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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
BY GEORGE s. KAUFMAN.

Somebody will take Whitford Kane
into the Hippodrome or the Century
some fine afternoon and just naturally
lose him II will be a simple matter.
All that the person will have to do will
be TO leave Kane by himself for
couple Of seconds and the thing will
he accomplished. He isn't used to large
theatres
Even the Comedy Theatre. for that
matter looks pretty big to Kane.
Perhaps it should be stated at this
point that Kane Is playing Willie
Mossop IN "Hobson's Choice; Comedy
Theatre, slst St, near Sixth av.; Eggs,
S:i5: Mats, Tues. & Sat, 2:l5. Ones
duty 20 the public and the managers
thus having been discharged the story
can now proceed.
Ever since the Comedy was construct
ed the pedestrian on 41st ST. has had
his choice he could either walk around
The theatre or step over II. But
Whitford Kane gazes at that build
ing with awe. When "HobsOn's
Choice" was moved from the Prin-
cess Theatre to the Comedy Kane
scarcely could believe his eyes. Why,
the stairway TO the Comedy dressing
rooms was so wide that a couple Of
actors built like Vernon Castle could
almost pass each other! And you could
get three suits of clothes into your
room without half trying! On the
level,
No. Whitford Kane doesn't know a
lot about big theatres. They have had
the gol-darndest habit, for a number of
wears, OF tucking Kane away in the
minutest. infnitesimalist playhouse
that could be located In New York
he has played at the Neighborhood, the
Randbox, the Princess and the Comedy.
In Boston he appeared at the Toy,
which is well named. In Philadelphia
they put him in the Little Theatre, also
christened by inspiration. In Chicago
,hey permitted him to roam unchecked
through the great recesses OF the Fine
frts Theatre, which can be emptied in
venteep seconds when filed TO capac-
ity. =,
And so on and so on and so on. And
not alone in this country but all over
England In fact, they practically
never LET Kane play in a town If 1t had
regular theatre. In his years on the
e.ace he has appeared in q couple OF
hundred theatres, which. if laid end TO
ED. would reach across Nassau st.
Put If they have kept Kane squeezed
20 thimble theatres and they have
lcv have not been able 10 stunt him
tistically IS the willing shoemaker
int reluctant swain in Harold Brig
uses Lancashire comedy he is &C
,u.r.nc following. and presently Mad
son Square Garden will be none too
70 for him. Willie Mossop is a
g. rical Kane role.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
WhitfOrd Kane Considers
the Comedy a Coliseum
Has Been CHARTERED in So Many Minute Playhouses
That He Thinks His Present Home the Largest
Theatre in the World

"A character with a weakness, and
who knows he has the weakness-that
Is my favorite line" remarked the
actor THE part in Lonesomelike' was
not unlike Willie Mossop. That was
also BriPhouse-we played it for a
few special performances in New York
and then swung it around the country.
In Micl igan they announced II as
Lonesome Ike by Harold Bughouse.
"Brighouse, by the way, is in a little
town in Lancashire. and seems content
TO stay there. He's not the least curl
Gus to see what we're doing TO his
play or course, he's writing another,
and he tells me that he's writing it for
me--but you never can tell. He also
wrote 'Hobsons Choice for me, but the
role didn't turn out to be the lead.
ats too bad that the Irish Players
can't acquire a bit of the Brighouse
optimism" Kane was one of the Irish
Players, both in Dublin and here, and
will never quite cease to regard him
self as such AT present, you know,
some Of them are in vaudeville IN Eng
land, but Pm hoping that they'll get
together again. Their error was in imi-
tating Synge all they wanted was
satire of the bitterest kind. After all,
you know, there's only one 'Playboy.'
Now, If they just had had some one to
write cheery little comedies of Irish
life-but they didn't.
"I'd like TO see the repertory idea
clutch hold OF America a bit more
firmly. It's taking root here, | see, and
il will spread Don't let any one tell
you that American actors aren't as
good, end just as capable of doing
repertory, as English actors or German
actors or French actors. The Americans
are naturally better actors-as char
acter actors, far better-and all they
need is little training"
Which-"which" referring TO training
is a subject that Kane knows some
thing about. He could go into roper
tory company and play as many parts
and sexes as Elsie Janis. In "Hobson
Choice" he is a boy. and in Lonesome
like" he was a boy, but he has done
some notable work in old-man roles.
New York saw him. ever so briefly. as
the father in Stanley Houghton's Hin
die Wales" also a Lancashire play. 1t
did not see him play Wellwyn IN Gals
worthv's "The Pigeon" but Kane
created the role in England.
As for the rest, his career was long
succession of Shakespeare, Galsworthy,
Shaw and Barrie (the names should be
arranged according 10 the preference
OF the Individually. Then he met up
with the quantity quaint plays OF which
"Hobson'S Choice" is an example made
their acquaintance. so 20 speak. And
he will now continue 10 be quaint SIX
evenings a week Mats. Tues. & Sat-
until further notice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
KICK IN" RETURNS
TO THE STANDARD
Revolt" and Bubble" Other
NeighbOrhOod Plays.

"Kick In" with an excellent cast,
will be the weeks bill at the Standard
Theatre. Richard Bennett heads the
company in the role OF the reformed
crook, created by Jack Barrymore. In
addition. Forrest Winnant will join the
company tomorrow evening, playing
his old role of the dope iend.
The play is police melodrama by
Willard Mack. and had a long run not
far from Broadway. Those IN the cast,
in addition 70 Bennett and Winnant, are
Clara Joel. Adrienne Morrison, Annie
Mack Berlein. Maddel Turner, Blanche
Fisher and others.
At the Lexington Theatre Olga Pc
trova will be seen in Edward Locke's
stirring drama. The Revolt" John
Maurice Sullivan, Richard Lyle and
Albert Gran are prominent in the sup
porting company.
Louis Mann will take The Bubble
all the way 20 The Bronx this week,
where il will play at the Bronx Opera
House. This play is also by Edward
Locke, who this week keeps two New
York theatres occupied. Laura Walker
Auguste Bermeister, George Yelling
ton and Ivan Miller complete the cast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

Nat c. Goodwin is at the Palace this
week. There were days when the name
of Goodwin was a potent one, but re-
Gently the comedian has not been much
in the public eye. For his week IN
vaudeville Goodwin will use "A Blaze
of Glory" a sketch by the late Paul
Armstrong.
"A Blaze of Glory" has been seen be-
fore-in fact. it was over this playlet
that Goodwin and Armstrong had a
quarrel that was never healed. II al
fords the actor a strong part, giving
him the opportunity for moments
tragic and moments comic.
Louise Cunning, well known in mu-
steal comedy, will appear in vaudeville
for the first time with the customary
prima-donna combination-songs and
gowns. Others will be "The Bride
Shop" a tabloid musical comedy;
"Cranberries," a clever sketch; the
Avon Comedy Four, Williams and
Wolfus. Cartmell and Harris, Five Ant
werp Girls and the International Girl.
The new regime at the Colonial VIII
start on it's second week tomorrow
afternoon with programme that
promises we'll The billing modestly
describes Grace La Rue as an inter
national star of song" At any rate,
Miss La Rue will be there this week
with gowns on. Handsome ones, that IS.
Frederic and Fanny Hatton wrote
years of Discretion" and have now
scored another success with The Great
Lover" Their first vaudeville attempt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

Love Blossoms, 1.-THE New Pro-
ducer," bit Of grand opera; Everet's
Circus; Julie Blanc and company, in
Many Lou; Corbett, Shepard and
Donovan, who sing; the Gladiators,
strong men, and Fantasia, a novelty In
colors.
The bill at the Prospect includes
Billy B. Van and the Beaumont Sisters;
RAYMOND and Caverly; BEDFORD and
winchester. jugglers; Higgins and
Rogers, Exceeding the Speed Limit;
Colonial Minstrel Maids; Denny and
BOYLE; Deiro, accordionist; Albert G.
Cuf!er. billiardist; the Monettes, in a
musical number; the Felix Duo, and
Vallocita's leoDards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

lished during a continuous run IN TINS
city. This record is the more unusual
when it is understood that ten compah-
les are presenting the big attraction IN
other sections Of the country.
Thousands who were unable to see
Geraldine Farrar in the Lasky motion
picture version OF Carmen" during
the week engagement in the Strand
Theatre are offered the opportunity
since the film began an unlimited en-
gagement yesterday in the Princess
Theatre. Performances will be gwen
continuously during the day, from noon
until midnight. A feature OF the en-
gagement of Carmen at the Princess
will be the musical accompaniment IN
synchronization with the movement on
the screen.
The Twilight Sleep motion pictures
and lecture By DR. Kurt SchlOsslngk
will end its engagement az the Forty
fourth Street Theatre tonight, and to-
morrow il will start anew al Weber's
Theatre, Broadway, near Twenty-ninth
Street.
This will be the last week OF with
the Fighting Forces Of Europe at the
Park Theatre. Columbus Circle.
The Kulee Features, Inc, in the pro
duction of their six-reel film, How
Molly Made Good" featured a round
dozen Of Brosdway's best known stare
The story swings on the pivot Of per
sonality rather than me,odrama. There
isn't bit Of shot. shell, love intrigue
or everyday complication in the plot.
Leo Ditrichstein. Henrietta Crosman,
Julian Elt.nCe. Julia Dean, Lulu Chaser,
Robert Fdeson. May Robson, Henry
Kolker Charles J. Ross, Cyril Scott,
Mabel Fenton and Nine. Fjorde are IN
the cast. and their homes and families
are written IN as part and parcel of The
story.
The curtain is pulled aside on these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

At the Royal Theatre the progr,,, =,
will contain "The Red Heads ~,
cal comedy; Hermione Shone, in y,
Last of the Quakers"; 0ta Cygi "
made the King OF Spain like the MI
better than the bomb; Mullen -
Coogan, comedians; Solomon, 4 ~
guy; Al Rover and Sister; Farrell r.
Farrell and Booth and Leander.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

At the Strand Theatre Pauline Fred :
erick will appear in a spectacular and
faithful film adaptation Of the eelebrat-
ed novel and play, Bella Donna by
Robert Hichens and J. b. Pagan. This
feature is one of the films which es-
caped destruction when the studios OF
the Famous Players were swept by fire.
"Bella Donna" is the tale OF an ad-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

The final two weeks OF D. W Crit
fth's spectacle. "The Birth of a Ma
ton" is in sight at the Liberty Thea
ire. where this work is approaching
the end of the most sensational run
ever known TO the local stage. II has
been seen by over 100000 people in
New YORK. which is far in excess Of any
attendance record heretofore estab-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
Old Films and New On
The Screens This Week

"A Submarine Pirate" in which a
United States undersea boat lent by
Secretary Daniels is used by sgd Chap
lin in a Mack Sennett comedy; Jordan
Is a Hard Road" the Griffith supervised
film version of Sir Gilbert Parker's
famous novel. with Frank Campeau and
Dorothy Gish in the leading roles; and
Katherine Kaelred, of "A Fool There
Was" fame, presented by Thomas II.
Ince. in worthy successor 10 aloha
De-" called THE Winged Idol" are an
nounced for this afternoon and evening
and all week at the Knickerbocker The
atre.
In "Jordan Is a Hard Road" Frank
Cempeau appears in the role OF Cana
dian bandit. which gives him opportuni-
ties similar 10 those offered in the
Trampas of "The Nirginian" and other
heavy parts with which he has been
identified. Miss Gish. recalled for her
work in "Old Heidelberg; Owen Moore.
Sarah Truax and Ralph Lewis have
prominent roles.
"The Winged Idol" is the story OF a
derelict reclaimed by the power Of a
mystic. played by Miss Kaelred. When
she has reclaimed him he returns TO
his wife and child. giving an unusual
turn TO the ordinary vampire plot.
House Peters is the husband. The cast
also includes Clara Williams, Elizabeth
Burbridge and j. Frank Burke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

ventures who poisons her English hus-
band in order TO be free 10 go TO an
Egyptian with whom she has fallen in
love. But before the poison can accom-
plish its deadly work a doctor discoy-
ers what IL being done and saves the
intended victim. Her plot frustrated,
Bella Donna reviles her husband and
gives herself up to her lover. But the
Egyptian casts her off, and when she
returns humbly 10 her home she finds
the doors shut in her face by the doctor.
Alone in the world. she passes out into
the dark night across the grim desert
into the great unknown.
At the Broadway Theatre, commence
ing to-day, Charles Cherry. makes
mis- first appearance on the screen In
the celebrated dramatic success, The
Mummy and the Humming Bird under
the auspices of the Famous Players
Film Company. by special arrangement
with the Charles Frohman estate.
"The Battle Cry Of Peace" the big
picture plea for preparedness, is
drawing increased audiences since Pres
ident Wilson's speech in favor OF army
and navy increases. The picture shows
the possible fate Of New York IN the
grip OF an invading army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
AT
BROOKLYN HOUSES

Nay Twins frs. appearance in the
METROPOLITAN district since the close OF
her engagement at the Park Theatre
will be made this week at the Majestic.
Her vehicle il "33 Washington Square,
manufactured from Leroy SCOTS novel,
but that is a matter OF slight impor-
rs1ce Misc Irwin, not the play, IS the
thing.
Prominent in the company are
Frances Gaunt, George Clark, Aldrich
Bowker, Charlotte Carter, Clara Blan-
dick, Julia Ralph, Leonard HOLSTER,
Joseph Woodburn, Max A. Meyer,
Henry Hanson and william Sully.
Another star who will spend the
week in Brooklyn is Julian Eltinge.
famed wearer c. feminine attire. In
Cousin Lucy" recently seen az George
N. Cohan's Theatre. Eitinge will be the
attraction al Teller's Shuberi
Some Baby" which had pros
porous season az the Fulton, will be
seen AZ the Montauk Theatre. II is a
farce based on the discovery Of a sup
posed elixir Of youth.
Frank Mcintyre, in "The Hat Sales
man." and Lillian Kingsbury, In "The
Coward" will top the bali at the
Orpheum Others will be Emma Carus.
Coincidence. Milt Collins, monologist;
De Leon and Davies, sstirizing the
movies; Seven Original Honey Boys,
Ministries; the Ilorelik Dancers; Carl
Mccullough, offering fOotlight impress
sions, and Helen Emilon, gymnas,
Huge quantities Of vaudeville will be
in evidence a. the Bushwiek, where
fourteen acts are scheduled. They are;
Bessie Wynn, famous for her dainti-
ness; Harry Cooper, in "The Mail Car
Yler": Hawthorne and lnglis, IN "A
Yool There ~; Mayne Remington
w.t5 her pissaDiuuies; John aud ."m.
az AAzAlazsi Hunting And fxAnsiA Va
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

Some Baby which had pros
porous season az the Fulton, will be
seen at the Montauk Theatre. II Is a
farce based on the discovery Of a sup
posed elixir Of youth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

patrons request week. az n.
hambra resulted in a victory for a.. a
Chip and Mary Marble. Conseou..''
"The Clock Shop" will top N. I'm !
that theatre. Next in order viii !
Eddie Leonard, perennial miDs.,.
Fanny and Kitty Watson, WHO A., !;
ways entertaining; Hoey and Le. =
medians and Mcconnell and Sinp,m |, ,
AT Home"
Still others will be Violet Dsl, j,
fering limitations; Bond ami Cssss, T,
"Songland"; solitary trained !.
and Loyal's dogs.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-12
A CLUB BARGAIN.

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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-12
MIDDLEBROOK.

Ivan McIver is very sick at this
writing.
Arthur Walker spent the week
end with Fred Kee.
Calvin Hicks and wife visited
Mrs. Ella Brackin Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Kee spent the week
end with the family Of Robert Kee.
Ira Holland and wife spent Sun
day with the family of j. FL. Kee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud McIver were
guests of Ivan. McIver the latter
part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. McEwen
were sabbath guests Of the family
of i. B. McEwen.
The candy supper at the home
of Mrs. Brackin Saturday evening
was enjoyed of all present.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-12
NEWS ITEMS
OF INTEREST

A two-weeks' membership cam
paign by the Y. M. G. A. in Foo
chow, China, brought in l,276 new
members. The day school of the
Foochow association hasa remark
able record in that every student
is Christian.
The Philippine government con-
jointly with private philanthropy
in America has accepted PROPOSE
ton submitted by Episcopal Bishop
Brent for hospital ship for the
Sulu Archipelago. 1t is hoped this
institution will be a center of in
struction and healing to two humid
red thousand natives.
The Buddists of the distant
Himalayas are using electricity to
move their prayer wheels. These
prayer wheels are cylinders on
which prayers are written or fixed,
and then arranged SO that they can
be turned by hand, wind, water or
other power. Every time cylin-
der revolves the prayer on it is
supposed to be offered. The use
of water power to generate cleo
tricity has led to the use of electric
motors to revolve the wheels.
Writing from Pyeng Yang,
Korea, missionary says: "There
are fiity-two churches in my terri
tory. Almost the entire section is
dotted with churches from two to
four miles apart, SO there is not a
hamlet but that it is within walk
ing distance of some place OF wor-
ship. Three of these churches
have congregations of over 5OO
More than dozen have from 200
TO 800 at the Sunday services.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-12


II " n
The Mission Year Book gives
the total number of Protestant
Christians in China as $4,000.
OF these it states that 2S4 per cent
are Presbyterians, 233 per cent
Methonist, 10l per cent Lutheran,
10 per cent Anglican, 10 per cent
converts of the China Inland Mis-
sion, 8.9 per cent Baptist, Z. 9 per
cent Congregationalists and / per
cent miscellaneous. The foreign
missionaries are given at 1856, and
Chinese worker at II, S79, of whom
only $50 are ordained.
A party of thirty-Gve young men
from Brazil arrived recently in
New York, coming to enter Amer
lean universities. Press dispatch
es announce that such parties are
arriving daily. The young men
come from Central and South
American countries, and are for
the most part students who would
ordinarily go to Europe for educa-
ton, but who at this time are turn
ing to our country. 1t would seem
that it is Americas day of oppor-
tunity from an educational stand
point.
Some Methodist women in Ala
bama conceived the idea of lring-
ing missionary work to notice at
county fairs, and this has been
done with splendid results this fall
in several localities. Literature
was distributed and the work Of
the missionary societies was ex-
planned. Women dressed in the
costumes of the various countries
and interesting talks were made.
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Leave your orders for magazines
and other periodicals al The Chron-
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your orders, and will give them
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If you want good, reliable
guaranteed sewing machine Stigan
& Potts. can sell you one that you
will appreciate for SIS, SIS or $50.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-12
CROP LESS,
PRICES GOOD

OF cotton will be produced this
year, and for this reason the price
OF cotton is going up to most en-
couraging and profitable level.
There are good many. people
whose memory seem to short, and
who are condemning their advisers
and censuring their own judgment
for not having planted more cotton
instead Of less.
These gentlemen seem to forget
the attitude that they were in one
year ago, when they had an abund-
ance of cotton, which was scarcely
worth the gathering, and when they
had nothing else.
They had no money to send away
for the customary supplies which
they wanted.
They were DEPENDENT upon them
selves and upon their own efforts,
and they were made to realize by
the sad experience of vicissitude
that something to eat took prece-
dence over all other things, and
that while clothes are quite neces-
sary to our civilization, they are
not wholly indispensable.
In other words, men must eat in
order to live, and they may wear
clothes if they can get them.
Distress and imminent suffering
drove people throughout the cotton
raising section into the production
of foodstuffs and feedstuffs.
Gardens were planted and Guilt
waited, wheat and other small grains
were sown and reaped and thresh-
ed. Hay and all kinds of fodder
were raised in abundance. Hogs
aud chickens and eggs, turkeys,
geese and ducks, and in fact, every
thing that is useful for the nour-
ishment and sustenance Of man
and beast were produced, with the
result that this section Of country
is in better and more prosperous
condition at the present time than
ever before in it's history.
The cotton crop being short, the
price range is much higher, and
the planters receive much more for
their staple. They have not MS
many bales to dispose Of, but. they
get more money for what they have
than they did when they had half
as many bales more to sell.
Besides this, the money that they
receive for their cotton this season
is their own to have and to hold
and to use at home. They do not
have to send it abroad for the nee
essaries Of life, as they have been
doing.
Take one item: Authentic sta
tistics have shown that the cotton
States have been paying annually
to other sections of the country
$l7, 100000 for hay, and this year
not one dollar need be sent away,
because the South has enough and
to spare, if only those sections
where there is shortage would
look about them and discover other
sections nearby where there is a
surplus. Other commodities are
the same.
With such prosperity, after an
almost DISASTROUS year, those who
are receiving high prices for cotton
at the present time should not for
get the causes Of their good for
tune, and they should not abandon
those methods which have brought
them this good fortune.
People should not forget that
they can live at home and raise
their own food and supplies much
cheaper than they can purchase
them away from home, and the
money value Of everything produc-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-11-12

There are several large church
buildings in process of erection.
There have been splendid efforts
at Bible study with the best of re-
suits"
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Rub-My-Tis antiseptic, ano-
dyne-killsp pain, stops putrefaction
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Stigall & Potts will pay ST. so on
notes or account for good sound
whippoorwill stock peas. "A.