office uf rlarl,
Dickens and cross the street from the
Old Gd.ctN, was opened Twelve Years
ago II has become theatre rich IN
tradition and esteemed for ih gent
inc artistry OF its productions and
the hrillian, suocess stars have ac-
quired on tte STAGE
The sun., 1915-02-21

late the imagination Of the audience
.un;il they too think they hear guns.
What he has done with the single,
almost gloomy, setting showing the in
terror of a room In an old French con-
vent in "Marie-Odile" is well nigh
scenic perfection.
Then there is imagination in the
ending Of the play "Marie-Odlle.' SIS
ter Louise beseeches the Mother Su-
pcriOr not % send the little novice to
"A home, but rather to let her go out
into the sunshne-"light beyond the
threshold Mr.. Belasco's treatment Of
this most difficult of imaginative
scenes shows no lines in the drawing.
nn drawing instruments or ma ,crias
lying about.
81 WAS well aware that the queS-
ton of the girls lover and his failure
to return before the final curtain
would raise discussion, and did
consider the conventional ending for
the piece" said Mr.. Belasco, but
this course would have meant the in
PRODUCTION of material atmosphere
al the very point where the spiritual
ity Of the piece was most Triumphant
"a sort of desecration Of that faith
which was the very essence of the
girls being.
1T could not be supposed THAI the
HOthcr superior, whose adherence 10
duty was Of the strCteSt order, or
that sister Louise. who loved the
girl: or Oid Peter. who had been her
helper, doctor and friend, all in one
1t could not he supposed that any one
Of al hA 1n
The sun., 1915-02-21

George GrosAnith, who is the
comedian Of "To-nghts the Night" at
the Shubcrt Theatre, told SrN re-
porter yesterday many interesting
facts about London fun in the musi-
cal plays during the last score of
years.
Mr.. GrosSmith said:
There is probably no theatre in
New York city with which | might
compare the Gaiety of London to il
lustrate the air of tradition that clings
about il and it's identification with
shows Of one type. Those that might
have approached it most nearly were
Wallacks and Days. both Of which
are now serving only lntermittcntly
the art FOR which they We're built Two
others remain in active service and
they are tho Empire, which possesses
a certain serious atmosphere. and the
Winter Garden, which has so tar
preserved IA mllieu, shall ! say, that
20 "A great extent charactcrizss that
of the Caicty, though of course it Is
yet too young to boasl of any OF the
venerable traditions The Empire
clientele is always certain to be en-
tertaincd by tho higher forms oi the
dramatic ART. amd the patrons of the
Wirtor Garden may be sure to he
amused and joliiicd by anything that
appears there. The other theatres in
this city are given over To tho first
play that needs housing. regardless
of the character of tho preceding pro-
duction. For instance. the Shuhrrt
Theatre where | am now playinr in
a typical English musical comedy. last
winter was devoted TO Sir Forbes
Robertson in plays thai surely werc
in great contrast to the present at
traction.
II am not able to state the exact
date. but tn" old Gl.otN Theatre. which
stood on the "ppnS,t" side of the road
from where the present GaictY Is SIT
uatcd on the strand. was opened about
sixty years ago, with series of en-
tcriainmonts that were caflcd bur
lcsquc., but Of an slto1ethcr different
The sun., 1915-02-21

time THAI musical comedy became Dir
fcr"ntiatcd and distinct from the bur
lcSuu"s. as the Gaicty shows had here
tufurc been called.
Some of the famous burlcSuucs pro-
duccd al this time were Faust Up 10
Date Miss E,smeralda' and 'Cinder-
ella. Up Too Late The fun and hu-
NOR that characterized these bur
lcsuues consisted in travesting serious
plays and many old favoritc tales ~
the folklore variety. The lines Wcr"
written in couplcts and the Wit existed
by 'punnine, This was oven carried
To- the cNtrn, of 'punninG' in the title of
the play. as. for instance. one was
called Up to Data :. talk eoff on the
Titles of most of these shows. for they
usually bor the phrase Up to Dat
IN connection with "A We'll known char
acter or episode in history.
THE first musical comedy To ne pro-
duccd u; the Gaicty WAS In Town,
and II was IN This that ! made my
first appearance The old quintet
which had created such sensation
II tho bur'c;'Guc Wa retained, wi: h
'll' 'N'''P'i"l OF Nh'" NauEndn, VINO
was succeeded hy Lefty fin'l OF y
faiety Glrr fame. T.. y. ionnen and
later Arthur Roberts became mem
bcrs of the company also. A Gaiety
Cir opened IN the Savoy Theatre
simultaneously with In Town and
was later brought to this country as
thr fir "Nampl" of English musical
comedy with It's cImplo'e English cas- .
folloWin" this The shop GIRL was
produced. In This | later made my
iirst appearance before the American
public Also NJ this time new quar-
let made its appearance, consisting ~
Gcrtie Miller, Ihn,und Payne twho