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cent. Of receipts amounting to several
thousand dollars week his income was
not to be despiscd Thu manager. how
ever night find il difficult To- support
his company from such receipts.
But now the Playwright has had 20
bear his share of the burden one adj
vanced enough money to enable man
aser to produce his play. Another owns
10 per cent in the production of one OF
his plays which has been losing
ever since it was first given.
Another not only trusted his manager
for royalties until they mounted into
the thousands. but he advanced him
several thousands in cash. \ recently
formed play agency took over. alon ;
with other less discourlgins Liabilities.
more than $4,000 in royalties owed 20
its clients.
So the playwright IS having TO bcn-
his share Of the burden in this trying
winter. 1t seems, moreover, as il II.
had been bearing it for several years
past
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THE WEEKS NOVELTIES.
\ season to Begin ut WaIInck's
Theatre This Week

one of the most interesting incidents
Of the present dramatic season viii ne
the beginning of the Granville Barker
season at WallaCk's Theatre on Friday
evening. Mr.. Barker will present with
a company of English actors "A play 10y
Bernard Shaw II was through his
production of this dramatist's plays
that Mr.. Barker advanced to his pres
ent Importance in the English theatre.
"Androcles and the Lion has never
been seen in this country before. The
leading parts will be taken by Llllah
Mccarthy and .. H. Ieggie. who cre-
ated them when the play was acted
in London on September |, 1913. There
are seven speaking roles in the play.
other members Of Mr. Bankers COM
pany are Kate Carleton. Eva Leonard
Boyne, Mary Barton. Isabel Jeans.
Ruby Blyth. Ian Maclaren, Arnold
Lucy, Walter Creighton, Horace Bra
ham. Ernest Cossart, Cecil Cameron,
Lionel Braham, Gerald Homer, Edgar
Kent and Hugh MCRac.
Prof. G. II Page has made the trans
lation Of The Man Who Married a
Dumb Wife" which will be acted for
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THE PLAYS THAT CONTINUE.
Some of the Successes That sim Re-
main.

In sinners" az the Playhouse. Alice
Brady has created the third leading part
she has played during the present season.
Henry Miller is going to take q Sec
ond company to the West to act Daddy
Long-Legs," which Is still so successful
at the Gaiety Theatre. Renee Kelly,
who was In THE Garden of Paradise"
will have the role so charmingly acted
here by Ruth Chatterton and Mr.. Mil
Ter will be the middle aged hero.
Zelda Sears in The Show Shop" at
the Hudson Theatre combines the traits
of 80 many well known stage mothers
that she Is constantly identified by the
spectators as one of several. As a mat
ter Of fact, James Forbes has drawn her
as composite, having in his experience
known SO many OF them.
Popular perennials that show no signs
~ lasing their hold on the puoltc are
Twin Beds" at the Fulton: Under
Cover AZ the Cort: at Pays to A1ver-
Use at she Conan; ION Triai' at the
Gambler; ~ Pair of silk Stockings" at
the Little: "Outcast" at the Lyceum;
Life al the Manhattan Opera House;
~ MIN Up AT the Thirty-ninth Street;
Experience at the Casino; THE Lie"
at the Harris; The Song Of Songs at
the Eltngc; Kick In" at tho Repub-
lie: The Silent Voice" at the Liberty;
1.-The Law of the Land at the Forty
eighth Street; "Polygamy' M the Park
and children Of Earth" at the Booth
Theatre.
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old Union Square Theatre in the late
sos
The chief difference between the act
ing of the two roles is that my father
had some business Of getting intoXi-
Gated during the second act of the piece
while | do not get chance To touch
a drop Of any beverage during the en-
tire performance. As "A matter OF fact,
prohibition is rapidly becoming the
vogue in modern stage productions.
Not half so many present day offerings
have drinking scenes as did the o.d
farCes and comedies Of twenty years
ago,
speaking Of my father recalls to
mind the rather interesting fact that
he occupied one dressing room continu-
ously for fifteen years at the Criterion
Theatre in London. During this time
he only missed four performances, and
he never went away on tour"
James Blakcley was born at Hun,
England in 1873. lie began his stage
career as call boy at Sir Charles
Wyndham's Criterion Theatre in Lon
don in 1889. He afterward appeared
in pantomimes at Brighton and Man
chester lie followed this by several
vaudeville tours. In 1908 he playcy the
role of THbbU BCdfOW in THE school
Girl" at the Prince of Wales. The fol-
lowing season he was at Days London
Theatre in THE Cingalee.' The sea-
sons of 1906 l9O7-190S he appeared IN
a principal role in The Little Cherub''
al the Criterion Theatre here and on
tour Since then he has firmly cstah-
lished himself as one Of the favorite
comedians at the London Gaicty.
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character or cultivation of mind, is a
very weak asset in the battle of life;
and that beauty combined with those
qualities is capable of accomplishing
anything.
I've heard those complaints from
girls who assert that the pretty ones
always get the best positions. But. i
ask, do they always hold the positions?
II is the competent girl, looks or no
looks, who wins in the end; the girl
who Is willing to do the little things
well in order that she may do the big
things better
"My opinion is that. barring actual
facial determines. there need be no
plain girls, according to the old fash
Toned, accepted idea Of plainness, and
that so-called beauty has so little to do
with real success that il may be counted
as nothing against brains and ability.
No woman who has good eyes and a
good mouth is plain looking"
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A RARE THEATRE MANUSCRIPT.
Owned by James Bi"keiey Of the
Shubert.

James Blakcley. who has one of the
principal roles in "To-nlght's the
Night" at the Shubert Theatre, has
made "A collection of objects which have
contributed history to the stage.
OF all the autographed photographs
Of famous celebrities. antique wigs, dan
cling pumps, personal letters, old fash
toned tintypes, orchestra batOns, jew
elled novelties, and other relics, per
haps the most valuable keepsake in
Mr., Blakeley's possession is the original
manuscript Of the famous production
"Our Boys II. }. Byron's world re-
nowned three act comedy, which ran
for four years and three months con-
tinuously at the Vaudeville Theatre in
London, "Our Boys was produced at
the Vaudeville ON January 10, 1873 and
continued until April IS, 1879. 1t was
revived in London last summer. This
was given to Mr.. Blakeley by his father
the late william Blakeley. associated
with f.. A. Sothern and with Sir Charles
Wyndham.
The manuscript is now faded and
worn, some Of the pages are crumpled
and yellow with age. and parts Of the
writing have been scrubbed over and
eIdSeu' but 'uI tuN - even III us
present shape, is treasured memoir.
1t contains some of the original gags"
and bits OF stage business which have
since become established features Of the
tnglisS speaking stage.
III memory serves me correctly" says
Mr., Bakeley. my father played the
same role in Pink Dom!nocs' which
am now acting here in 'To-nights the
Night winch is "a modernized version
of this much adapted French farce. My
father appeared in New York at the
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BROOKLYN THEATRES.

Kitty MacKay" will play return
engagement at the Majestic Theatre in
Brooklyn this week, commencing to-
morrow night. The cast contains the
names of many people well known to
theatregoers. and Agnes Kelly. one Of
the principal members Of the company,
is a Brooklyn girl. The play is by
Catherine Chisholm Cushing and is
being produced by William Elliott.
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and Mabel Ford, Tiny Tot and Shields
and Rogers.
Trixie Frganza returns to the Keith
circuit this week and j. to be seen at
the Colonial Theatre In some clever
travesty work. Another feature Of the
bill will he the Lonesome Lassies.' by
Will VI. uough, author Of THE Time,
the Place and the Girl" Eva Condor
will be seen in "The Same old Thing
Others on the bill will be The Lunatic
Bakers" Alberta Moore and Myrtle
Young. Roberto, Bill Mcdermott and
Josie Heather and Henry Marshall AMI
company. There will be the usual con-
certs this afternoon and evening.
At the Alhambra Theatre this week
Valeska Suratt appears in songs ana
dar.cing. Including three fantasies
called BLACK Crepe and Diamonds,
"Damozel Captive of Woe and The
Moth and the Flame" Nellie V. Mich
OILS will present her inimitable songs, and
others to appear will be Paul Conchas.
Hoey and Lee, Harry dreen, Mcmahon
and Chaplow, Irene and Bobby Smith,
Slide Billie Watson and company. pre-
scntlng Going Into Vaudeville and
Raynos bull terriers. The concerts this
afternoon and evening will be given as
usual.
THE Girl. the Man and the window"
is the title Of the two act buresque at
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Jack Honan. Harry Lang. Frank Reyn-
olds, Lena La Couvier. Helen Douglas
and Amy Williams. The Little Rebel"
n one act playlet, and Mile. Du Glass,
dancer. are features of the vaudeville
entertainment. Two wrestling bouts are
promised for Thursday evening.
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traction to be seen at the Columbia
Theatre this week, acted by the Honey
moon Girls organization, with Phil OFT
and Alice Dazar in the principal parts,
Others are James Rowland, Jack Hart,
Saul Powder, Bert Chapman, William
Swan, Nettie Nelson. Norman Bell and
May Mack. Scenes in the play are laid
first at n ladies' seminary on the Hud-
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ELSIE ERSUSO TN
OUT CAST
L1C EDM THEATR E. i.

and Dave Ferguson. AN Impromptu
Revue" with Jack Wilson and Franklin
Battle. is another feature. Dorothy Re-
gel will he seen in Joseph Harris sketch,
"a Telephone Tangle" Battling Nelson,
one time lightweight champion OF the
world, is one Of the chief features. in a
Others on the bill include
Lillian HEREIN, Derrick and Hart, Max
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VERNON CASTLES RISE.
souvenir OF His First Engagement
md Fee,

Nine years ago this month Vernon
Castle played his first professional en-
gagement. lie appeared at an English
country house. He offered the guests
a little singing, little conjuring and
little story telling. He was a hit.
He felt therefore no delicacy about ac-
cepting the fee Of s3,75, which was the
sum called for in his contract as re-
Enumeration for his work
In Watch Your Step" at the New
Amsterdam, Frank Tlnney ngenuously
questions the dancing star concerning
his income.
do you get much money for dan
cling, Vermont" he asks,
81 frequently get as much as $4,000
for ons evenings entertainment" re-
plies q pile.
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INCIDENTS IN THE THEATRE WEEK.

sUNDAYcege Halliburton Holmes begins his series of lectures
with England rom Lands End the I.ck.s"
MONDAY-Century Lyceum-"La Franchise by Eugene Brux
WEDNESDAY-Irvng Place ermusik"
Heinrich Ilgensn
FRDAY-Waaks Theaeopening of the Granville Barker
"Androces and the Lion The
Married a Dumb Wife" by Anatole France.
SATURDAY-New spectacle and circus the Hippodrome.
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The degree to which the playwrights
have been suffering under the present
conditions in the theatre offers strik-
ing commentary on their present status
in the profession. Formerly the play
wright was regarded as the sure winner
whatever the fate of the manager might
be. His royalties. whether they were
reckoned on basis of or 10 per CEN,
were sure To he paid even If the man
wright could out Of "A business so small
that the manager barely came through
without serious loss earn enough 20
make his share in the production highly
profitable. Whether ne got . or 10 per
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the first time on the English speaking
stage on Friday.
Eugene BrcuN's la Franchise will
be- acted this week by the players Of
the French Theatre at the Century
Lycoum which is ON the roof of the
Century Theatre. After a two weeks
visit To- Boston. the company will re-
turn to finish its season at the Cen
fury L.yceum.
The principal parts In LA Fran
cai-c" will he acted by NM. Benedict,
Rcnavent and Faure and Mines. Meur-
willie. Diska and Rcvy. ON Friday and
saturday Liable Constantin' will be
acted
"Kammermuslk." by Heinrich llgen-
stein. VIII be played AT the Irving Place
Theatre on Wednesday The fun COM
pany will he seen in what is described
as one of the finest comedies of the
n0dcrn German stage.
There viii bc q novel circus perform
ancc at the lIippudrume on next sat
urday evening The theatre Will lie
So decorated as To- represent "A circus
tent and there will he many remarkable
circus acts shown.
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A new policy to include travesties on
present Broadway plays begins this
weSk at Hammerstein's Victoria Thea
tire, when ION File" a humorous trav-
esty Of ION Trial" will be shown. The
cast will include Conroy and Lemaire,
Harry Fox. George Murphy. Loney Has
kell, Tiny Tot. Tommy Gray the author,
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VAUDEVILLE AND BURLESQUE.
Entertainments to Amuse the Tired
Business Man.

Helen Ware makes her vaudeville de-
but at the Palace Theatre this week in
a one act drama by Charming Pollock
called 1T Doesn't Happen She is sup
ported by strong company Orville
Harold made such an excellent impress
sion at the Palace last week that he
viii continue on the bill this week.
Scnorita Isabel Rodriguez. the Spanish
dancer will also make her debut this
week in Clstilian dances. Others on the
programme will he Stuart Barnes, Han
Ping Chen, Chinese conjurer and six
of hi countrymen: Sam and Kitty Nor
ton, Muller and Stanley, Bert Enrol and
the Four Amaranths in some new and
novel dances.
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BE PLAIN AND SUCCEED.
Helen Ware Does Not Believe
beauty Wins.

There are good opportunities on the
stage for the plain girl. according to
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son, then out West. and later Brooklyn
Bridge, with New York harbor at night
Cor the background as the concluding
act
The Monte carlo Girls come To- the
Murray hin this week in burlesque
called "lzzic the Detective" and a pay
in Paris" The company includes Harry
Welsh, Dolly Morrissey, Eva Sullivan,
Fred Binder Bert Sondcrs and Harry
keeler. Between the acts a varied
vaudeville bill will be the attraction. An
amateur contest will he given wednes-
day night with prizes for the successful
contestants.
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VARIETY IN BROOKLYN.

This weeks attraction at the Bush
wick Theatre in Brooklyn is called
"Neptunes Garden of Living Statues"
a water pantomme with music. The
act introduces Carlo Casetta and Lii
Ian Lestora in weird dances. sam
Chip and Mary Marble are to be seen
in playlet called The Land of Dykes"
by Herbert Hall Winslow Others on the
bill will be Alan Brooks in Straight
ened out" Harry Carroll, Henry Lewis,
Willie Brothers, Bert Levy, Devine and
Williams in The Travelling Salesman
and the Female Drummer" and the
Hopkins Sisters. Concerts will be- given
to-day as usual.
Evelyn Ncsbt and Jack clifford IN
their familiar dances are paying re-
turn visit to the Orphcum Theatre,
Brooklyn, this week. Eddie Leonard
and Mabel Russell are to appcar in
some singing and dancing novelties.
Marie Nordstrom Mrs Henry T..
DiNcy) viii he seen in Bits of Acting"
PAU Armstrong will present Catherine
Calvert and a company of seven in "T
Save one Girl Others on the bill arc
Milton Pollock and company, Won
lIoven Mario and Duffy, the -Four
Nghtons and the Six Military Dancers.
Concerts as usual this afternoon and
evening.
Eva Null and the Follies of 1920 and
Meet Me at MaXim's." with Che Love
Soldier is the burlesque attraction 1t
the Star Theatre, Brooklyn. this week.
Others in the cast are VIII II. Ward
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found pleasure on her way through life
just as thousands Of others have done
II they had the capacity for ii. 1t was
the fate of Mme. BCrHm to have neither
sense of humor nor any capacity for
enjoyment of life. The playwright
therefore has no right to put her before
the world as a type Of womanhood. II
is NJ. BricuXs plentiful lack Of humor.
however which dominates his treatment
OF all his characters.
Sometimes the ways of showmanShip
are inscrutable to the lay mind. Just
why owen Davis should have called
rather !dyllic play of country life
sinners" and W. \. Brady should have
given the work it's artistic baptism at
! Sing Sing prison it is not easy To tell.
! At its first production there was an
/ unremit;ing wait for something that
| did not come. 1t was expected that the
| Justification Of the title would make it's
| appearance. one sat in rather GREATNESS
! expectation of the punch" 1t seemed
! imminent several times
J But ii never came. sinners" was IT
AZ ali the kind OF Il play that the first
! night audience had been led to expect.
| 1t was an amusing ana we'll knit play 81
! country life Coutrastcd with the wicked
ress of some city folk. They really
were sinners; 80 there was no irony IN
: the title. 1t was only misleading. II
there had been less misconception as to
the character Of the play on its first
night there would have been more
| cordial welcome for il. There was fire.
quentiy the feeling that it was Il mild
substitute for what had been expected II
not promised. Announced as play #
country life, its reception would I'M
doubleday haze been warmer. II il pos
sible to be too secretive about ones
wares.
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and Mabel Ford, Tiny Tot and Shields
and Rogers.
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PAsTlmE THEATeR

Emma Dunn plays her well known
part, the mother. in jules Goodman's
play. Mother" which win be shown
at the Pastime today. IL is picture
OF a mother and her family They
had been rich, but the father had
died and now. with all their acquired
expensive habits, they are poor The
mother has long and heart-breaking
battle on her hands to keep the fam
lily ship from wreck. Both the older
boys fall in love with adyenturesses
and come to grief through this weak
ness. She has two daughters who
are a good help to her and her
twin boys of twelve make great
hit in the play and furnish pleasant,
humorous relief in the picture
"Gertie,' a scream from the start,
will be shown. together with Great
Americans Past and Present"
Tomorrow Mary Pickford in Tess
of the Storm Country ADV.
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has the health and welfare of the
town at heart. Should the commits.
sioners consider the matter too great
a responsibility, put 1t to a vote OF
the citizens. In all my travels. in
many parts of the world, civilized
and otherwise, have never met with
such dilatory sanitary methods: not
even in Persia. where the most prim.
tive sanitation exists. Before con.
Guiding | feel that some radical i'm.
proyements should be made regarding
the garbage problem which in sum.
mer is hotbed OF disease. only re-.
quiring the return OF the fly pest to
quickly spread same. 1t is certainly
up TO the commissioners, who con.
troll the actions of the health board,
10 make ii compulsory for every
householder to use a sanitary gar.
bage can with tight fitting cover,
and make il compulsory. also, that
they be kept clean. Health is para.
mount, wealth an acquisition. Ehy
not plan for both? Wake up, Tono-
pan! Put your shoulder to the wheel
and see to your public health con.
I ditions-IT'S A BEAR
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TRIBUTE ORE N.
BINS At MIDWAY
LEAsERS 6URRoWINe AWAY
LIKE ANTS IN THE OLD
WORKINGS

The first carload Of ore from the
recently taken leases on the old work
ings OF the Midway Consolidated
Mining company is now in the bins
and will be forwarded al once. The
ore was carefully selected from string
ers and is of an excellent grade As
soon as this shipment goes out an.
other set of leasers will use the hoist.
ing plant and bin. each taking reg
ular turns
There are twelve sets Of leasers
now at work. employing thirty men
1t is probable that Superintendent
Douglass will let out additional blocks
of ground The old workings contain
a network OF stringers. some of them
very rich. but it is difficult to make
a profit out OF them by company
working. which looks toward ton
mage, while the stringers afford choice
picking for tributers. All is in read
mess at the new shaft for the install
lation OF the new plant of machinery
which is expected to arrive shortly
from the east
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HARRY DELL A FAvoRlTE
AMONG TONoPAH FANS

Harry Dell. challenger OF Jack
Bratton, champion. whom he meets
at the Rirdome Thursday, the 18th,
so far is the favorite in betting as he
has many admirers who saw him
fight here before and the crowds
that have seen him train daily have
made for him a large following of
admirers.
AS Jack Bratton is training in
Goldfield since the contest of Tues
day his admirers have little to say,
but on his return Saturday and Sun
day to train at the Casino his fol
lowers win be able to determine for
themselves and make the Dell admir-.
ers take to cover
Dell may be seen in action with
Bobby Trudgen today at the Casino
and Saturday at the volunteer fire
department gymnasium at p. M.
and on Sunday goes to Goldfeld
where Bratton has made for himself
a large following.
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PERSONAL

C. D. BRoBsT of Miilett is in town
today
W. H. ABLY is over from Goldheld
on a business errand.
F. H. MONTGOMERY. general rep
resentative of the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing company. is here from St
Louis.
GEORGE H. WILSON, chief Of the
weather bureau for the Pacific coast,
was a visitor from San Francisco on
his regular inspection trip. and was
the guest of Hugo Legler. the local
observer.
II. C. BROUGHER, president of the
Tonopah Banking corporation, the
Monarch Pittsburg Extension Mining
company and the Midway CONSOLIDATE
ed Mining company, and who is in
terested in other properties in this
district, came up from the coast this
morning. He will continue on Ia
Keller to inspect the Santa Rosa
mine and upon his return will be
joined here by Mrs. Brougher who is
visiting in Goldfeld.
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ADJUSTMENTS
THE AIROoME

After late spring and siege Of
very disagreeable weather, the Air
dome viii open its doors to the pub
lie Sunday evening, May 10th, exhib-
iting Universal pictures The entire
projecting apparatus is fully installed
and is in perfect working order. With
the completion OF the permanent roof
over the raised seats. now in course
OF construction, the new institution
will be ready for business
Al the Airdome on Thursday and
Friday. May 20 and n. Peterson and
Vierras Hawaiian Dramatic and Con.
cert company OF eight people will give
the music lovers Of Tonopah first
class musical entertainment The reg
ular films will be shown in connec
ton and an entirely new program
will be presented the second night
On Saturday the 22nd. the initial
open air dance will take place. the
music being furnished by the Hawa
iian orchestra Of six pieces, who sins
and entertain as they play The
price of admission will be 81 for gen
tlemen. ladies free. The springtim'
dance. originally scheduled for Ma!
IS. will take place June 9Th withou
fail Adv.