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Olive Thomas.

equal TO the demand since musical
plays are more and more popular.
w. 4. Brady thinks hat they alone
will he able 10 combat the popularity
of the moving picture. since they
possess the added charm OF muse c.
which the ordinary drama does not,
There are two different views en-
tertained by managers as to the way
in which n musical play should lee
cast. : ME of them think that the
property" as they call it.. by which
they mean the music and the book
and the humur Of the piece. should
alone he made "a cunt So they Will
spend money on dresses and scenery.
which may well he regarded as a part
Of the property and Yet hesitate
q pay high prices for the actors. pn
the other hand there are managers.
~ whom the late Charles Frohman
was N a high degree the type, who
believed that the value Of a prop
erty which was successful was en-
HANGED 10y having the hes, actors
available To- appear I'm the play. So
in addition TO the musical Piece, he
engaged actors IN "A sense regardless
of cost, He always thought that in
tbs way the vitality f a play was
much increased.
Importations from the English stage
for musical pieces do not always meet
with success over here. So that Is
not n great source of supply. II the
whole company is English. as in the
ease OF "T"-night's the Night" III,
: actresses from Iopdon an, much on.
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lmportations Do Not Always Meet
With Success. and Managers
Constantly Seek Finds

the head of the organization At the
Forty fourth street Theatre. Sh" Is
4 native of Wilmington. Del, ana
acted in New Work. frs; undo" the
management uf Flo Xi"Gfeld
l<nN LAUREL. who il one Of the bud
ding Iiogfeld stars. was an artists
model " years ago. ana whether
or not she develops into - principal
in any Of the Xi,gf"id productions
depends 81 her " progress. olive
Thomas * ~ Yet scarcely out of tn"
chorus. but will have plenty Of OPP
portunity to develop II she shows
signs of talent. Anne Pennington is
a Xicgfeid graduate.
II l. 50 easy for anybody N tn,
audience t. SAY hat II cannot n"
hard to gct through what Is required
of the average WOman in a musical
farce or n review, hut the very scare
ity of them ought to make u plain
that there Is Suimc art in II after all
To lac graceful and pretty, to act with
vivac.ty and intelligence, to dance
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and sing enough and speak inc IN
t~'!lgihly all Of That sounds simple
enough. Yet there are precious few
womcn in the business who al do
IT 50 II is not surprising that they
ar" So keen To- u NJ their salaries
So soon as they huN" made anything
% a nam" for themselves.
Think ~ the field Tor their services.
The Shuberts II Flo Iielfeld. klaw
n Erlingcr and the Charles t'rohman
Company, in addition to tn. OUTSIDE.
companies all of them are doing
musical plays. All of them are bid
n moreover. for the services of
tn, successful actresses, So the field
* large. Then there is vaudeville.
which will offer them large rewards
onCe they are At all well known. Now
there is another claimant FOR their
services in the moving pictures. TheS"
concerns turn musical comedy singers
into dramatic actresses such as Haznl
Dawn. who used to Ice n singer hut
Is now a comcdienne.
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Musical Play Choruses Kept Re
cruited, but Difficulty Is Found
in Getting Principals e

are chorus girs enough-7and enough
pretty ones at that.
But these young women do not de-
velop rapidly enough TO supply .the
principals in these productions. The
dancers and the singers, the actresses
and tine material from which h cad
.nG Act RS are To he drawn does not
come SO readily. once they have ar
rived. their salaries are So large as 10
leave little margin of profit for the
ia who puts them on the stage
II is interesting To hear the views
Of j.. i. Shubert on his subject. The
Winter Garden turns out O u Of these
big shows every year, That means
FOR every production a cast Of AT least
thirty persons. New there must be in
this thirty about ten who are more or
less eminent. Ten I'm nent persons
in musical comedy nowadays means a
salary list that would make all profit
seem out Of the question.
When We opened the Winter Gar
den" said Mr.. Shubert 10 The Z re-
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URSERIES THE RULE. WITH SAN

scattered over its surface.
When a hardwood floor Is preferred
for a nurs ~ RUGS with al sorts Of
quaint and beautiful figures are To he
had, Linen rug are particularly rec
commended for nursery use. They can
be had in "A number of beautiful shades,
are easily washed and do not fade. The
best of these rugs are made in the
United States of home grown fax,
When the child first begins to walk all
rugs should he carefully held in place
by thumbtacks to pr vent the baby
from slipping IN them.
when coloring the walls II is well
to remember that a delicate shade Of
yellow has a Frightening effect and is
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Coloring of Walls. Pct.
ures and ToysC Chosen
With View to Aes.
thetic Effect on Child

The latest nursery | handled IN
this way had Little Bo Peep with her
sheep and her lover IN ono panel.
GuOScN e GOoseN . Gandcr, the did
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. the old
Woman Who swept the Cuhwehs Of
tho Moon. Jack and jim. the PIC That
Went t" Bonner ana a long line ~
nursery faNoritcS all the way round
the q The figures are all drawn
i'm simple outline and with that hui
morous touch that children AS well as
groWnups appreciate.
When possible II IS best for the
chiid's quarters to include at least
three rooms q sleeping room, a bath
and IN" playroom, or nursery This
ls really the ideal suite Tor q chl,d,
though many children ~ wealthy fam
lilies hay many more, In the idea,
suite he 81, cping o should be
plainly and sparstly furnished with q
crib, W. chairs, Il chest of drawers
with a mirror So hung that the child
may see itself, and u clothes closet.
The crib should he Of white enamel
or brass. 1t should not have rockers
and should b. large enough for the
Child'S use until it j. our or I'VE wears
old. The sides e the crib should 10"
high enough To- prevent the child from
falling ont aud b" 80 arranged thai
they may hc let down when necessary,
Care must he taken To have the bars x,
| near 'ogcther that there Is 10 danger
Of the child getting It's head between
them.
1t Is much better not To- haN"
draporieS about a crib, and ncN rr
make them unless requested.
When furnishing the playroom me
should always bear N mind that il il
primarily the child's If the child
is too young to have md yIlualiiy, at
least il has seN. Tho nursery If a
boy should he ttted mp 20 appeal /"
q hoy, and that for n c"l to- appeal
To her, The chars should he suited
in size As well as shape and material!
for a child"
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Florence Walton.

porter yesterday, there were In the
cast. as well as | can remember, Al
Jolson, Frank Tinney. Stella Mayhem.
George Monroe, Harry Fisher. Kitty
Gordon, Barney Bernard. and later
Gaby Deslys ana Jose Collins appeared
in the reviews. Even then some OF
these actors were well enough known
tn be getting large salaries, although
little in comparison to what Is be 'ng
paid to them to-day. We got Al Jolson
then. for instance. for $3.50, which was
mopr than Lew Dockstader ever paid
him while he was in his minstrel show.
where | saw him To-day Al Jolson
gets for forty weeks a year 81 900 with
,tSNinteres, which brings the amount
- his earnings up to $4,000 at least.
Then we pa d Kitty Gordon $500.
and to-day she is getting 81 500 "A week
in vaudeville. When Frank Tinney
took the place of Eva Tanguay at the
Palace one week las; summer he got
sl.70o. Kitty Gordon went up from
$3.50. which was the salary paid to
her when she was in sam Demands
company. Barney Bernard was then
regarded as rather a mediocre come
dian and got about $50, and now
s.nce the SUCCESS uf Potash and Perl
mutter' he probably gets four times
that amount ~ salary. George Mon
roe, Harry Fisher and Ste la Mayhem
were always high priced artists, al
though viii bet they are getting
more to-day than when We had them
here at the Winter Garden,
so soon as the art SITS have gained
the least footholi with the public NJ
goes the salary. The difficulty in
creating a new supply is greater than
the public realizes. II is not lust
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not injurious TO the child's eyes.
Wher the room is bright and cheer
fui. naturally, a delicate shade of green
is the Colur favored
There are many charming designs
in wall paper made especially for
nurseries. Among the all over pat
terms shown by n firm which makes
a specially of furnishing and decorat-
ing series there is one with genes
from Mother Goose" in delicate
shades with touches of red on a pale
buff background. There is another
with Little iio Peep and her lambkins
~ n delicate shade of green Then
there are others with fairies, with
elves and all manner Of interesting
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THE increasing popularity OF the
musical pays has made the de-
mand for Young women 10 act
and sing in them far beyond the sup
ply. ~ pretty gir,s in the chorus
there seems no end. They a always
be found In sufficient numbers. 1t ~
indeed a natter Of surprise that each
succeeding musical show presents as
pretty a crop and more numerous Tran
ever before. This fact Is surprising
chiefly because the number Of these
shows has So much increased during
recent years.
They are collected in all paris Of the
country. In every city m of these
companies Wis T. It's presence suggests
10 some staGestruck girl the chance
to get her foot on the ladder. She does
~ know that this foot may never
Climb any higher, hut she takes her
finances in this humble way. So even
In spite ~ the great increase in the
humber II these musical plays there
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and Worn Furni-
ture, So Familiar in
Old Attic Playrooms,
No Longer Tolerated
y no part Of the home has there
been a greater change in the fur

y no part Of the home has there
been a greater change in the fur
n.Shings than in the nursery.
Formerly any old piece Of furniture
was thought good enough fr the
ohi.dren's room. Like the servants
Quarters = was generally furnished
Win ~leftovers from the more favored
rooms. New or otherwise pleasing
lNrniturc was looked upon as too good.
only an eXtravagant or careless house.
keeper would put good furniture in a
nursery to be crawled over and per-
faps Spl!ei by muddy boots or grimy
fagers.
IN" first change in this condition
came when the cry for sanitation in
We home swept through the Land,
"''Nr practically every other room in
hshea - the satisfaction OF the sani-
N'!on experts the reform struck the
~ IIt ilNi' pVbliV i'SA wv '''s
'ae.r worn sofas, ragged rugs and
''hmonplacc pictures, hut practi-
edHy everything in the shape OF furni-
'Fc excepting enamelled iron cots and
siaIaa, uac,,ed enamelled chairs, Rugs
were 1a domination and pictures ac-
|4mH 'l'd dust, parents were told.
Ana n0w again after every other
'o''n IN the house has received the at
"h'!Ih Il architects and decorators
"' "''l' people have come into their
'"h. PARENTS as well as educators
nave m" to realize the importance
: >" 'nF o.. nmcnt upon the Young as well
- Upon oder persons New nurseries
GU lplgooms are just a. beautiful
ono dts Individual as the rest Of the
muse This does not mean that in the
az" 'scry the question Of sanitation
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Juliette Lippe

meet with success. Charles trohman
brought over with our Miss Gibbs"
In support Of Pauline Chase an actress
who is jus; now the %rcigning favoritc
in London musical plays. But h
made little or no impression over here
The Shuherts took from the same
company for the Winter Garden an
English actress with a Scotch name.
Jean Adair. and she was lost in the
vivacity and sprightline>s of the
Americans about her. Kitty Gordon
has done better than the majority III
these im%portations. although she Is
better in vaudeville. as her magnet
ism for the audience is not likely to
last for more than the time Of such
an Offering.
Marilynn Miller, who has proved one
Of the best III the finds the Shubcrts
haVe made, comes from Ohio and be-
lonced To a family called the five
tOlUmhianS. She was never allowed
Ia appear with her family in their
New York engagements because she
was under lG. and made her a pear
auce at the Winter Garden last sum
mcr just after passing the Dir, hday
which made II legal for her Ia act
in This city. Frances DemareSt. who
is one II the Shubort musical
stars. was in Mime sherry" at the
New Amsterdam Theatre and has been
in The Laughing Husband" the va
rIous Winter Garden productions and
other Shuh.rt undertakings since that
time. Florence Walton. who had an
experience IN the choruseS of vari-
GUS comic operas and hurlosuues be-
fore she became the dancing partner
of Maurice. IS another one Of the
newer Shuhert attractions and L. At
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the child "A reach the figures ana
50 become acquainted with them. The
cli,d of to-day is not allowed to get
his fingers very dirty, hoSideS having
an affection for the characters III these
nursery tales. as most children have.
thcy don't want to get them dirty or
diStiGlrod
with the figures Of tho fricze "n a
line with the Child's vision he j. more
inclined To stand up than 20 roll
around ON his back. To balance the
room il Is necessary Ia pat another
frie2e near the ceiling. II you know
a child with n W frie2e nursery YOU
will find out that ne is on more init
mate terms with those figures ON his
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make believe people. one Just suited
for "A boys room has HalninEoeS and
other wonderful birds in a tropical
forest.
Yes. these nursery paper designs
are very beautiful, though | find that
children prefer Il plain val with Il
%frieze." declared the nursery deco
rator. These friezcs often give tn,
whole story in pictures and | have
found that children appreciate them
as much as grownups.
"Of course these frieHes are used
only with plain walls, As "A rule they
ar" placed above the piCtura moulding,
though recently | have been PUTTING
them just above the Dashboard, where
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lime of vision than with those higher
up.
For the upper line Of frieZes | usu-
ally duplicate the same design These
designs are usually made in panels
five feet lonE, They may be set II
after the 9th + or each framed sspa-
ratcly with Il narrow band Of wood
between the panels,
when | use the frie2o Just over tho
Dashboard usually have II a con-
tinuuus serial Wit new scenes and
figures III each section. OF course tn"
background must he the same, and SO
far as possible the same ColOrs should
hc used in the decoration and the tiG-
ures.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
THURSDAY

The board of supervisors today transacted some business of a general nature, appointing road oveTseers. etc
 The |. s. grand jury at Florence found so indictments against persons living in unlawful colonization Of these twenty were married before they were arraigned and many others are hunting up a minister. II is stated that large number of those indicted lived in the county of which Solomon vile is the county seat, which brings the thought that,it was a lucky thing for Solomon that T. s. grand jurics did not exist in his time
 The total vote cast in Cochise coun- ty al the recent election vas l22I Az the election held last fall there were liOi votes cast. or lS3 more than at the last election. Mark Smith received for congress 799 votes last fall, or 57 per cen; nf the vote cast at that cleo ton On May l2 for delegate to the constitutional convention. hc received 7Ss votes or 65 per cent of the vote cast-a gain Of \ per cent This is i'm material for any other purpose than to show the interior press that they are wrong in continually mis-Ststing the facts regarding MT Smiths popular y m his own county.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
MORE BDRlERLiHD
 SIGNS NEEDED

'. P. Apple and family who passed through here last weak in a Cadillac E'lh- hay, arrived in Los Angeles iram Miami Fla. their starting point after having travelled i!5O mr!er, the last HOO having been travelled over ,he Bordcrlaud Route from Fl Paso. Mr Apple selected this route from Fl Paso after convincing himself II wes the best oi the three routes across Ari- zoua. The route led through Florida, sou,herr Georgia. Alabama. Missis,ip- D. Texas and thence oyer rh Border land route The anlv delay was at the crossing al he Gila River in Ari- zons over which a fine concrete bridge will soon be built, in fact IS now build ! ing
 w had expected trouble starting al this season bu; we found that while | Hhattt llsaA lb-f NaN Nl4AbaAtANNltA4 anu one or two mud stretches. the car never faltcred, and we always had the feeling that th ere was plenty of power IT reserve. We met a great many motorists on the road bound for the coast. and were told by many more
 hat they intended coming West via motor car during the summer On the trip ws were ferried over twenty five streams forded fifty. three and al one time went twenty eight l miles across Mobile Bay
 The Bsrderland Route is fairly | well posted. but a few more signs would be or value 10 the strangers who will be touring to the Coast. There are many places where you can so
 wrong and such places could be elimi- mated with a little work by the clubs in Texas and Ari zona
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
LAST APPEAL FOR
 MuRDERERS LOST

PHOENIX. May 25.-"Our board has received hundreds of telcgrams and letters from different parts of Arizona commenting us in our action in relus- ing to recommend to the Governor that he interfere in the matter of carr viu~ out the sentences of the courts, hereto. fore passed in the cases of the five men condemned to be hanged ar Florence on Friday"
 Such was the statement of Wiley F Jones. attorney general. made today He added that the board of pardous would go to Florence Thursday morn ling and hold an official session in order that it could not be said that the board was not accessible m the event any matters should arise which should be given consideration.
 The state senate today. with but 2 opposing votes, cast by MundS. D'aCh- man and MacMiIlau. adopted the fol- lowing resolution.
 Be it resolved by the Senate that we hereby express our deep appreciation of the efforts which it's members have put forth in the performance of their diffi- cult duty, and we hereby declare that no matter now greatly individual opin- ion may differ upon the wisdom of any law, we believe that the members of said board have attempted to conscien- ciously perform their serious duty ac- cording to their best judgment under the law"
 Governor Hunt. expressing re gret says he knows nothing other than the action by the board vaich wl,l aow .n. terfere with the execu tons tak.as place.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
LOOKING BACKWARD
 NNtNTY-FOuR YEARS
MONDAY

C. s Fly has just placed on exhibi- ton in front of his photograph gallery on Fremont street an array of art in his line. which is studied by hundreds daily and calls forth many pleasing comments The pictures embrace many of the rec mt additions to his galleries at Bi>bce and Tombstone.
 School wiil close tomorrow Appro- priate exercises will be hsld and all parents and others interested in the s5houls are invited
 SAN FRANCISCO. May 20 The fight between Jim Corbe;t and Peter Jackson for purse of SlO.00O and SI5Oo to go to the loser took place at the California Athleti, Club last night. The giants fought from 9 p. m until a. m. In the 67th round the president of the Club stepped forward and an- nouuced the fight a draw and the men quit the rins
 The devision of Yavapsi into two counties seems 10 have turned one re- puorc4u county into two Democratic counties
 The grand iury did not examine the books [ the district court clerks oi- flee like Caesar wife. he is above suspicion Happy man,
 The acts Of the 18th legislative as- srmbIy are at hand and hy reference 10 them ,t i~ found that many laws are being disobcyed through ignorance of them There Is one which prohibits the sale oi cigarettes to any person un- der lG years of age or the sale of li- quor 70 minors or common drunk ards
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
TUESDAY

Bill No. 6S. providing that any per. son chnppius or cutting wood for the owner -r his az ent shall have lien on 'he wood so cut. 4 very good law and many Tombstone man wood pile vIii look lean as consequence.
 The third Party ba, named itself The Peoples Party" II has declared for free coinage of silver. The West eru congress has also declared fer fires coinage Wall Street may well feel alarmed at the solid front arrayed against it's God.
 Decoration Day will be property ob- served this year by the Burnside Post C. A K They will be assisted by many school children and local organi. zlrions The day comes on Saturday this year. which will give all who par ticipate day of rest following.
 Frank Broad came III from San Der nardiuo ranch where he has been to summon witness. He reports heavy rains all through. The ground is well kcd.
 The produce exchange o; Los Angeles have passed resolution providing that hereafter butter will be handled by the weight instead of by the roll, the movement IS said to he a strong ouc If as strong as some of the butter they send down this way, 1t certainly
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
FRIDAY

The Sixteenth Legislature wisely pro- vided that no public printing of any kind shall be sent outside of the coun- ". This will build up many strus- gling newspaper man throu Ehout the territory who has been obliged hereto fore to compete with more formidable rivals. in more favored sections. In fixing the price to be paid for printing. 'he legislature showed good sense and relieved the newspaper from the ob- jectionable duty of fighting for it's dues and the officer from paying the print ing brIls under the impression that the. are exorDitart
 Haseaf,eT parties contemplating mar risge must take out license before the probate judge After getting mar ried they must Ge;.a cer-iicato of mar Eiagc
 The city b2ard of equalization have adjourned They worked hard for glory only.
 John Q. Du nbar has retired from the Gazette He announces as much in the issue of Tuesday. He is succeeded by J. L. Wilson. an experienced news paper man.
 The name of the Arizona Champion has been changed to the Coconino Sun IL promises to be a credit to the name
 Roland. the tonsorial artist. who has just emerged from ninety days sit in the county jail, left town this neon by advice of the chief Of police He is a professional sneak thief. judging from his actions.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-30
The Only Difference

The whistle at the Boom shaft and the one al the mill sound like olden times, but not like the same kind of times. In the olden times the Boom whistle blew for hoisting water to flow down towards FaiTbauk, but now the whistle blows 10 hoiss ore and to pump what water is needed to mill the ores that will soon be coming out of 'he Tranquility. West Side and Toughuur mines.