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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
The Portable Portmanteau.

The entire Portmanteau Theatre or
ganization, including players, scenic
artists and mechanical staff, left New
York last Monday to spend the month
Of August as the guests OF Mrs. Coon
lev Ward at her estate at Wyoming
n. Y. Stuart Walker. the director, has
lust secured the exclusive American
rights to several plays by Lord Dun
sany, including THE Golden Doom"
THE Gods of the Mountain" and King
Argimenes." These and others to be
produced in the Portmanteau Theatre
the coming season will be placed in
rehearsal during the stay at Wyoming
The Portmanteau tour, under the d.
rection Of Macmillan Elser, jr., and
Russell Janney. will open early in Oc-
tober and will take this interesting
portable stage as far west as Califor-
MIA. Many Of the engagements will be
filed outside Of regular theatres, the
Portmanteau being so constructed that
il can be set up and performance
given in any hall, auditorium or hotel
ballroom.
The Portmanteau players now at
Wyoming include Gertrude Davis.
Gregory Kelly, Judith Lowry, Lew Med
bury, Mckay Morris, Edgar Stehli,
Ward Thornton, Willard Webster,
Nancy Winston, Gitruds Tristjanski,
Florence Wollerson, Robert Cook and
Edmond Crenshaw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Loew's American Theatre.

Viglion Parsifal. an italian tenor
who selected good name while he
was about it, will top the bill at
Loew's American Theatre and Roof
during the first four days of the week
He will be assisted by Don Mullaly &
Co, in "The End of Perfect Day;
Mcintosh and his musical maids, in a
revue; Jack Symonds, tramp comedian;
Edwin Fords and others. During the
latter half of the week the programme
will include "On the Nile musical
comedy; the Chinese Musical Entertain
ers; Kay. Bush and Robinson, in THE
Song Shop" Billy McDermott and
others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
A New One Every Day

EASE HELP EMILY Ann Murdoch
this piece which farcical comedy by H. ar
wood and which has been having huge
The cast it should be'remarked right ABOUT
includes Charles and Ferdinand Gottschak
MurdOcks first the New York
"l of "A Celebrated Case
that quotes astar The
piece Irritation three and describes the manner
acquires husband Cor they say) The scenes
are laid N a bachel apartment and a hotel in ostend
the Jefys Lewis Alice john Jon
Jules Rauourt Sydney
Blair Horwz, Milton Alice Hale and Joseph Attention
~BROADwAY BUTTERMK" Tuesday evening Elliott
Announced for last week this comedy by postponed
because the heat Blanche Ring is the
Hs NIGHT" the Republic Hghho! the
Rising first put His Bridal Night
together and Margaret dainty and amusing
unique personalities and talents OF the
probably that they do lot of dancing
concerned with who
of and can't tell her from the other
The cast includes Wesley Pedro de Cordoba
Jessie Ralph and Harry Lllford
"TrRN TO THE RIGHT Thursday evening
Hazard the has that
the thought 1t tells the of boy
OF hentrns TO the right
In the company be dpey
Nelson who the fat boy in THE For
Fairchd Sam Reed Louise Ru
William Frank Nelson, Harry Humphrey Lucy Cotton Alice
Abraham Sincof and George Spelvin
"THE evening the Aston This the i'm
week The play of the strong variety
Woods and made doubly interesting be-
cause it the Charles Klein 1t originally
written by Davis from short by whose
then by Mr.
described about the ufering of three people
selfshy who loved unwsey and the in
nocent chill dwhos brun of their error"
The company Sherman,
Hughes William Emily welman Clarence Handd
Austin Samuel Edwards and others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
WellI Here Is "Katinka" Again

After metropolitan run which in
cluded most of last season "Katinka"
returns to work at the Lyric Theatre
tomorrow evening. The piece will re-
main there only two weeks, however.
as the stage must be cleared for
Richard Walton Tully's "The Flame"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Columbia Theatre.

Once more a "burlesque departure"
is announced for the Columbia
George Stone and Eta Pillard. sup
ported by a large company, will be
seen in an extravaganza entitled "The
Rag Doll in Ragland," and a multitude
Of trick properties will be employed to
bring about the dollic illusiAa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Dol COOPER MEGRUE has

Dol COOPER MEGRUE has a pet
~ trick. In "Under Fire" there was
a young Englishman who went about
continually complaining that war was
a bally nuisance and that if his coun-
try became involved in one he would
jolly well stay out Of it. Then came
the conflict and the young Englishman
advanced to the footlights, loudly in
curing whether or not he could not
enlist that very night.
The Megrue tradition is maintained
IN "Seven Chances" by an old man
who constantly growls about the gem
eral cussedness of his wife, only to
suddenly eulogize her virtues and pro-
claim his love for her when she is
stricken with appendicitis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

TRIO Of stars-a prima donna, a
n comedian and dancer-wlll
head the weeks bill at the Palace.
Grace La Rue has interrupted her con-
cert tour long enough to stock up with
new gowns and take brief fiier into
the two-a-day; Nat Wills will bring to
Broadway "A new instalment of his
kilograms and other topical jokes, and
Frances Pritchard, late of "Sybil" and
"The Peasant Girl" will make her
vaudeville debut, assisted by Carl
Hammer and the Coleman Russian Or
chestra. Joseph E. Howard, aided by
Hazel Shelby, in his song revue;
Bankoff and Grille. in their new
dancing act Andrew Tombes and Lola
Wentworth, remembered in THE Bride
Shop; Bert Melrose, with his high
tables; Violinsky and the Four Dan
ubes will complete the programme.
A condensed version of "Pagliacci,"
Caruso's favorite opera, will be offered
patrons Of the Royal this week. The
best known of Leoncavallo's works will
be sung by a company of dozen which
has Just returned from an engagement
in the London music halls. Bert Han
lon, "the modern philosopher" in his
eccentric act; Ssntley and Norton,
Dorothy Granville and company, two
other acts and feature film round out
the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Luna Park.

At Luna Park the latest senss''0-
the human dynamo young NJ,
who is obligingly charged vl'n !,
Edison's electricity and then u'e' =.
a match. Torches. for example, A.
lighted by touching them to her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

WILL ROGERS, cowboy, turned re-
w porter during the recent per-
formances of 1.-THE Stampede" and
wrote long pieces for Mr.. Hearst's pub
lication. Rogers really wrote them
he stopped in at the Aston every even
ing and dictated them to the stenos-
rapher, just like any other reporter.
Then he carried copies of the paper
around with him until the next days
paper came out.
When his first story was published, a
week ago to-day, Rogers proudly
showed it to a newspaper man and in
ouired his opinion. The newspaper
man read it and showered praise
upon it.
ITS very good, WILL" he told him
Every good, indeed. Quite praise
worthy. | know just how it is-Pd
probably be an awful joke trying to
throw rope, too"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

7 OUIS HIRSCH, who wrote "Hello,
l. Frisco" and remembered "Good-
by. my Dear Old Bachelor Days" is a
ten-hngered composer. And not only
does he use ten fingers, but even the
head is brought into play once in a
while. Mr.. Hirsch is a pupil of Jo-
seffy's. and was educated TO be a con-
cert pianist. When he has accumulated
a fortune from popular music he will
go back to Berlin and resume his
studies he says so, at all events.
Mr.. Hirsch believes that the day of
the one-fnger composer has passed,
and calls attention to the improved
quality of popular music. But he does
il modestly, and he doesn't believe for
a minute that he has been largely re-
sponsible for the uplift.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

4 LONG comes Otto Hauerbach.
- Starting from scratch, Mr..
Hauerbach has now reached a point
in his playwriting activities where he
is competing with Roi Cooper Megrue,
George V. Hobart and Willard Mack.
Mr.. Hauerbach began with "Thres
Twins" six or seven or eight or nine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
IN WIGS AND WINGS
Almost Any Audience Can Learn to Enjoy Being
Fooled by Play.

right spirit. She loses her grip just
st the end, and plays love scene too
seriously. For the rest of the evening
one can feel that she is Drawing dan
gers light heartedly. Cyril Keightley,
on the other hand, is inclined 10 allow
his evil deeds to rest bit too heavily
upon his shoulders. He seems to feel
that he must act like a thief and not
like a man who is playing the part of
a thief in a somewhat fantastic melo-
drama.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

At the New Brighton Theatre Irene
Franklin will make her last appear
ance in the greater city before coming
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
STRICTLY PERSONAL

years ago, and since then has been
gradually gathering momentum.
And now look. Last Thursday even
ing Mr. Frazee produced "The SlG'
Witness" Mr.. Hauerbach's first dra-i
In a couple of weeks he will preset
"A Pair of Queens" one of Mr.. Hagsi'
bach's farces, which has already had |,
run in Chicago. Charles Dillinghan,
to complicate matters. has accepted stlI
another Of Mr.. Hauerbach's farces, and
some time during the current season
Arthur Hammerstein will produce q
Hauerbach-Friml musical comedy. ADD
to this the fact that "Katinka" is re-
turning for another two weeks-and u
is distinctly possible that five Of NJ
Hauerbach's dramatic efforts will b
seen in New York before the season u
over. Yes, Mr.. Hauerbach is on Broad
way.
A SIX the man in the street,
there happens TO be one-sna
he will tell you that Louise Dresser
is a Coincidence. Why she has
played with Lew Fields, and ssm
Bernard, and De Wolf Hopper and
Willie Collier, and any number Of en-
Certainly she's coincidence. sne
isn't a trsgedienne, is sheg we'll
then!
Everybody, it appears, is agreed upon
the fact that. Miss Dresser Is cone
dienne-except Miss Dresser. sas
says she doesn't know what she 10 Anu
she can prove il.
when 'Coat-Tales' opened o. Az
lantic City" she declared, Il dlan :
know what to do when people lausneu
at my lines. merely stood tnefs'
waiting for the laugh to end, and near
ly forgot what came next. lt was 'h'
first time in my stage career that 8"
lines of mine had ever drawn lsugn'
excepting, now that think Of it, 'a'
burlesoue of Innocent in Hello
Broadway. -.
"And yet I've been playing WIS
comedians all my life. But that Is wv
reason, suppose. It has always Oes1
the comedians who have had the lsus''
I have been the person who asks '''
questions
And there you are.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
"COAT-TALEs," incidental

HCOAT-TALES," incidentally, Is ."
hot weather play 'V..
Sharkey stands in the wings un'i' ".
last possible second before donnhs V
heavy coat and derby hat required
the part. And each Of the fem'n'.
characters in the piece is requires
wear fur coat for several minutes
a stretch. \,
The predicament Of Madge ne"" =,
however, is equally great when ~ -
mercury is around par. In the 's',. .,
act of Fair and Warmer sne
refuge under a bearskin, you mSs :,
member, and is forced 70 remain ".
for five minutes or more. But TIES
that's what she gets paid for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

ct HANKS to the advantage he en-
joys of never having taken a
course in play writing at Harvard or
any other incubator of futility, Max
MARGIN has contrived a most amusing
play" writes Louis Sherwin. "If he
had thoroughly studied the drama he
would have had it rubbed into him that
never, never, never must an author
keep a secret from his audience, that
a plot must be obvious and that sur
prises are odious unless they are
trivial"
OF course, Mr.. Sherwin has matched
himself with a strawman. To the best
Of our knowledge, the various princi-
plies enumerated by the critic are not
known at the address given. Mr.. Sher-
win seems to believe that, unlike all
the other arts, drama is something
entirely spontaneous, that nobody
knows whether or not he can write
play until he tries. There does not
seem to be much reason TO tack such
a theory to Max MARGINS play, which,
whatever its merits, certainly has no
great claim to spontaneity Since Mr..
Sherwin believes that study and prac-
tice mar the playwright rather than
help him, no doubt he thinks that "See
My Lawyer" is a better play than
Cheating Cheaters."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

JULIUS TANNEN has taken hi"''
temporarily 10 Siasconse' oe,s
Of infantile paralysis prevalent a'' !,
abouts because of his children :.
course. Mr.. Tanner wishes enls'F
ing managers 10 know that INC
dress is Wolfshesd Cottage, Sisss0''
Mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

r o AND BEHOLD. Whitford Kane
IL is writing a play. Mr.. kanes
play is not of the sort generally writ
ten by actors-the sort, in brief, that
exists solely in the mind of the pub
LEFTY agent. Mr.. Kane-you remember
him as Willie Mossop in "Hobson's
Choice"-confirmed the play rumor III
a non-press agent conversation held in
a northbound subway express. 1t is
comedy of Irish life, with scenes laid
in America in the sos, and is being
written in collaboration with somebody
whose name was drowned by the roar
of a passing train.
This season Mr.. Kane will be seen
on tour in Justice" playing the role OF
the counsel for the defence. Contrary
TO the announcements, this was not his
role in the original production. Gran
VILE Barker found fault with his Irish
accent, and the result was that he was
cast as Cleary, one of the convlcts IN
the third act. In a later English pro-
duction of the play. however, he did
play the attorney. This year, by way
Of doing a good evenings work, he vii!
double in the roles, as the lawyer APP
pears only in the second act and Cleary
only in the third.
In the kindness Of his heart Mr..
Kane gave Harold Brighouse an idea
for a new comedy, along about the
time that "Hobson's Choice" was get
ting on its feet, and Mr.. Brighouse
wrote it and titled it "Zack." John D.
Williams has acquired it, and Richard
Bennett is shortly to be seen in 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

THERE has been some little discus
sion as to whether Cheating
Cheaters" is farce or a melodrama.
The distinction between the two types
is not great. A melodrama is played
in the shadow of .he Fombs; farce
in the shadow of Ludlow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

MARJORIE RAMBEAU plays Nan,
w Of Cheating Cheaters." in the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

iva di California per fare vino Rival
gersi. Charles Zanleoni.
Mrs. F. p. Wetmore of Merchant street
has returned home, after passing few
days with friends in Mortified.
Mrs. G. H. Wilder of Burlington is in
the city, having been called here by the
condition of her husband, who is at the
City hospital recovering from the effects
of leg fracture received Wednesday.
George H. Mattimore of Burlington,
arrested on North Main street last night
pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge
when arraigned before Magistrate H. W.
Scott in city court this morning and
went to jail for 10 days in lieu of pay
ing the minimum fine and costs. VIII
liam f. Spear, listed as an habitual, ac
knowledged a subsequent transgression
to-day and will serve 80 days in the
county jail in addition to paying a Sl5
fine and costs. The respondent failed to
make satisfactory disclosure when
asked to tell where he purchased tho
liquor responsible for his condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-30
TALK OF TIE TOWN

Daniel Johnson of Danville is EN-.
ploved as substitute driver at the hre
station.
NJ. L. Martin of Plsinfeld arrived in
the city and will visit at the home oil
II. 0. Camp of Highland avenue for lew
days.
Manager Kenneth MeRae OF the Union
Dry Goods store returned last night from
business visit of several days IN New
York.
Miss Stella Sleeper. who has been VS.
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. WI
liam Reid of Green street, left this morn
inc for Boltonville, where she Will VISIT
relatives for a week, before going TO her
home in Lowell, Mass.
Thomas Forbes of Merchant street
who has been employed in munitions
shon in New Haven. Conn., arrived IN the
city to-day and viii be employed by ms
mother, AIRS John Forbes, who recently
purchased the Hub restaurant.
James McAdam returned to Orange
burg. y. Y. last night, after visiting at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Me- Adam of Church street, during the
past week. Mr.. McAdam is employed IN
an electrical plant in Orangeburg
JAY Coryell, assistant county agent OF
the Vermont counties, was a business
visitor in the city yesterday in the once
of County Agent f. II. Abbott. Plans
for the winter work were discussed anu
the work of the past summer along the
lines OF demonstration crops was aiso
brought into consideration.
A party was rendered Helen Prouty OF
u Summer street yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. George
Bond of East street, when about 20
friends of the young lady assembled to
make merry on her eighth birthday.
Games were enjoyed, with a short pro-
gram to fill out the entertainment, after
which lunch of ice cream, cake and wa
fers was served.
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TALK OF THE TOWN

IVA di California per fare vino Rival
gersi. Charles Zanleoni.
c. c. Clapp of South Royalton visited
his cousin, w, j. Clapp, in Barre yester-
day.
Miss Agnes Murphy of Burlington is
passing the weekend with friends in
Barre.
A. Massoni of Quincy, Mass. arrived in
the city last night and will be employed
here in the granite industry.
II You want to save few dollars on
your winter hat, call at Mrs. Birnie's, 3
Pleasant street, off Brook street.
We are making candies fresh every day
now and offer az a special to-day fancy
peanut brittle at l5c pound, peanut
butter molosses kisses l9c pound, made
day at Laws.
George Ruel. who has been visiting at
the home of his sister, Mrs. George Ian
der of South Main street, during the past
three weeks, left for his home in Burling-
ton this morning.
Since the arrival of the let Vermont
regiment of infantry from Eagle Pass, a
number of Barre people have motored to
the government reservation at Fort
Ethan Allen to visit the local boys who
accompanied the regiment south. All are
counting the days that must be passed at
the fort before the companies are mus
tered out and while there are a number
of Barre privates who are assigned to
other companies, the majority OF them
are attached to Co. H and will be permit
ted to take up their civilian occupations
in week or thereabouts. None OF those
who claim Barre for their home have
been ill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

You are cordially invited to attend
millinery opening Saturday, Sept. 80
Mrs. S. z. Laviolette.
A display case with specimens of work
| from the f. G. Eaton studio has beer
placed at the entrance to the second ano
third stories of the Campbell block.
On Monday afternoon at | o'clock or
! the G.. l.. Putnam or II. j. Colby farm IN
i Wiliamstown, in the Lynde farm neigh
/ borhood, will be held the largest auction
Of the season; 54 head of choice stock
| including registered Holstein cows, Ayr
shires and Guernseys, will be sold. The
stock is all young, well marked and an
exceptional lot. See ad on page ]. D. A
Perry, auctioneer.-adv.
A series Of Sunday morning and even
ing services that will continue until the
new year is announced at the First Pres
bytorian church, where the minister, Rev
Edgar Grassland, is to devote his Sun
/ day mornings to sermons on thetwelve dis.
cipes and the evening homilies on the
ten commandments. The following ar
rangement of the Sabbath morning SER
mons has been submitted to the parish
toner's: Oct. |, sHe appointed twelve;
Oct s, Peter; Oct. Is, Andrew; Oct p
James. son of Zebedee; Oct. 29, John /;
| Nov. S, Philip; Nov. II, Bartholomew ;
Nov 10, Thomas; Nov. 49, Matthew;
Dec. 3, James, son of Alpheus; Dec. 10,
Simon; Dec IL, Simon; Dec. "a, Judas
| The commandments are to be taken IN
their order and the series will end with
sermon on the New Commandment
Dec. IL.
Torrential rains yesterday afternoon
transformed the paved highway in the
business section into small river that
flowed northward with the swiftness OF
mountain stream in spring. Depot
square went through its periodic expert
ence of inundation and elsewhere yards
and wards of Travelled way were under
water for the better part of an hour.
Water hurrying down Washington street
hill from the uplands above tore saw
agelv at the curbing on the south side OF
the highway thanking the City hospital
grounds and left great gaps in the gut
ter. On North Main street Manager
George Maniatty of the United Fruit
store established a connecting link be
tween business buildings TO the north
and those to the south by building a
small plank bridge in front of his store
in the Durkee block. Otherwise pedes-
TRANS would have been held up until the
water subsided Street department en-
ployes had their work in front of them
after the storm and several DAYS will
probably elapse before the damage on
the hill streets is repaired. The floor
Of the Granite street bridge WAS under
water last night and this morning, but
not from any overflow of the river. as the
bridge floor is so constructed as to form
a catch basin for water flowing down the
hill
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

DRAUGHTSMAN WANTED-To do scale
drawings for or 3 weeks pegin Mon hn :
don,t annly unless thoroughly capable; call IN
person tonight, rs Washington street, or JACK
Sun l6stl
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Further Savings
TALK OF THE TOWN

Regal shoes for women at Shea's Shoe
store.
Iva di California per fare vino Rival
gersi. Charles Zanleoni.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday night
CAROLS orchestral adv.
October Columbia records now on sale
at Russell's, the Red Cross Pharmacy.
Mrs. V. Day arrived in the city from
Montreal last night to visit her sister,
Mrs. Stuart of "a Park street, for few
days.
At the Swedish church tomorrow. Sun
day school will meet at 1880. In the
evening at 7 o'clock, preaching service.
Tuesday at 1880 classes viii be organ
lied for the study of English. No tut
ton fee. Come and join from the begin
ming.
The members of all departments of
Hedding NJ. L. Sunday school are re-
ouested to be at the church promptly at
1915 n. m, Sunday. to be seated in their
classes with teachers. Boys and girls of
beginners, primary and junior depart
ments in their seats at 1880 will receive
the rally day button. II is hoped that
all members OF the home department Will
be present and sit together.
Manager John 4. Hoban has been sue
cessful in booking a number of superior
attractions for the months of October
and November. partial list OF the en-
tertainments carded for the Barre opera
house has been issued and other bookings
will be given out from time to time.
Next week there is a stock attraction
and on Oct Barre and Montpelier
playgoers may greet May Irwin in "33
Washington Square" a vehicle which the
noted actress has used very successfully.
"Some Baby" comedy, with Grace Mer-
rift and strong supporting company is
the Columbus day attraction with mat
inee and evening performances. The first
musical comedy offering is "The Blue
Paradise" which is to appear Oct. "a,
with an unusually large company. Hob
sons Choice rollicking comedy that
recently closed in Boston, is coming Oct
20. princess of Pilsen" is the musical
comedy offering booked for Nov. 6, and
another favorite of the same stripe,
Princess Pat which played in Barre last
year, will be here Nov. IL. MUTT &Jef'
are to make their perennial appearance
on the evening of Nov. 20.