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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

were read. and the genial presence OF
this now deceased past grand regent
was sadly missed. The Grand Coun-
ell passed a unanimous resolution eN-
pressiye Of regret at the absence OF
Or. w T.. crane, on account ~
physical indisposition, and ordered
that a bouquet Of flowers be sent
him.
state Superintendent OF Public IN
struction Il c, Stearnes occupies the
,,nfoue position OF being the SITTING
INST grand regent for the fourth sue
cesstve year. in which post OF honor
he IS as eHc.ent and faithful as in ms
fu1portart state sphere OF duties III
tho rrandest Of Commemorative.
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson still holds
the very high position as chairman OF
the finance committee, and no or
Fsnlzatluu has "A more faithful hole
and popular official.
Booster BIZ" pahney, our peerless
business manager OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. and the grand guide or
The ROYAL Arcanum Supreme Coun-
Gil hlauned forth as ladies' man
champion in an eloquent tribute 10
the noble y omanhood Of the land IN
general. Of Virginia In paTtieular, ana
Of Richmond very specially, The oc-
cas.on came for the push Of Booster
ElVs" oyatorlCsl bu ION when Feso-
luton had been adopted highly COM
ineudlag the supreme Installing Oh
floor. G. Arch Williams. Of thlcaEo,
and thanking him for his visit ana
eloquent address blA thought TINS
quite the proper thing TO do, put
wished It understood that the visiting
supreme oFlcer's prowess was in nc
moons. aeraLle measure due 10 his
having won one or Rtchmonds fair
and noble daughters for his life's
partner He thought any man would
n -tts~7Itv and necessarily achieve
greater success and fame who had the
good Judgment to WOO, and the
eplendid fortune to win, a charming
bride from the queenly capital city OF
the grandcst and most illustrious OF
ala the Common eatths IN T. Plurihus
Unum The boys loudly applauded
his sentiment, and thon the en-
Unused Booster pulled out all the
organ stops in n full oratorlcal anthem
81 praise Of womanhood. declaring
hat the best and noblcst In man IS
tho result Of her enoblinE and inspir-
Ing Influences and that 1T IS love for
the queens OF tho home that brings
az together here today under the pro-
.ecttye folds Of tho beautiful tri-
colored banner Of the Royal Ar
canum." Concluding, booster Bill"
moved that the grand secretary be in
stracted to select handsome floral
design and forward II to Mrs, VII
lians N the name Of thu grand coun-
c1l and this motion was unanimously
adopted by a rising vote
Grand Secretary Blanks was pre-
sente6 with a bouquet Of flowers by
Fo}vtdere Council, Of Richmond and
fea}luelv responded to the timely pre-
senfation speech OF Delegate Page.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

ence, which loudly appiauded his ad-
dress. shows that this time Berlin lis
not likely 20 escape the consequence
Of it's dilemma. We shall see whether
the rights OF humanity are to be count
ed above the bioodthirsty pride of the
Hohenzollerns."
The Idea Naxionale says; "Presi-
dent Wilson's clear statement or facts
constitutes a formidable arraignment
of the barbarous submarine war
against the commerce of neutrals. Al
though Germany has succeeded In
hoodwinkiug the United states for a
whole year, the hour of reckoning has
arrived"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

= Fiber silk sweaters are now in COM
bhation stripes, with a one-inch wide
knitted border running all around
them. and a half belt held in place
by big pearl button at the back.
Sailor hats, covered with the same
material. come to match the sweaters.
and are finished at one side with a
crocheted flower ornament Scotch
plaid sweaters with green borders are
also new and pretty for outing wear.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

James
Willie
laR

Iris gift was very much admired.
Among the relatives present we're
Mrs. Ruth Loving, of orange and
Mrs. Beckhau. of GreeushurEh y. c..
daughters - Mr.. c. S wright; Mrs
Annie Cameron. OF Louisa, niscs Of
Mrs Beadles,
The entire occasion was nne n
great pleasure 70 everE one present
and gave ahouudlrg evidence n the
esteem in which Mr. ana Mrs Bea3leR
are held hy the community ia which
they now 1--we and those in which they
have resided before.
Mfr Readlep connected himself with
the Baptist Church az Louisa Court
house when ? small boy. and served
in the capacity Of deacon and Sun
day School superl1tenden with
marked fidelity and efficiency un to
the time be answered the call to tho
ministry, and which has been greatly
blessed When "A yopug man ha
needed his States call TO arms and
served through the war with the same
fidelity that has consistently charsc-
terized his lfe'e wplks as Christian.
citizen and friend Mrs Peadles has
as enyiahle record in her life g
sphere and the3r h0~ts o. friends
wish them yet Unnv wears ~ harrt
ness and ueefu1neea and that at even
tide It may be very light
W NJ. b.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

Some new water glasses are being
shown when are unusual in the guar
antee that they are not easily broken.
Though the tumblers are thin, they
have shock-absorbing bulge about
an inch below the rim. which protects
them from chipping when the glasses
clash together or fall. They come in
plain style or optic, The same glass
may be had in stem goblet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
BOOSTER D 9NEY
PRAISES WoMAN
Grows Eloquent Ia Tribute 10 naugh-
ters OF Observation-Disclosures of
Peculiar RlcfHnond Interest
By w. VI. mCKIIRs,

Among the incIdents q The HoYa
Arcanum'e Grand Council session. al
Norfolk, Of special interest TO Rich
monders, were the unanimous, re
elections Of ". Floyd Reams 70 the
grand regency, r. Wlnfree TO IN"
position OF grand sentry. and the elec-
lion OF A. .. Jackson as member Of
che executive committee, and Louis
Seal as q member o. the committee
on laws All these ara residents Of
Richmond. Highly euiogtstio me
noirs of the late Mnetree Foikos
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
Mr.. Jordan Visitor urrn.

O Il Jordan. of Pulaski. member
- the House Of Delegates AMI chair
mnn Of the Dem ocratic caucus IS a
visitor IN the city. Mr.. Jordan ar
rived here Friday night from Wash
inrton. where he had been on bust
ness ue will leave this morning for
his home
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

deliver the memorial address at KAN
sas City. May 3o.--The invitation viii,
IN all probability, be accepted.
The invitation opens up an oppor-
tunity for an effective trying out OF
the Roosevelt sentiment In the Mis-
slssippi Valley, where 1t Is said to be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

weakest. Roosevelt supporters thsre-
fore are tonight planning for the coll
onel n whiriwind campaign In that
section. to begin about Memorial Day.
and continue up to the time OF the
assembling OF rhe Republican Con-
vention in Chicago, June 8.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

! Charlottesville, April 2s.-MrI f. @.
Haden has filed the notice with Clerk
c.. T.. \. oran required by statue OF
his intention to become a candidate
for the office of Mayor OF Charlottes-
Vile st tho regular municipal election
to be held in said city juno IS, 1916,
and requesting that his name be print
ed on the official ballots.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
Second Anniversary Of sad Day.

vera Cruz April 22.--Y ester3ay,
the second anniversary of thu land
ing OF American marines in Vera
Cruz. was observed here by Of
0claldoIn and the populace alike as
a day 81 mourning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

Roosevelt TO Deliver Address.
Oyster~Ba N. Y. April 21.---An-
nouncement was made today that Col
onel Roosevelt has been invited to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
celebrate GOLDEN
WEDDING IN CHURCH
rev. and Mrs. J. NJ Beadles HonortSi
by n Host OF Friends in An
Unusual Event.


Orange. Va. April 22.--The Baptist
<Sburrh al Madison Run was ON Thurs
day the scene of a unique and very
interesting service. which was attend
"a hy large company. The ooca-
sion was the celebration OF the nj
tieth wedding anniversary of Rev. ana
Mrs. J. NJ. Eeadlcs. The "groom
ia the popular pastor OF the church
An which the celebration was held
and is q native of Louisa County. IN
which half e century aeo ne moved
and won Miss Wlle Minor wright
and the years have been golden links
IN a chain OF vcajsd bliss
After the cor0curst OF loving re|a-
tives and friends had been seated the
Rev. r w Wiufrey, ~ The IH.pebeF
Baptist Church. stationed himself m
the charcel and 20 the pretty strains
OF sn orEan and VIOLIN 4@"f Inc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

A Recipe ON a Napkin.
Quite a novel idea was put forward
by one OF the new, enterprising bak-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
ing powder concerns at recent culi-
using their powder. they passed

gold decoration on one corner, which
ran as follows: Two level cups of -four.
four level teaspoons of baking pow
der, two level tablespoons of butter
or lard, one level teaspoon of salt and
one cup of cold milk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
e Hundred Suits
AT Greatly Reduced Prices
$3.50
Former Prices $3.50 to $3.50

200 Suits at $23.6O reduced
from $27.5O, $1,000, S82.5O,
1885, and $3.50. Every suit
offered tomorrow ut $3.50 il q
bargain--one that you cannot
duplicate In Richmond at that
price. From the finest makers.
beautiful materials. Smart, APP
proved styles and all sizes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
t$l7.75

YB Suits at $17.75; all reduced
from higher prices. Nearly all
were $500, and are offered for
the first time at $17.75. Some
of our best selling $500 Suits
are In this collection. Styles of
which there arc only two or three
left. All sizes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23

Bargains---no question about
that. S19.75 and S22.50 Suits
mt $14.75. Original tickets re-
main on each suit. Average saw
ing is S4.75 per suit, or about
25%. Smart styles; excellent
materials. 100 go ON sale to-
morrow at this price. ALI sixosI
all colors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-28

his vaudeville act Wynn and Lewis Jack Lewis is now in
vaudeville doing monologues.
Been the stage fourteen years and wrote all my own
material, such dialogues and songs, etc.
At seventeen years age vaudeville stage where
remained for years. playing different act each except
ing the use of "The Funny Hat"
- Wrote all my parts and working on materlal Tor
Passing Show of1917."
viii be thirty years ninth of November lin Phladepha)
Son of Joseph Leopold retired hat manufacturer
negotiating Mr. Harry Perry to send acts and
writings to England and Australia ~
Am writing book, "Criticizing Critics (No Dramatic)
Am writing book, Gust Plain Nut"
Married Miss Hilda keenan,, who made -
big hit as Agge within the Law"
Miss Keenan, is the daughter of Frank Keenan,,
the eminent actor 49,
/. ! :
On July 27 last son was born. named
After granddad, Frank Keenan, Wynn" X%T@&~r>
Will appear in two screen produc- 4(A "A
lions next July, of my writing }SEx -
Have signed t1x&3#}
with Shuberts for <K< XA#S3W XlX
next five years. \MNz1DDA Hy<XW ~
My first APP Skn<<~ WV
|pearance pro-
EIessiona1ly -
"a Smiths The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-28
Here and There

The NTH dramatic season Of the Chicago
Little Theater was recently opened with
Allan Monkhouse's Mary Broome" play
familiar TO readers of the printed drama
II was the first American presentation of
tho piece.
The st. Louis Little Playhouse opens for
tho season on November is, with John
Galsworthy's joy" The theater has
seating capacity of $50.
FRITZ Scheff will shortly star in a musical
play called Husbands Guaranteed" It's
an adaptation from the German.
Lee Kugel's comedy. "Old Lady No. 81"
is 10 have a New York booking Rachel
Crothers dramatized ii from the novel Of
the same name
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EVIDENCE FROM
COMMON
CLAY"

Being the too crucial bits Of dialogue. the
first from act ttoo Of Common Clay" at
the GdrIick. the second from act three, BY
tohich the audience aud the people Of the
play learn that the idtouer, Judge FiiSoH
has been cross-erdminina his otoH HleOiu
mate daughter.
Judge Fiison Relating the story of
youthful indiscreton)-I asked her TO
marry me. She refused. She said she
would be wrecking my life. And then she
did what women can do damned we'll
she sacrificed herself. The next day she
was found floating down the river just be-
} low the city.
Mr.. Fulerton-And what OF the child?
Judge Filson-It was never born. She
mailed me this note: when you get this
note. Sam. I'll be dead. I won't pull you
down with me, and l hope you'll take the
chance l am giving you to go up. Now.
don't act like fool and give the thing
| away. II will be too late to do any good.
| want to repay you for being straight with
me. and this is the best way know how.
] Good -by.--Dolly Montrose. p. ST. want
| you to so 20 the top"
Judge Filson-Let me ask the witness a
! question. Mrs. Neal. have You any good
reason for declining TO tell me who this
| girls father and mother were?
Mrs. Neal don't know who they were
that is
Judge Filson-Don't know who either of
| them was?
Mrs. Neal--I knew her mother.
Judge Filson-And have you a good rea-
| son for not telling who she was?
Mrs. Neal-Tve promised not to and I've
kept my word so far. That child herself
| thought up to now that / was her mother.
| % I am a Christian woman I have triad q
be a mother to her.
Judge Filson-May It please the court,
| will not press this woman any further. /
am sure had you been her mother her
career would have been different But you
| can't expect much OF those who come OF a
! bad lot.
Mrs Neal-she didn't como of no bad lot.
she didn't. Some might call her mother
bad, but her father was one OF the biggest
men in this town
Judge Filson--well. he ought to be here
right now Where is he?
Mrs. Neal-Judge. your honor. I don't
know who he was Nobody knows He
don't even know himself.
Judge Filson-What?
Mrs. Neal--It was this way-Im going
to tell IT all-and she loved him and didn't
| want anything to stand IN his way. III !
tell him what's happened he'll want TO
marry me-" she says. Ito set II right. and
that will BIO ruin 20 him. Nothin' must
stand In his way" she said' He mustn't
even know that the child was born" She
wouldn't tell me who the man was. and
don't know TO this day, but she said had
| TO help her to help him. And ! took the
baby. and said. "Ill help you. Dolly" II
want that Kid TO be educated and reared
as though nothing had ever happened" she
said.
| Judge Filson-Dolly
Mrs. Neal-That was her name. lawyer
She was a woman OF the town--they called
her Dolly Montrose. And the next day they
found her body floating down the river.
She didn't want to stand In the mans way
and she didn't want either him. or the child
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-28

not for an age. but all time don't see
why Begone. thou malapertr shouldn't be
voiced in the same vein as Get out, you
bloody idiotr Facial play, though, is highly
important in broad comedy. consider
one OF the neatest compliments I ever got
was the opinion that could look like a re-
firing turtle. AS to makeup. that's largely
a matter Of mood. Large mood. large eye
brows: repressed mood. repressed wrinkles
and so forth.
I've acted pretty much everywhere
Africa, Australia, England-where was
born-and America. I've done every con-
ceivable sort of part in stock. musical
shows, tragedy and comedy. My versa
tility got its hardest twist in Pittsield.
Mass. where 1 went to fill a weeks en-
gagement and stayed about year. 1t was
a queer company, composed of lots of
Broadway actors who came there, liked the
social atmosphere and stayed. We literally
acted everything. BY the way, 1 began as
a heavy"
Mr.. Hassell gave the final flourish to his
interview OF surprises when he said he'd
begun his career in the British army. He
got a bullet in the chest in the Boer War.
But what's a bullet more or less to a man
who has a straw man and David Harum,
n Micawber and four thousand other char
acters rolled up In his head? B. ID.
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OTIS SKINNER ON
DICTION AND
THE STAGE

with Otis skinner returning. after many
n relatively long absence. TO the city that
is his home. IL is interesting TO recall
sundry wise words on better English for
the stage uttered by him within the hearing
OF a New York newspaper man.
THE stage has far more subtle In
fluence over our actions a. IN the class
room or the personnel OF business institu-
tions," said Mr.. skinner. who will appear
at the Broad Monday, Particularly do we
go to the theater at the impressionable.
habit-forming age. predlsposed to admire
what we see and hear Admiration soon
turns TO imitation and imitation to adoption
OF the speeoh and manner OF the model.
This has been noticeable In the rank and
file OF my own profession. | recall how
prone the members OF Sir Henry lrving's
company were TO take on suggestions Of
the eccentric delivery Of their chief. Law
renee Barretts company was strongly inn
bued with the pedantic elocution OF the
star and the members of John McCul-
loughs support were nearly all little Nc
Culloughs. During the height of Ada
Rehan's popularity at Daly's theater, IL
was always amusing TO hear young women
both on and Off the stage initiating the
Rehan drawl.
.srhe dramatic art OF England and
America suffers from want of standard,
especially as regards its pronunciation and
enunciation. II is not so with the stage IN
France and Germany In those countries
the spoken liinRuake ~ 10 DC HtiiN 10
perfection from the stages OF the leading
theaters and foreign students OF the native
tongues are sent TO listen to plays to at
tune their ears to correctness. This is alas!
not the condition with us. Slovenlness.
while not the rule, rs too often found, and
provlncialism obtrudes painfully at times.
II believe however. we are bettering the
sDeech OF our American actors and we are
finding that many of them are not past
vocal cure.
"In school and college much can be ac-
| compshed for the purity of stage English
What would be of value would be speech
classes that would have for part of their
work the criticism OF the manner OF actors
| in high school plays that are produced on
(>Nle stages OF various cities. Faulty stage
I .M>lization, instead of being a menace by
WT.AAng a model, would become "A horrible
A'tzx<Ale through the detection OF its Inn
phritles. The young critics could discuss
| the faults in class with limitations and ex-
| amples after an evening at the play.
| Like the botany and geology classes
| that are sent among the plants AMI rocks.
| the students OF the spoken word ooVld End
| examples among the best and the worst oi
actors and public speakers Speech experts
| should be the teachers of such classes and
form part Of the faculty Of every college
| in America.
"And think OF the stimulus 10 the actor,
| when he knew that large group of young
| and eager critics Is attending his perform
ances TO pass upon his enunciation."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-28

entertainments) since September 80. II In
interesting TO dip into the statistic vat and
juggle bit with dizzy figures where
do they all come from?" asks the Hippo
drome visitor, and you will have 20 look
elsewhere than on this page for the answer.
on November 81 the Hippodrome cele-
brated it's Tooth performance with n record
OF 5l7,400 patrons up 20 that time. on
January 25 the 200th performance was
reached--1,0 ,0si, 400 was the attendance fig-
ure, The 400th performance. reached on
May 10, brought the figure to 2,021, 100.
For eight months the average daily attend
ance was more than 10000 persons.
In other words. the aggregate attendance
this season has been as large as the entire
population of Manhattan borough--as large
as the poulation OF Berlin, Paris. Chicago
Toxic. Vienna or Petrograd as large as
Philadelphia and Moscow put together
Last season "Chin-Chin" in it's second
season. succeeded In rolling up an attend
ance toll of a little over million. This
years grand Hippodrome total is 2.lI6.110
"Ben-Hur" played two years in n New York
theater Seating less than 5000 people &C
something under 1000, 900 patrons Amer.
lea" the spectacle which occupied the Au
ditorium OF Chicago during the World,
Fair, broke all attendance records up 20 thai
time by playing to 900, 900 patrons In hv,
months. Maude Adams presented "Jeann,
dare" at the Stadium in Oakland Cal. [,
| 10000 people in three performances Blu
nothing approaching the history of the Hip
podrome run this season has ever been re
| corded.
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FROM THE WASHING
TON SQUARE
PLAYERS

The list OF plays TO be presented by the
washington Square Players OF New York.
a. the Little Theater, this city. beginning
November 6. includes "Eugenically Speak
Ing" by Edward Goodman; "Literature"
by Arthur Schnitzler, first given here by
Mrs. Jays company I'm the same playhouse ::
"In April" by Rose Pastor Stokes and
"Heena's Husband" by Philip Moeller.
These pieces will be produced Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday nights
on Thursday. Friday and saturday eve
Mugs and at both matnees. Thursday and
Saturday. tho bill will be- "A Bear" by
Arton Tchekhov; "A Roadhouse In Arden
by Philip Moeller: Interior" by Maurice
Maeterlinck, and Pierre Patelin." hf-
teenth century farce