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New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
Ruth St. Denis Stays at Palace;
Hilda Spong Goes Into Vaudeville

The programme at the Colonial will
include Melville Ellis, Irene BOrdoni
and Signor Rudolph, a new vaudeville
combination, in a new offering; Belle
Baker. with Irving Berlin songs; VIII
Jam Morris. in "Mrs. Temples Tele-
gram: Francis Dooley and Corinne
Sales, in That's silly; Beatrice Nor
rel and q seXtette Of vocalists; {;
Charles Olco.t, presenting "A Comic
Opera in Ten Minutes; Emma Frances
and Harold Kennedy, with songs and
dances; the Gates Brothers and Mer-
ien's Dogs.
Carrie De Mar will return 70 vaude-
VILE at the Alhambra. Others will be
Harry Girard and company, Joe Keno
and Rosie Green, Haydn, Borden and
Haydn; Bert Hanlon. Lloyd and Britt,
Ameta, Lady Sen Mei and Laughlin's
CANNES.
The Royal will have Claude and Fan
ME Usher IN "Fagan's Decision" Lydia
Barry, Mike Bernard. Scarf Allen and
Ed Howard and company, William
Lampe and company Dale and Boyle,
and others.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06

Whether it is possible 10 reproduce
an accent on the screen will be decided
at the Strand Theatre this week. where
Anna Held will make her film debut in
a comedy. "M>dame la Presidente,' "
produced by the Oliver Morosco Photo
play Company.
What need to trace the intricacies OF
this farce. or chronicle the swift NOV
ing succession of circumstances which
afford Miss Held opportunities for the
sort of humor in which she exce.s?
Suffice to say that the plot is exceeding
ly French. which means much sneaking
in and out of rooms, strange and an
expected tenants in bachelor apart
ments. and the host Of other standbys
so long identified with that particular
sort of entertainment.
No confusion can result from a sim
pie hint. however, which is that there
are three gay judges, one proper one
married to an ambitious wife. and a
theatrical lady to keep things going.
There will be the usual topical feat
ures. ard an exceptionally hne musical
programme featuring David Reese, a
new tenor discovered by Manager Rolfe,
and brought direct from the Taber-
racle Choir, Salt Lake City, Utah.
"Helrs Hinges" with William Hart
in the lead, will be the Triangle feat
ure of the week al the knickerbocker
Theatre. The picture gets It's some
what striking name from rough 1T
tie outpost in the Far West, in which
law and religion are unknown 10 the
saloon Keepers. gamblers and dance
hall habitues who make up the popu-
lation.
Into this atmosphere the Rev. Rob-
ert Henley comes with his sister,
Faith. The clergyman is weak sort,
and is soon victim OF the settle
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06

The proximity Of the birthday OF
Abraham Lincoln has caused strong
patriotic tide 70 surge IN the breast
Of ". J. Ferguson, one of the oldest
actors known 20 Broadway. Mr.. Fer
euson states that he is the only living
spectator of the shooting of President
Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. Washington,
on the night of April Il. 1865. In that
cspacity he emphatically begs to diner
with D. W. Griffith, producer Of The
Birth of Nation"
Tho basis Of the argument is Mr..
Crifith's claim that hts version OF the
assassination is exact and accurate 10
the minutest detail. and that the tage
has been reproduced board Tor board.
The claim appeared to amuse Nh Fer
guson considerably.
"A re-maker of history he scohed,
meaning none other than the cele-
bratcd nlmist. Mr.. Griffith.
Ferguson. now one OF the bloody pi.
rates in Treasure Island was lad
i'm his teens at the time. employed
about the theatre as a callboy. with oc-
,asional parts in shouting scenes. now
and then a dog bark and no end Of
tasks in the props" line.
On the night in question. as every
body knows. Laura koene, supported by
John Dyott and Harry Hawk, appeared
"Our American Cousin" the play
which +. H. Sothern revived recently
as lord Dundreary.' Cortland V.
Hess, VINO had the part OF Lieutenant
Vernon. was taken sick, and Mr. Fer
guson understudled.
The President occupied a rlght-hand
box, and was so seated behind n por-
there as TO be invisible 20 the audi
ence. Only the actors on the stage could
see him. The box was twelve feet above
the stage, and built over 10. not over
the orchestra seats.
The setting for Act II. Scene 2, had
just been arranged. Mr. Ferguson was
standing with Miss keene in the LETT
entrance 10 the stage. Both were look
ing up al the Presidents party. all Of
whom were in plain sight 10 them, when
a mufFled report sounded
Hang it," cried Ferguson. There
goes that cabinet top falling againl"
But just at that moment he saw Lin
coins head sag over on his chest. 4
man appeared from the back of the box
and vaulted the railing As he did so
Major Rathbun, who was the Presi-
dents guest, seized his coattails. The
man made a slash at the majors hands.
freeing himself. but the spur on his
boot caught in the bunting which
decked the box, and he landed out Of
position, fracturing his ankle.
lie half ran, half limped, across the
stage. He passed between Ferguson
and Miss Keene, who were standing too
awestruck 10 move, 10 the back door
There his little yellow mare was wait
ing for him, and he mounted and was
gone.
at all happened so suddenly that
10 one thought of making an outcry."
said Ferguson. "As soon as the mur-
derer landed on the stage | recognized
him az Booth, who was well known 10
all of US in the theatre He never
cried 'Sic semper tyrannisn and he
never brandished knife, as the school
histories say. He just rushed out the
back way, fast as his damaged foot
would allow him.
when the audience mad been cleared
from the theatre Mr.. Lincoln's body
was carried across thc street, and !
rang down the curtain IN Ford's Thea
tire for the last time That nigh. the
soldiers took possession"
With regard 20 the alleged errors in
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
MERCY! BUT THESE
CHORUS GIRLS
ARE GENTEELl

There are six minister's daughters in
- cast of "Very Good Eddie" at the
Princess. and every last fathers daugh-
ter of them is in the chorus, TOO.
The presence there of these parson-
age bred young women is due entirely
10 the persistent effort of Elisabeth
Marbury. Miss MaTbury has deter
mined to make the Princess Theatre
choruses worthy rivals Of those OF the
Gaiety Theatre in London.
II is said that George Edwardes re-.
cruited the Gaiety Theatre chorus out
OF the rectories and vicarages of Eng
land. When somebody expressed as
tonishment that clergymen's daughters
should be so employed, Miss Marbury
tristled.
"Why not?" she exclaimed. "Why
shouldn't a clergyman's daughter ap-
pear i'm Very Good Eddie or any other
clean. decent musical play? Ministers
g. a class are VIGOROUSLY underpaid; {;
their daughters, more frequently than
those of any other professional man,
are forced to go out and earn their
livelihood. | remember the time when
school teaching was considered the
Cnly employment genteel enough for
the clergyman daughter. | believe
every woman teacher | ever had was
the daughter of dominic OF some de-
nomination or other. Most of them, !
realize now, were i'll equipped tempera
mentally and otherwise for their
chosen Jobs. but there was nothing else
open 70 them.
"Dressmaking and millinery, Perish
the thought, II is only in recent years
-. Il inn 1 a n
gowns or hats has offered any economic
Possibilities for we'll born and gently
reared women and girls. And "a to in
terror decorating as an art and profes-
sion, there wasn't such a thing.
at is all different now, thanks 20
Lady Duff Gordon. Elsie de Wolfe and
other pioneers. Nor did the poor par
sons daughter even have typewriting
TO fall back upon. for the good reason
that the typewriting machine has come
into general use only in the past TWEEN
ty-five or thirty years. When ii did,
however, the girls who hated the
school room resigned their jobs and
took TO the keyboard Two Of the par
sons daughters in Very Good Eddie
were running typeWriters. one down
in Wall Street and the other in the
State Capitol at Albany, when ! en-
gagged them
What constitutes the superiority
Of a parsons daughter over the COM
mon or Winter Garden variety Of
chorus girl %
Il don't say that by the mere chance
of her being a clergymen's daughter
she has any more than theoretical
superiority over any other mans
daughter. One Of the most charming
and well bred girls in this same com
pany is the daughter Of a humble me-
chanc In n Newark button factory
But this girl represents the great and
brilliant exception 20 the rule.
"Also, have rejected more than one
chorus applicant because OF the i'm
preston she conveyed Of an over-ex-
qusiteness OF refinement or a too
startling type of beauty One girl Of
this sort is sufficient completely TO
/ throw out Of balance the average mean
/ of beauty and refinement to achieve
which the manager has possibly la
/ bored for months"
How about legs? Don't they count
any more"
Except for the purpose for which
/ they were anatomically designed NO.
Artistically, legs went out years ago" "
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
Hiinshaw Wants an
Opera for 1000

William Wade Hinshaw, the Amer.
ican barytone, offers a 1000 prize
with the addition Of royalty, for the
best opera without chorus written for
cast of not more than fifteen prin-
cipal singers and an orchestra of not
more than twenty-five players. He
agrees TO produce the opera or cause
IL TO be produced within one year from
the time Of awarding the prize.
Mr. Hinshaw believes that self-sus-
tanning opera for the smaller cities
will only be possible through keeping
down the expense and at the same
time giving good productions. lie be-
lieves that splendid things can be sc-
complished without a chorus, thus TAX
ing away the necessity of large or
chestra. He believes also that It Is a
great mistake for young singers TO join
an opera chorus. because Il is ruinous
both TO the voice and 20 the artistic
development Of the singer and leaves
no room for the individuality TO grow.
lie thinks that young singers can take
MINOR parts in an opera without chorus
and gam experience and DEVELOPMENT
without injury TO the voice and have
an individual role, however small, to
perform.
Mr.. Hinshaw hopes TO interest many
composers In this new style of opera
and thereby to bring out sufficient
number OF fine operas TO make up a
gOoi repertory.
The rules governing the competition
for the Hinshaw opera prize are as
follows:
The composer must be an American
either by birth or permanent residence.
The subject Of the opera to be left
90 the authors; the libretto must be
in English. and the text, either original
or translated, must be worthy of being
produced before the best American au-
dicuce.
The opera must be grand opera, in
three acts.
The opera must be written without
chorus for a cast Of not over fifteen
principal singers and an orchestra of
not more than twenty-five players.
While as many as fifteen singers are
allowed in the cast a smaller number
is preferable
The scenic production should be so
conceived that the opera may be given
on any ordinary stage
without Ese OF extraordinary mechsni-
cal devices.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06

Art and all. Ruth st. Denis will re-
main AZ the Palace Theatre for another
week. II seems that Miss st. Denis has
been in vaudeville before; last Monday
was not her real vaudeville debut" as
The Tribune intimated. However II
was al honest mistake, and Walter r.
Kingsley must share the blame.
In a sense, however. Miss 81. Denis
is dcbuting. for she has accomplished
considerable since her previous appear
ances. The explanation IS that these
new accomplishments entitle her 10
fresh consideration. Without stopping
10 discuss the merits of these accom-
plishments, 10 must be recorded that
they were sufficient 20 make for good
business 81 the Palace last week and 20
warrant her retention for second
week As before she will be assisted
by her husband. Ted shawn, and half
a dozen others-other dancers, not
husbands.
So lar as can be CLEANED by a delving
into the records, Hilda Spong will
really make her vaudeville debut. She
will use a sketch, Forty Winks," by
Everett S. Rusky. The premier was
originally booked for the Colonial but
has been shifted 20 the Palace. Miss
Spong recently closed a lengthy en-
gagement Of a week or so IN bunny"
Last season She played Candida 10
Arnold Days poet at the Park Theatre.
Fannie Brice viii also be present.
Miss Brice has cultivated the habit Of
running away with the entertainment,
10 matter who her confreres on the
programme may be. There Is no need
20 explain her act 20 vaudeville fire.
quenters. and undoubtedly none but
vaudeville frequeuters have read this
far in the story.
Others will be Bessie Wynn, with
songs; Charles Grspewin and Anna
Chance. with new sketch. "Pough-
keepsie"; Dainty Marie, performing in
the air; Bert Melrose. best Of the
clown table comics, and Bert Cole IN
Tango Shoes"
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
What Metropolitan
Opera Offers

"Rigoletto" viii have It's first hear
ing this season az the Metropolitan
Opera House on the evening Of Febru-
airy II. when Mime Barrientos Will ap-
pear as Gilda and Mr. Caruso as the
Duke, the cast including Mines. Perrin.
Egene; and Mat,fcld and Messrs. De
Luca. Rothier. Rossi Bada, Begue and
Reschiglian. Nr. polacco will conduct.
"Die Meistersinger" will be sung to
morrow evening by Mines. Hempel and
Mattfeld and Messrs Sembach, We'll.
Gortz. Braun. Reiss. Schlegel. Bloch,
Leonhardt, Audisio. Tegani, Ruysdacl
and Bayer. Nlr Bodanzky will conduct.
Other operas next week will be as
follows:
"Manon Lescaut,' on Wednesday
evening. with Mines. Aida and Perini
and Messrs. Caruso. Scotu, De Sc
gurola, Rossi. Reiss. Reschighan. Baca
and Audisio. Mr.. Bayagnoli will con-
duct.
Die Walkdre" Cthe second Of the
afternoon Ring Cycle performsnces)
on Thursday afternoon. beginning ut
1880 o'clock. with Mines Kurt. Gadsh,
Ober. Sparkes, Warrum. Curtis Fornia,
Milford. Heinrich, Mattfeid and Robe
son and Messrs Urlus. Ruysdael and
Braun, Mr. Bodanzky conducting.
"Heensel und Gretel" and "Goyescas'
las double bilD. on Thursday even
ing. The former opera will be sung
bv Mines. Mattfeld. Mason. Warrum,
Sparkes and RobesOn and Mcssrs. keiss
and Goritz, Mr. Hageman conducting.
"Goyescas" viii be sung by Mines.
Titz,u and Porini and Messrs. Martin
eli ana De Luca. Miss CALI and Mr.
Bonfglo will dance Mr. Bavagnoli
will conduct.
prince Igor" will be next weeks
Saturday matinee opera. u Will be
sung by Mines. Aida, Perrin. Delaunois
and Fgener and Messrs. Botta. Amato,
Didur De Seguroia. Bada and Audisio.
The Tartar Ballet viii be led by Miss
CALI and Mr Eonhgiio. Mr.. Polacco
viii conduct
Tristan und Isolde" viii be the
weeks popular price performance. ON
Saturday evening sung by Mines. Cad
ski ana Matzenauer and Messrs. Urlus,
We'll, Braun, ,Schlegel, Block and Bayer.
Mr. Bodanzky will conduct
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
Neighborhood Players.

The Neighborhood Players will give
at the Neighborhood Playhouse. 466
Grand Street, the fourth performance
Of Mrs Havelock Ellis's one act com
edy, The Subsection of Kezia," and G.
J. Hsmlen's three act comedy, "The
Wsldies," tonight. Two extra per-
formances have been arranged for the
10th and 20th of February. On Satur-
day evening. February l2, the Play.
house will celebrate the first anniver-
sary OF its opening with revival Of
the festival given last November. Fifty
young people and children will take
part IN the dances and chorus pro-
cessionals. The festival will be re-
peated on the following evening, Feb
ruary 13.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
BROOKLYN DRAMA.

Ten headline acts will make up the
week. bill at the Orpheum, as this
is Patrons Request Week. Acts we're
selected by vote of the regular patrons
Of the house, and Belle Blanche and
Henry Lewis were far in the lead.
Others on the bill are James and Bonnie
Thornton. Charles Grapewin, Francis
Dooley and Corinne Sales.
Noel Travers and Irene Douglas, late
stock company stars. and Rev. Frank
Walter German. who Is abandoning the
preaching pulpit for the stage, Will
hold the boards at the Prospect.
Sophie Tucker, the "Bernhardt Of
Ragtime." and Sam Mann, in a new
sketch. Lots and Lots of IT," will
share honors at the Bushwick.
d. ". Gr.hith's spectacle. "The Birth
Of a Nation win be shown for "a
week at the Montauk Theatre.
an Old Kentucky" the well known
Southern entertainment now on its
twenty-second annual tour, Will be seen
at the Majestic.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
Loews American Theatre.

The Nitsgraph film "The Battle Cry
Of Peace" will be shown. in addition tc
the vaudeville programme, at Loew's
American Theatre during the first halt
Of the week. The vaudeville bill will
include Bessie Remple. in The Cheat.
ers"; Lew Cooper and "The White Sis.
ters.' During the last four days of the
week the bill will embrace c. II. ODon.
nell, IN "Flashlight Cragin": Harry
Cutler, comedian; Mr and Mrs. Harry
La Coste. in The Tanner; De Wars
Circus and others.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
That Night in Ford's Theatre,
AS Recalled by W. J. Ferguson

the Griffith production Mr. Ferguson
had this to say:
"The curtain was Iown at the time
Of the shot. so none If the actors on
the stage could see H. Because OF
the portiere ON the Presidents box, be
hind which he always sat, no one IN
the audience could see him. 4 Miss
Keene aad were absolutely the only
ones who had him in their range OF
vision at the time OF the deed. Yet
in the film version Lincoln Is IN plain
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
Anna Held Bursts Into Pictures:
Women Star in Weeks Films

ment's many temptations. But bis
sister Is Of such stuff as queens are
made Of. and her frs, act is 70 retoFz
Blaze Tracy. the town bad man. Ae-
cording 20 Ben A,weA, who vii De-
scribe all Triangle pictures % the T.
ture. 1T Is crude, prim i've s,cy
which. in the hands of careless pi''
ducers, would fall tO t1e level q s
penny dreadful o. the worst sort ili
its preparation has been governed b.
such care and handled with such ine's
that it stands ont a c.ean-cul cane
a chaste classic Of early Western llf,
Charles Murray In "His Hereaiie;
will be the Keys tone comic Offering
Fannie Ward. the popular Lassy s.N
will be seen az the Broadway l1eaii
this week in q picturzaton ot sco'
Marbles play, Tennessee. Fafdaei;
The scenes OF tfis drama are laid p
the Far West. ,n the days waen ~
"forty-niners' crossed che continent i''
gold. Mss Ward viii play the role o.
Tennessee, a child whose parents an
separated during the journey and "hs
il left IN the care o. her fathers iHeaa
Part of the pictures we've taken 10 sai
Fernando Mission. which vas coz
structed by the Jesuits about 1900. O'i'
er scenes were taken on the O's'
American Desert.
Pathe's weekly news, comedies COZ
ored scenics and an animated caf,o'i
complete the programme.
"Merely Mary Ann" q William Fos
version Of Israel Zarcwl.s story, VI.
be the weeks attraction ~ the A,4l'
emy of Music. with dainty Vivian AN. ;'
tin in the title role. The story rels.s'
the transition OF a poor i.t.e maid-ol'
all-work 90 q position of social pIv~'
inence by means Of q sudden fortune.
The cast Includes Harry h4.isl..
Laura Lyman. lsabe. O'Nadisan' sian''
Bracy and Niles Ne.ca.
"Europe's Reign OF Terror me %.
est war film. viii begin i.- fourth Es''
at the Park Theatre tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
Burton Holmes Travelogue.

"The Panama Pacific EXPOSITION
will be the subject of Burton Holiness
fourth travelogue Of this season, 10 be
delivered tonight at Carnegie Hall
and tomorrow afternoon at the Cand-
Ter Theatre. Particular attention has
been paid by Mr. Holmes in obtaining
pictures which accurately portray the
wonderful color and lighting effects
displayed at the fair.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
St. Nicholas Rink.

Business men have formed early
morning skating clubs at St. Nicholas
Rink, and come for an hours exercise
before work each morning. The rink
continues 20 be open three sessions
daily. and the ice surface is renewed
for each session.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-06

"Europe's Reign Of Terror me ..
est war flm. viii begin i.- fourth Tss'
at the Park Theatre tomorrow.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-07-21
WEAVERS GAIN
ON LEADERS
Taking Three out Of -Four Games
Played This Week. Split
Even in Series with
Richmond Grays
FRANKLIN RENTERS LEAGUE
FRANKLIN RE-ENTERS LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW EMPORIA AT
ROANOKE RAPIDS

By kilograms to the Roanoke
Rapids and Emporia Clubs early
last Saturday morning Franklin
stated her desire to re-organize
her Club and re-enter the Tri.
Town League. The Franklin
Club has new and stronger back
ing and is reported to be streng-
thening up materially.
Roanoke Rapids took both Fri
day and Saturdays games with
Emporia on the home diamond,
split even in the series at Frank
lin Monday and Tuesday. En-
poria took both games from
Franklin played at Emporia Wed
nesday and Thursday, the We'd
nesday game by a score of q to
2, extra innings being unneces-
sary.
The Richmond Grays divided
with the Weavers here on We'd
nesday and Thursday, the visit
ors taking the first game on a
score of l to 0 ten innings. The
second game went to the Wea-
vers s to 7.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-07-21
Jim Womble Killed By Fall

Jam - Dewey Womble, eigh-
teen years old son of Mr., j. W.
WombIe, of Roanoke Rapids, was
fatally injured by a fall from a
scatfolding in the Newport News
Shipyard on last Tuesday after
noon.
Young Womble was working
as painter for the Newport News
Shipyard at'the time the accident
occurred. His father was imme-
diately notified by telegram of
the injury and that the doctor
feared concussion of the brain.
Thursday morning a telegram
telling of the death of the boy
was received, the deceased never
recovering consciousness after
the injury.
The body will reached here
TOM ght and the interment
wiI,take place Saturday afternoon
at the Roanoke Rapids Cemetary.
The fuaefaI services will he con
ducted by Rev, c. H. Truebiood
Of the Roanoke Rapids Bapsisu
Church.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-07-21
CARD OF THANKS

The many friends and rel
atives of Mrs. L. S. Hodgens of
Rosemary wish to express their
thanks for for thoughtful
ness last week when the
good people of the community
at the instance of Rev. Mr.. Chat
fin pounded the family with all
manner of good things. 1t is
just such little acts that brand
the people of Rosemary and vi
cinity as real neighbors, and es,
pecially so to the unfortunate.
Each and every one who had
a part in the bestowal of gifts
are thanked most heartily by al
of Mrs. Hodgen's family.
MRS. L. S. HoDGEN
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-07-21
town commissioners HOLD
Meeting

The Board of Commissioners
held a special meeting on last
Wednesday afternoon at two
thirty in the law offices of A. L.
Clark, Mayor J. W. Taylor, pre-
siding, Commissioners J. T.
Chase, S. J. Bounds, W. P. Tay-
lor and J. T. Stainback being
present.
After considerable discussion
in regard to the various appli-
cants for the position of super
vising engineer of the new con-
crete paving to be laid this sum-
mer, the Board appointed Engi-
neer Dresbach, of Greenville,
N. c., at a salary of $3.50. 90 per
month.
Mayor Taylor was instructed
to award contrat for making the
one thousand yard fill on First
Street to the lowest bidder and
have work begun on same as
soon as possible.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-07-21
Halifax County Democratic Pri-
mary

The Democratic Primary for
Halifax County will be held on
Thursday, August 3. This pri-
mary is for the nomination of all
county and township officers ex-
cept the Clerk of the Superior
Court whose term has not ex-
pired. Nominationst will also
be made of two members of the
House of Representatives. Mr..
W. L. Long has already been de-
clared the Democratic nominee
for the State Senate, no candi-
date having come out in opposi-
tion to him.
The polls will open at the poll
ing places in the various pre-
cincts at 700 A. M. and will re-
main open until 900 P. M.