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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26
Retort Malicious,

Miss RIVAL Griumphantly)-I sup
pose Jack never told you he once pro-
posed to me. Jacks Fiancee-No; he
told me there were number of things
in his life he was ashamed of, but
didn't ask him what they were.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

People are beginning 10 find out
that tho most valuable Christmas
packages are not opened with cork
screw.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

Tho government OF Texas belongs
TO the people OF Texas. but they have
not had much to do With the control
and management OF their property
for the past few years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

Santa Clans was exceedingly kind
to as. He even thought OF that ov-
crcoat. which yon win remember We
refused to give out any hint about
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buy, sell or exchange anything.

To get the Desi prices FOR any ar
ticle you may have for sale IT II
necessary that everybody know that
you have something for sale. Let
the Daily Light want column tell
them about It. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26
Different Now.

Mr.. Neverwed-Does your wife treat
you the same as she did before you
were married?
Mr.. Peck-Not exactly. Before we
were married when I displeased her
she refused to speak to me.-Boston
Globe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

There is some good in the worst
OF Us and some bad IN the best of us.
but let US all try to keep ourselves
above the average.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

Tho fortune teller never gets a
job when he comes around eur way.
We are a little too we'll acquainted
with oursclf already.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26
Dramatic Criticism.

"Did you enjoy the show?"
every much. We got there late and
left early, but we had delightful
luncheon at the hotel afterward."-
Detroit Free Press.
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Rent few rooms and receive q
nice income from them. The Daily
Light want column can rent them
for you. Il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26
Easy.

About the easiest thing In the world
is to make splendid plans' for TIN A.
yestment of the money one has hit
yet succeeded in getting. - Chicago
Herald. WALL
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II you would examine into mat
ters more closely you would find
that the Lord is charged with a great
many things for which the devil is
entirely responsible.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

II you contemplate marriage this
fall let us print your marriage invi-
tations or announcements. j. T.
Tucker, job printing, that's all"
at the Daily Light office. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

II you overdid the thing yester-
day q good dose OF bicarbonats Of
soda might relieve the situation to
some extent.
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Lost a aoardsr.

Disease germs are everywhere"
"Well, doctor. was going to your
sanitarium for month. but In that
case l might as well stay at home."-
Exchange.
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SIX PAGES.

The best way we know of to make
! sudden rise in the world Is to sit
down on tack.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

We sincerely hope that everybody,
Including the republicans, fully en-
joyed the day yesterday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

The reason We never buy our coal
supply In summer is because II takes
two TO make trade.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

Begin right now 10 get ready TO
So III the New Year in the right
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26

So many of the popular heroes
have to die to maintain their popu-
iar;ty.
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The opinions most apt to do az good
are those we resent.-Iife.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-26
STONE CAKE PRINCESS |
ELUDES LARGE CROWD
TAKES Up WITH W. G. JENNINGS
AND LIFTS HIM HOLD Bun
DIES WHILE SHE ESCAPES.
Large Crowd on the Street Saturday
Night from 1880 Co $50 Look
ing for the Mysterious
One.

For second time the mysterious
stones cake princess eluded large
crowd gathered at the southwest cor
ner OF the square to catch her. She
made her get away In an Overland
automobile. The plan was well
laid and cleveriy executed. Just a
few minutes before s O'Clock the
Princess worked her way out of the
crowd on the north side of franklin
street about middle ways of the State
Bank a. Trust company building.
Four big cars were circling the
block. 1t was known by the drivers
that she would catch one of the cars
on the trip around after the town
clock had struck eight. She caught
the car a dozen times in front of as
many would be detectives.
The Princess on Saturday night
was dressed in an old time coat suit,
bareheaded aud carried several
bundles. She came into the crowd
only twice but remained several min
utes each time. She fell in with w.
G. Jennings on the south side OF the
street, crossed with him, unlimited.
to the north side. She asked Mr..
Jennings what the crowd was doing
and he explained that they were
after Miss Fluffy somebody. to which
the Princess remarked that SO many
ought to catch her. Jennings couldn't
shake the seemingly middle-aged
lady, so he asked her name. The
Princess replied that 1t was Dees,
which is her real name. AS the car
rolled by the Princess threw the
bundle into Mr.. Jennings arms and
said, Take these to the Texas Cash
Grocery" and with that she was off
and boarded the moving car and was
gone. Jennings let $40 slip out of
his hands.
After some minutes the Princess
returned in an automobile and was
introduced to the crowd
Mrs. Dees was down town cary
Sunday morning making prepare
lions to join her husband and leave
the city to spend Christmas at Dali
las. She said her stay in Waxaha-
chic had been a pleasant one and
that she hoped to return here some
time late in the summer or next fall.
people hare have been unusually
nice to me-" said the Princess, as
she watched after her 17-months-old
daughter, Dorothy, land it was a
pleasure to amuse them. OF course
| did not hope to elude the search
ers both nights, but did my best. 1
had to laugh about the way ! inn
posed on Mr.. Jennings. He was nice.
and gave me the opportuni-
ty was seeking to get away from the
crowd"
During her stay in the city the
Princess gave away a large number
of dollar bills, was twice caught for
prizes of $40 and twice eluded. the
crowd. She is under contract to do
the Fluffy Raffles stunt in town all
the way from Dallas to Cleveland.
The Stones Cake company started
only last spring and now they have
three big distributing points. Cleve-
land. Atlanta and Dallas. The cakes
are being introduced in every town
and hamlet OF the country.
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The Daily Light want column will
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
Garden-Feature FiIm..

Billie Burke pictured in 'GlorisI
Romance" will Constitute the headline
attraction at ,nooUe's Garden Theater
today, tomorrow and Tuesday. 'Gloria's
Romance" was especially written for
Miss Burke by Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert
Hughes. The program on these days
will include the film production OF A.
H. Woods Big Jim Gsrrity" in which
Robert Edeson posed in the leading
role.
On Wednesday and Thursday the
principal feature will be Lying Lips"
a story Of the stage, whose main scene
depicts a panic upon the New York
Stock Exchange. In this picture the
leading roles are handled by Wtnifreo
Greenwood. Franklin -Ritchie. EuEenie
Ford. Clarence Burton and other Mu-
tual stark. The auxiliary attraction
will be Frank Daniels in comedy en-
titled Mr.. Jacks Artistic Sense" On
Friday and Saturday ID. W. Griffith
will present Lillian Gish in sold for
Marriage" Sennetts Keystone eom-
edians in The Other Man" viii form
the auxiliary attraction.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
POIi's-"Fa ust.o

A dramatization of Goethe's Faust"
will be presented by the Poll Players
this week
With a notable scenic investiture
and use of electrical appliances to de-
velop scenes both uncanny and beau
tiful, the Poll production of Goethe IS
poetic inspiration is promised to set
new mark in the galaxy of perform
ances by this company.
The coming performances of Faust
are expected to be in the nature of a
triumph for A. H. Van Buren, who
will essay the role of Mephisto. This,
strange to say. was Mr.. Van Buren's
first love, and he has approached the
coming production with unbounded en-
tkusiasm. Maude Gilbert will be the
Marguerite, and Ben Taggart Dr.
Faust
Goethe's Faust" was a celebrated
old doctor who was consumed by an
Unsuitable thirst for knowledge, but
though he lived a long life in the ac-
quirement of learning, his soul hunger
was not relieved and he desired to be
released from life which had grown
burden to him. Mephisto. the fend
appears and persuades him to try life
in a new shape The doctor had only
known It in theory. Mephisto would
show 1t to him in practice and in ali
the splendor of youth and freshness
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
THE CURRENT WEEK.
BelascO TOmorrow-Mask and
Wig Club.

The twenty-eighth annual production
of the Mask and Wig Club will take
place tomorrow night at the Belasco
Theater. The title of the show is
whoa, Phoebe"-Phoebe being a mule
of feminine persuasion, whose educa-
tion devolves on man named
''Balaam." This mule is pampered and
petted, sung to; its hoofs manicured,
and an almost humanizing element in
fused into its four-legged personality.
This educated mule is stolen by the
members of an itinerant circus and the
efforts to find the animal form the plot
of the play. The musical comedy is in
two acts; there are eighteen musical
numbers, three specialties and numerous
dances of an unusual character.
For two months Charles S. Morgan
has had charge of the rehearsals. as
sisted by Edward H. Rogers. Charles
Gilpin has written twelve of the eight
cen musical numbers and most of the
lyrics. Both the scenery and the cos
tunes were especially designed by Ed
mund NJ. Lavino.
The cast for Whoa, Phoebe is as
follows: Robert w. Bell, P. Rees
Dougherty, Paul J. Field. o. C. Wagon
knight; Raymond D. Stevens. Edgar
%. Tyler, Robert F. McMurtrie, W. NJ.
Wright, Preston B. Hill, Clayton Nc
Michael, X. c. Witherow and Henry S.
HaRert.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
Cosmos-vaudeviIIe.

Howard Crane and company will pre-
sent the tabloid dramatic playlet, The
Whip" as the headline attraction at the
Cosmos Theater this week. 1t deals with
the power Of one person over another in
social life Other acts will include
Klutings Animals. a family OF dogs
cats, birds and rabbits; Rice and Francis
with an offering OF songs and chatter
Hudlfn, Stein and Phillips. a dancing ex-
hibition: Frank DAILY, a VentriloQuial Of
tering, and Dave Vanfield and company
Besides the news pictures Antonio No
reno and Charles Kent will be the pic
ture stars in the Vitagraph photo
production, THE Supreme Temptation,
with a comedy film.
A new bill will be presented the last
half of the week.
Drdla's "Serenade." the Meditation
from "Thais," selections from Pom
chieIIis La Gioconda," Won Tilzers
Where the Swanee River Flows" Sc
lectlons from De Koven's Robin Hood,
and a new foxtrot by Monaco will be
some Of the selections featured in the
orchestral program today. Several new
specialties and other attractions will also
be presented.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
Keith'-VaudevIIIe.

Bert Kalmar and Jessie Brown will
present at Keith's this week their new
spectacular musical fantasy Nursery
Land" heralded as an elaborate scenic
production in which are introduced
several of the familiar characters of
the Mother Goose stories.
The extra added attraction will be
the Australian eccentric comedian. AL
bert Wheelan, returning after an alb
sence of seven years. His presentation
combines music, whistling, story tell
ing and mimicry. Another inclusion
will be Marie Nordstrom, who will
present a series of comic and tragic
contrasts called Bits of Acting" Will
liam Morris will have capable support
in giving Mrs. Temples Telegram"
The first appearance of Princess Jue
Quong Tai. who will sing songs in FIVE
languages; Foster Ball and Ford West
in their character study Since the
Days of 61;" the Moscogni Brothers as
The Dancing Follies;" Heras and
Preston; the organ recitals, and the
Pathe pictorial, complete the bill. To-
day the bill will offer Adelaide and
Hughes; Mildred Macomber and COM
pany in Holidays Dream" Pat
Rooney and Marion Bent; Harry Coop
er; Allan Dinehart and company; Jim
and Betty Morgan; Marion Weeks:
Kartelli; and other regular and special
features.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
Pictures.

Geraldine Farrar will be seen for
the third time in motion pictures at
Loew's Columbia today in Maria
Rosa a Spanish photoplay founded
on the drama of the same name by
Guido Marburg and Wallace Gillpat-
rick. By her splendid work in Car
men and Temptation" Miss Farrar
firmly established herself in the mo-
tion picture world as one OF the great
est of film stars. In Maria Rosa" her
work is said to eclipse her efforts in
either of her two former plays. Ma
ria Rosa" tells the absorbing story
of a young Spanish girl who is ad-
mired by two youths of the village.
They are, APPARENTLY, the best of friends
but jealousy takes possession Of one
Of them and the other is falsely &C
cused of crime and placed in prison.
Mario is in love with the imprisoned
Andre, but upon being told that he
is dead she at last consents to marry
Ramon, the jealous one. On the we'd
ding day, Andre returns and Maria
Rosay hearing a confession from Ra-
mon, turns and kills him Maria Rosa
and Andre are then happily reunited
Wallace Reid plays the part of Andre
and Pedro de Cordoba that of Ramon.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Ses-
sue Hayakawa, the Japanese actor. will
be seen in ALLEN Souls" photodrama
written especially for him by Hector
TurnbuI.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
Casino-Feature F1Im..

The photoplay production, The
Dumb Girl Of Portici" in which Anna
Psvlowa, the world-famous Russian
danseUse makes her first appearance
before the motion picture camera, has
been held over for another weeks
showing at the Casino. The Dumb Girl
OF Portici" Is founded on the opera
'Masaniello" and pictures q country
overbUrdened with taxation imposed
by a licentious grand duke. AS FA-
nella, the dumb girl. Mile. PsvlowH Is
afforded frequent opportunities 20 dis
play her talents as a dancer. The cast
appearing in her support besides her
own Russian ballet, includes Rupert
Julian, Douglas Gerard. Edna Maison.
wadsworth Harris, Betty Schade, and
William wolbert. The picture was d.
rected by Lois Weber and Phillips
Smalley at the Universal studios
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07

is shown, but of this I feel certain,
for you possess that ready SYM
pathy and appreciation which is as
delightful as it is perhaps rare. l
am proud to have given my life
to the stage, and the little l have
been able to contribute to its ad-
vancement gives me great happi-
ness to think of as I bid farewell
forever to a calling that is both
great and noble
Though shall never again ap-
pear before you as an actor,
would rather say, not farewell, but
'Goodby and God bless youp
Johnston Forbes-Robertson,
April 20, 1916"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
NationaI-"The Birth of a Nation, ,,

That same need Of success which
came to the D. w. Griffith spectacle,
The Birth of a Nation" in New York.
Chicago, Boston. Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, st. Louis and other large cities
has been the good fortune of the pro-
duction here. At each presentation in
the National Theater there has been
crowd sufficient to place standing
room at a premium.
So widespread has been the discus
sion of THE Birth of a Nation" that
ii is hardly necessary to again out
line the story. Suffice it to say that
the spectacle deals with a big theme
in a big way. No such wonderful photo
graphic conceptions have ever before
been made for the screen. A more
complete idea of the conflict. of armies
on the field of battle could not be
given, even were actual hostilities TO
be photographed. The onlooker sees a
battle as only those on the very front
line of fighting would see conflict.
Then there is a wonderful realiza-
tion of the South in ante-bellum days
when slaves worked in the cotton
fields and were sold on the block. The
great liberator who gave to the help
less the boon of freedom Is seen in
his very human aspect as the COM
forter of the oppressed, and the tragedy Y
that snuffs out such a life is most
impressive. Indeed it would be diff
lcult to imagine a more effective and
affecting scene than that showing the
assassination of Abraham Lincoln in
Ford's Theater.
The great historical value of this
picture is shown by the large number
of school classes that have been at
tending the performances in a body.
There is no better way of telling the
impressive story of the civil war and
reconstruction.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
BeIasco wednesday-"His Bridal
Night"

Night" at the Belasco Theater for an
engagement of four nights, beginning
Wednesday. A. H. Woods presents the
first of. his theatrical offerings for the
new season, and furnishes a new
vehicle for the Dolly Sisters. Roszika
and Yansci. -..
His Bridal Night" with the Dolly
Sisters as the featured players, is a
new American farce by Lawrence Ris-
ing. The play is specially adapted to
the ability of the two Dolly sisters as
we'll as their striking physical re-
semblance. So much alike are these
two twins that the story of - "His
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
TIE Jolly SISTERS -BELASCO -WEO'
Premiere of New Farce
Exploiting Dolly Sisters
Repipes Flagging Season
By JULIA CHANDLER.

M in local theater everywhere else finds the current dramatic
wear on the wane the edge largely experimental
to the opening OF new oan
David Basco has years the wisdom of few weeks
son Of new pieces spring preliminary their
offering " fall The ShuOer too adhere to TINS O
the latest convert to plan Woods who furnishes the sole
novelty of the farce by playwright which has its
premiere the of the BascO 1hea on Wednesday even
ing of ,.-- ,.-.. n..--
name new featured members of the engaged
by Yan Dolly the twin sisters whose agile and
graceful dancing have them high place IN vaudeville and
That these delightful erpchorean ardes should
exploitation quite the e and but repetition of history
Managers always specialists whose ability would
justify responsibilities than assumed single vaudeville act
whether presented variety and parcel of the hodge
podge bearing pretenOu of revue Sometimes their expert
versatility of gifts the part of the folk thus asked
worthy the enlargement of their artistic sphere
More frequently has been demonstrated
financial the producer making the experiment to wish to
notable example this is the of
aquatic f furnish ample interest for twenty
vaudeville but proved insufficient without the
of talents OF a full evenings entertainment
Eva Tanguay another entertainer whom managers have
~ gs succeeds IN extracting the cash Of eTbe public But when
her display
financial disaster the producer who has believed
audience interested for longer period and vehicle
demanding anything of genuine vocal or histonic ability
might be cited but these
hsps concerning
pleasure Dolly
speculation their
exploitation in farce which said to demand not onhe skill and ability
the services of finished fareuse
While the first performance of His Bridal Night" will
Opportunity tomorrow evening the annual dramatic stunt of the
Varsity when the Club
capacity NATIONAL Poll
Keth promises entng furnish list of
vaudeville burue pictures
The the without its
sdorng public.
splendid achievement H. gody
his appearance
If Shuber Ther New York.
professional life nr-
the folk with whom he has been associated his
his public his retirement will leave difficult fill
The familiar figure of Sir Johnston ForbesRobrtson
following American
public for the New York the ilustou Engman upon
Of his
After said farewell
first your beautiful and
have visited hospabe 10
friends Elliott
who retiring from the hope have the
before Why then should
deeply indebted America when encouragement
Of ideals and aid of practical feeling
today leave feel
that the generation knocking
door, and feel sympathy young women
both sides of the stand Theirs
will be work opportunity
the producing
the heaer Of today than time in the
Il happy bond growing
Engspeakng make
relationship Shakespeare Tercen-
the minds of the public
ersp of this all
ss believe the best
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
Lyceum-BurIesque.

The burlesques and an olio com
prise the attractions for this weeks
performances at the L,yceum. The
Girls Behind the Counter" is the title
of the FIRST burlesque and is a trav-
esty on every day life in a department
store. AS detectives in search Of shop
lifters, Matt Kolb and Harry Rogers
shoulder most OF the comedy, but are
assister by Evelyn Price, Hazel Grant
and Kitty Warren and a chorus OF
twenty girls.
The second burlesqUe has been
named The Isle of Nowhere" and sets
forth the adventures OF two shipwreck'
ed sailors who are cast ashore on the
mythical island of Nowhere" Spe-
cialties have been arranged fer the
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
GnNefN-R urIcsaue.

Billy Watson with his Beef Trust
Burlesquers makes his final appearance
at the Gayety Theater this week. In
response to many requests along the
circuit he is presenting during his
farewell tour his "Krousemeyer'sy Al
ley" and The Lucky Girl" which. have
become famed on the burlesQue stage.
Mr.. Watson is supported by Frank
Bambard, Kathryn Pearl. Jean Leigh
ton, Lew Reynolds, Billy Swan, Mar
garst Newell, and Annette Walker
The chorus, from the proportions OF
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07

is composed of twenty girls, each OF
whom is we'll, beyond the weight Of l5o
pounds.
An attractive program has been pre-
pared by Manager Jarboe for presen-
tation at the special performances to-
day in which the entire company OF
the Rosey Posey Girls will pertict-
pate. Among the specislties are the
following: Dancing number by the
Sherlock Sisters; imitation Of Lew
Kelly, Walter Pearson; trio from
Faust" Marie Gates and chorus;
Memories" (song). Marie Gates and
Claire Evans.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07
Theatrical Baedeker.

Belasco - Tomorrow night
The Mask and Wig Club Of the
University Of Pennsylvania in
their annual frolic, this year
bearing the tide of Whoa
Phoebe"
Belasoo. beginning Wednes-
dsy-'His Bridal Night" Pre-
miere of a new farce by a new
writer featuring the Dolly Sis
tiers.
National The Birth of a
Nation"
POli's Faust" with A. H.
Van Buren as Mephisto.
Keith's Vaudeville.
Loew's Columbia-Paramount
Pictures.
Gsyety and Lyceum - Bur-
lesque.
Cosmos-Naudeville.
Garden. Strand. Crandall's
and Hippodrome Feature
Films.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07

Bridal Night" which involves them in
situations of mixed identity is almost
too true to life to be farcicsL The play
will AFFORD the two sisters not only
an opportunity for the display of their
ability as condolences and also for
their dancing.
The Dolly sisters will be supported
by Lucille Watson, Jessie Ralph, John
Westley, Frank Thomas, and Harry
Lilford.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07

olio. among which is an exposition OF
classic and Oriental dances by Nile.
La Grace. The runway. extending from
the stage. down into the audience, win
continue to be a feature.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-07

DR.. Faust agrees and Mephisto endows
him with youth and beauty. and in
this guise he sees earth anew.