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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03
Unionism Means Prosperity.

Greenville, S. c., March s.
"The only medium prosperity must
come through is labor. Some mer-
chants are awake to this fact, while
others are holding back because
they have few hundred dollars
stock in some cotton mills that is
rot worth Is cents on the dollar.
The above are the views of Edi-
tor Peden of the Home Circle, pub
lished in this city, who declares
that Everybody should join this
great labor movement for general
prosperity"
The Home Circle is supporting
cotton mill workers on strike at
the Judson mills. The United Tex
tile Workers union is assisting
these workers, as is the American
Federation of Labor, whose organ
izers are defending the right of mill
operatives to jein the trade union
movement. The mill owners have
their own deputy sheriffs and are a
law unto themselves. Editor Peden
is showing merchants the folly of
giving support to mill owners, and
insists that: The manufacturers
will never raise wages voluntarily.
Organized labor is the only plan to
do any good, as experience has
proven this fact in thousands oil
other cases.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03
Safety First Show Opens

Washington March "a safety
first exhibition has been opened in
the United States national museum.
1t is the first exhibition OF its kind
ever held by the government and
shows what the various government
departments and other organiza-
tions are doing in the safety first
movement by rendering less dan
gerous many industries, making
travel on land and by sea less haz-
a1dous and in general instructing
the public in the essentials of the
movement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03
Incident" In Industry.

Beaver Falls, March While
an employe of the Standard Guage
Steel company was working on a
lathe, a metal silver flew into his
throat and he nearly choked to
death. Another employe had the
heel of his shoe caught in draw
ing machine and his foot was being
ground to bits when the machine
was stopped.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03
WORLD OF LABOR

The Cramps, Philadelphia ship
builders, have voluntarily raised
wages 10 per cent. About 5000
employers are affected With this
announcement, comes another one,
that the A. F. of L. metal trades
department will inaugurate cam
paign for eight hours in the ship
yards along the Atlantic coast.
Trade unionists Of Toronto, OH-
tario, are preparing to ask the Leg
islature, when it convenes, to abol-
ish the property qualification for
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03
THE PLAY IN CHINA
1t Is a Curious Mixture of Noise,
Costume and Strut.
DIN FROM START TO FINISH.
Ii Begins When the Curtain Rises and
Continues Until the Last Scene Ends
the Aaony-The Property Man a
Mighty Important Parsonage.

the Aqony-Ihe Property Man a
Mighty important Parsonage.
l was all tired and knocked out
when l reached China, SO | thought to
myself, 'I'll just go to a Chinese the
ater and spend a quiet evening | won't
understand anything, so l can doze Off
when / want to and come out as re-
freshed as sprig OF celery"
What time does the play begin?'
asked as the guide led the way to the
gallery, for in Chinese theater the
farther away you are the more aris-
tocratic. No Chinese of caste would
be caught in orchestra A.
"It have begin" he answered.
How could that be?" | demanded,
for it was still few minutes of 8.
"It begin yesterday. 1t run two
piece days. 1t No. l play"
And SO l found out The better the
play the longer it lasts A Chinaman
doesn't think he is getting his moneys
worth unless the play lasts a couple
of days. Some of them continue a
week. They consider play that lasts
only night curtain raiser and tag it
on to real play just to try it out
The Chinese believe in noise. A the
ater isn't theater to them unless it
has ladies' annex to a boiler factory
just off stage. The hammering begins
when the curtain goes up and contin-
ues until it falls l soon found out
that / erred seriously in coming to a
Chinese theater to sleep. A person
might drop off for few minutes in
a car shop, but he could never get
near the knitting up of the raveled
sleeve in a Chinese theater
Chinese acting consists of the actors
coming ON again in another outfit of
clothes. They come on, whirl q baton
couple Of times and exeunt. While
they are off another delegation Of ac-
tors arrive with another collection of
clothes. They whirl their clubs few
times and file out Indian style as an
other lodge arrives. There is no more
expression on the face of a Chinese
actor than on punching bag.
When they want to show that the in
trepid hero with handful of men is
trying to take fertilization against
a vastly overwhelming enemy the prop
erty man hurries around in front of the
hero with black cloth stretched over
a frame. This is the fortification,
even though you can see his fingers
gripping the breastworks. The daunt-
less hero marches across the stage.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03

the holding of municipal Offices.
The organized workers are main
tanning vigorous agitation on this
issue. They will also urge the pas
sage of semi monthly pay law to
apply to the mining districts of the
province.
Injured workmen and their de-
pendents coming under the provi-
sions of the Michigan State COM
pensation law were paid 81 ,2l3, l03
during 1915, according to the an
nual report of the State Industrial
Accident Board. In addition TO
this, $148, 6l5 was paid out by EN-
ployers to injured workmen for
medical and hospital services bring
ing the total to ST, 361, ,71S.
A conference between A. F OF
L, Secretary Frank Morrison and
representatives of the Slate and Tile
Roofers' international Unien and
the American Brotherhood of Slate
Workers resulted in a 4risdiction
agreement between these two or
ganizations. The slate workers
have waived claim to the erection
or application of roofing slate to
roofs or sides of buildings.
The House of Representatives
passed the bill to create bureau OF
labor safety in the Department OF
Labor. Under the proposed act
the Secretary of Labor is authorized
to make special and general inves-
4 tigation of labor safety plans and
devices of all kinds and the need
/ for same; also the study and pre-
vention of occupational diseases,
and tc make public from time to
time, the results of such investiga-
ton.
Pennsylvania State Commissioner
of LABOR Jackson has issued an ap-
peal to all employers 10 organize
safety committees and take greater
precautions at their plants. The
Stale official says the report shows
,0I0 men injured and Il killed IN
one day. At this rate ., 900 per
SOUS would te killed and 300, 600
non-fatally injured during the year.
Most of these accidents car be
avoided, according to the commits
sioner, if proper pecautions are
taken
The Government has virtually
eliminated piling as csntributory
cause of the 'Eastland' disater,
which is one of the defenses of the
owners of the Chicago excursion
steamboat, which capsized last
summer. The Government sur
prised the defense when divers em-
ployed by it testified that they ex-
aminad the bottom of the river be-
fore divers employed by the com
pany. These Government wit
nesses said that the longer OF the
two piles in question was only
trife over two feet out from the
dock and therefore could not have
been a factor, while the ether pile
had more than one foot OF water
between it and the bottom of the
boat. n naval designer for the
Chicago bu4 eau of rivers and har-
bors testified that the "Eastland' >
was of faulty construction and un-
seawortby as an excursion boat.
This evidence IS in line with that
of TIE boots builder, who testified
that the "Eastland" was originally
intended for carrying freight.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03

THE trustees of Trades Cou lcil
inform us that the expenses of
maintaining the halls is more than
the income each year. If this be
true let them assess the affiliated
unions that meet in the halls. Do
it Immediately.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03

do you think his intentions are seri-
ousY'
"They must be. II cost him S675
taxi fare to bring me home from the
party the other night and he asked me
IL he couldn't call again. Detroit
Free Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03

pany, holding that the hatters were
entitled to the interest, as they
would have to stand any loss had
their investments turned out badly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03
Correct Answer.

"W-ny isn't nautical mile the same
as an ordinary milef"
Because it is knot. Boston Tran
script
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03
His erm.

Have you been married for longT
asked the gabby party.
mo responded his neighbor, Just
sfe - Buffalo Express
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-03

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council OF Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middietown Trades
and Labor Council of Middleiown o.
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, Preble and Mont
gomery Counties.
Endorsed by Metal Trades Council
of Hamilton Ohio.
Endorsed by the United Trades and
Labor Council, Dayton, Ohio.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1916.

: ate,ea al the Po5to1tce al Hamilton, Ohio as
Second CIatI Mail Matter.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

each were obtained, making the sum Of
S9O,0O0." For performers, it was re-
ported that Manager Hodgkinson would
90 to England, and leave his partner to
manage in America but, says the his
torian, "the partners were by this time,
to use the common phrase, at swords
points "a not unusual condition of
affairs in the theatrical business-and
the new theatre had to struggle along
with merely American talent.
Salaries? Well, it is a century and
over since the walking of this particu-
lar ghost" but it is safe to guess that
many a snappy little argument, many
neat bit of professional satire, had as
its inspiration the appraisals of value
in the following weekly salary list: Mr..
and Mrs. Hodgkinson, $100 (H. Was the
Charley Chaplin of his time in money
mdtters); Mr.. and Mrs. Hallam, $50;
Mr.. Cooper, $780, Mr.. Jefferson, S25;
Mr.. Martin, S25; Mr.. Tyler, S25; Mr..
Fox, S18; Mr.. and Mrs and Miss Hogg,
S32 there's nothing in ndme); Lee,
S12; Stockwel, S4; Mrs. Melmoth, S25
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour, S25; Miss f.
Wastray, S18; Mrs. Brett, S14; Miss
Brett, S14 pheasant for mother) Miss
Harding, Sl0 Mrs. King, Sc; Mr.. Hal
lam, Jun, S18 Mr.. Perkins, Sl2; Mrs.
Perkins, $40 perkins doubtless mar
ried for money!.
After a reading of the above one is
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
AMONG THOSE PRESENT IN
THE THEATRE ALLEY OF
THE PAST.

Still, why not anticipate? 1t is not
too soon to boom Theatre Alley for the
Shakespeare ceremonies of 2O16. Ed
mund Kean, were he alive, would ap-
prove. So would Charles Matthews or
George Frederick Cook. So would the
Henrys, Mr.. and Mrs, who lived in Fair
Street-we call it Fulton now-and
came to Theatre Alley through their
back gate. And so would Hodgkinson,
the manager-Hodgkinson who catered
to the tired business man of 1900 or
thereabouts, and paid salaries, such as
they were, to the mummers of Theatre
Alley. They and others, now on the big
gest of ''big time" circuits, gave to the
Alley its all but forgotten fame.
Stroll into Theatre Alley tomorrow
at lunch hour Do it deliberately; no
one ever finds himself in Theatre Alley
by accident; it is too easy to miss. 1t
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
PHILADELPHIA LED NEW YORK
IN FISH, BUTTER AND
THE DRAMA.

1t was civic rivalry which gave to
New York its new" theatre. Says the
history before mentioned: ut was not
to be expected that the inhabitants of
New York would be content with pal
try wooden theatre in John Street,
when their neighbors and rivals, who
outdid them at all times in fish and but
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

ter, had new brick splendid building
in Chestnut Street, the centre of Phila-
delphia fashion. Accordingly, a scheme
for a new theatre, to surpass all new
theatres. had now been some time in
agitation. Eighty subscribers at $375
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
Greeley Photo 6srvicA

no actor is anybody if he doesn't keep a
stable Of automobiles, it is privilege
to contemplate Henry's state of mind
with regard to that rig of his.
John HENRY, AN ACTOR WHO
DARED TO KEEP A CARRIAGE.
1T was in the form of COACH" says
the historian, "just sufficient to carry
himself and his wife to the theatre; it
was drawn by one horse and driven by
black boy. Aware of the jealousy
toward players, and that it would be
said he kept coach, Henry had caused
to be painted on the doors, in the man.
ner Of those coats-of-arms which the
aristocracy of Europe display, two
crutches in heraldic fashion, with the
motto, This or These"
henry, IL seems, was SulIerer from
gout. He said: 81 put this marked motto
and device on my carriage to prevent
any impertinent remarks on an actor
keeping his coach. The wits would have
taken care to forget that the actor could
not walk"
And yet Henry did not have far to
walk, at least when he appeared at the
new" or Park Theatre We read that
he lived Oh Fair Street (now Fulton)
between Nassau Street and Broadway,
"in the same two story brick house
painted yellow in which Hodgkinson re-
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

sided for some years" Quoting further
from the work of 1882, This residence
on Fair Street was exceedingly conven-
lent for Hodgkinson's theatrical busi-
ness, as a gate opened, and still opens
(Ah, where are the gates Of yester-
year?) from the back Of the house, di-
rectly opposite Theatre Alley"
But New York was growing all the
time. What was good enough for the
folks of 1898 was long way below the
standard required for the folks of 1907,
so the Park Theatre was rebuilt under
the direction of Mr.. J. ]. Holland"
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WAS
SHOWN TO KNEES IN THE
YEAR 1907.
Let us see what constituted first
class theatre in the year 1907. Fortu-
nately detailed description is at hand.
We quote from newspaper of the time:
New York Theatre.-This theatre
has lately undergone considerable alter
ations, which have materially added to
the comfort and convenience of the
spectators. The audience part, which
is entirely rebuilt, now consists of four
rows of boxes; in the lower lobby there
is handsome colonnade, with mirrors,
and freplaces at each end, the whole
lighted by glass lamps between the
columns. In every part of the theatre
the hearer may both hear and see the
performance. The box-fronts, instead
of being as usual perpendicular, fall in at
top and thus give room to the knees,
which is considered an improvement on
the plan of all former theatres. There
are several coffee rooms, one of which
is fitted in an elegant style for the ac-
commodation Of the ladies, where they
may be supplied with every kind Of
fruit, confections, tea, coffee, etc, etc.
This room is spacious, the furniture in
the newest fashion, and is lighted by
three elegant chandeliers suspended
from the ceiling.
'In case of fire there are three COM
munications from the boxes with the
street and two from the pit. The boxes
will accommodate upward of 1900 per-
sons and the pit and gallery about LOO
The ceiling, painted as a dome, with
panels of a light purple, and gold mould
ings; the centre a balustrade and sky.
The box fronts are divided into panels,
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

quite ready to believe the historian of
the American Theatre when he writes
that Henry was the only actor in Amer
lea who kept carriage" John Henry
was an actor-manager in New York
prior to 1900 and in these days when
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
WHEN COMMERCE CAME IN ON
THE ROW, DRAMA FLEW
OUT OF THE ALLEY.

Theatre Alley was part OF the pro
fession" until 1848. The Park Theatre
was burned in 1920, but reopened in
1921. 1t was a fire likewise which rang
down its curtain in 1S48, and that time
the curtain stayed down. Besides, Com
merce was driving the Drama away
from its old haunts; the uptown march
of theatres and theatre alleys had be-
gun. An entry in valentines Manual
for 1858 says that the Park Theatre
property was owned by Mr.. Astor, and
that "five large drygoods stores we're
erected on the Site"
When Commerce came in on the Row
Drama flew out of the Alley Theatre
Alley doesn't recognize the profession"
now, and certain it is that the profess
sion wouldn't recognize Theatre Alley.
1t is but the strait and narrow way
from Beekman to Ann Street. Mr..
Hodgkinson would look in vain for his
stage door. The best he could nope for
would be Billiards One Flight Up
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

wouldn't be accurate to say of the Alley
that it runs" from Beekman to Ann
Street Just east of Park Row, for how
ever suited it may be to description Of
other streets in the vicinity the verb
run" is misnomer when applied to
Theatre Alley. Theatre Alley Just daw-
dies. At midday it dozes and dreams
perhaps of its past, when it was the
way to the "greenroom" and the stage
of the new" afterward the Park,
Theatre. Somewhere between the sign,
Billiards One Flight Up" and the cor
ner of Beekman Street was the stage
door.
THE BOX OFFICE TOOK IN $1,232
ON THAT FIRST NIGHT
IN l79S
CAS- You Like 1t" opened the Park
Theatre; an item of some slight interest
in view of the Shakespeare affair "a
History of the American Theatre" a
work of 420 large pages, written by
William Dunlap and published by the
Harpers in 1832-it surprised us to
learn that the American stage could
have had 420 pages of history as early
as 1832-announces that "the new
theatre was opened in an unfinished
state, and with a scanty supply of
scenes. The Park was opened with an
address by Dr.. +. H. Smith and spoken
by Mr.. Hodgkinson. The house was
overfowing, but such was the confu-
sion from the press of the crowd and
the want of such precautions as expert
ence would have suggested that great
numbers entered without paying"-a
defect which, it may be said, the thea
trical managers of New York long since
bravely remedied. A little cash found
its way to the box Office, however, on
that first night in 1898, and it was the
not inconsiderable sum of $1,232.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
In the Midst of MaSqneS
and Tercentenary Re-
vivalS, No One Gaze a
Thought to the Strait
and Narroav Path Be-
tsveen Ann and Beekman
Streets, and Yet 1t Vas
Entitled at Least to
Honorable Mention.

wv YELL, Shakespeare has come
w and gone, and not a single
memorial, pageant or masque
has been staged in Theatre Alley. There
is no hope now. 1t is too late Theatre
Alley must wait for 2016, when its glory
will be the greater for having been long
postponed. Till then, ash barrels and
oblivion.
Theatre Alley deserved better of the
Shakespeare community. 1t was entitled
to a Morris Dance, or a costume pageant
from Beekman to Ann Street and back,
at the very least. Such an event might
have startled into some useful occupa-
ton the outcast who was warming him
self at its gratings Cor cooling himself
in its shades if the day were hot), but
even at that risk the thing should have
been done Theatre Alley is too rich in
theatrical memories, too full of the
ghosts of old-time stage folk, to be left
to a commonplace fate. 1t is more than
a series of Park Row back doors on the
one side and Nassau Street back doors
upon the other. 1t is shrine, shabby
one and down at the heel, but a shrine
nevertheless. And yet it has not even
bronze tablet; not even the smallest Of
tablets (riveted high enough. of course,
to prevent its being stolen for the
metaD informing the stray passerby
that "on this spot, in 1898, was the
stage door of the"-but we anticipate.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
Things We're Different
in 1913, When Henry
and Hodgkinson Came
Out of, Their Little Back
Gate on Fair Street and
Made for the Stage
Door of the "New" Park
Theatre All, All Are
Gone but Theatre Alley.

blue ground, with white and gold orna-
ments a crimson festoon drapery over
each box. The lower boxes are lighted by
ten glass chandeliers, projecting from
the front and suspended from gilt iron
brackets, and the whole house is ex-
tremely we'll lighted. There are four
private boxes, with rooms to retire to,
on the stage. A beautiful effect is pro-
duced by large oval mirror at the end
of the stage boxes, which reflects the
whole of the audience on the first row."
AS originally constructed the Park
Theatre had large box occupying the
front of the second tier and directly in
front of the stage, which was capable Of
holding between two and three hundred
persons. This box was the abode of the
critics and it was known as-it will be
reproduced in the celebration of 2016-
"The Shakespeare"
Costuming Shakespeare, however,
was not a matter of much consequence
to those who passed in and out Of Thea
ire Alley. There is a record of one who
played "Othello" in the uniform Of
British general officer, his face black
and his hair woolly; of another actor
who garbed himself for the Moor "in
military suit of scarlet and gold lace,
coat, waistcoat and breeches and white
silk stockings" And there was one
Bensley, who played Iago, and very
well, in a modern uniform of blue and
red"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-27

appreciative visitors. The class of work done by the art pupils is par ticularly appropriate for rural school work, beginning with objects and things especially adapted to child study in art and continuing in water colors, charcoal sketches, wallpaper designs, nature studies, block printing, magazine covers, draughting and dec orating The work in each depart ment was excellent, showing careful study of the subject presented, and }n many instances much originality in conception and design.
 In the domestic science department, under the supervision of Miss Leaffa Randall, a very beautiful collection of work done by the pupils was on dis play. There were many dainty gar ments handmade, lace trimmed and embroidered that were credit to the ones who so neatly and so patiently made them.
 Delicious punch and tempting sand Wlches were served by the young ladies of the cooking class.
 After viewing the art and domestic