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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07

themselves as willing to put auto
mobile regulations on Belle Isle in
force during the present season. II
public opinion is shown to demand
IT, Their statements were made in
response 10 the action OF Aid. Ellis,
who has called special meeting
Of the parks and boulevards commit
tee Of the council for Monday morn
ing 10 force immediate regulations.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07

PrtntinK-the plain neat kind--that
IL rigbt--Times job Dept-MsIn 1870.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07

The alderman did not agree win
the recent opinion expressed BY The
mayor and Dust that IL was mad
visable to adopt regulations with
the present season nearly at an end.
The public can have anything In
the way OF automobile regulation Il
wants on Belle Isle" commented the
mayor II certainly will not be hos
tile 10 immediate regulations"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07
~" ASKS FUNDS
FOR WAR WORK
81, 500 Raised, But More Money
Is Needed For Battle
With Evip'

Urgent appeals fol funds with
which TO promote Y. NJ. c. A. work
among Michigan militiamen station
ed along the Mexican border are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
The Weeks GriSt

THE GOLDEN DOOM and other plays afternoon At n n
samme depend largely Lord Dunny
bill will include THE
the Weeping Willow Tree japanese legendary play in three
acts, "The Very Naked Boy" an nerude by Mr. Walker
This will be Monday Tuesday and Friday
afternoons; weeks plays will be repeated chill
given Saturday morning 1890 Afternoon
performances begin at 3 o'clock
SARAH BERNHARDT tomorrow evening Theatre Nine
Of three weeks marking her first
appearance in what is sOmny de-
absolutely her brief engagement at the Empire
the will staggering repertOry made up largely OIL
fromh best know plays
In rbe sham Model" she the first time,
elusive of performances Detroit last week The piece is
comedy also more departure Bernhard Another
shylOck part which she
by Bernhard and Rene Clarenc ViaL Oy
Holocaust Opium Ashes" and From the stage
Mime Bernbardt will also be Camille" and
Bernhard will enact number OF one
for hrst week.
during time three different bills will be presented
Margaret Mower will simplify matters for the non
Gallo explaining Of the important plays IN ngSn
ARGERY the Princess Theatre This is
drama in Parker which reaches New YORK after
Mr. Parker new PLAYWRIGHT beng
professionally largely as the husband OF hatniene
Miss with Robert Hard THE Pride OF
Race" will be elevated to stardom in "Nargery Daw'
In the company be Frederick Perry George Probr Forrest
Robinson Jacques Eburne, Sarah McVker Louise
Mcintosh and Caroline Lee
THE the Fulton Theatre Here we have
Daily The Exploits of Elaine" He returns in
Hermann Bah author Of THE Concert adapted from the
by Concerning the plot nothing is said
all that privately known that Edward Abe' wi" be seen as
japanese doctor do.
Also b. Edyh Iain.r, Ramsey Wallace. George
Oliver Florence Oakley Philip Weed
Frederic Royal Charles HaltOn and Philip Wood
evening the Aston Theatre
light opera by Kalman both skilled in their
by Rda johnson Young and unsteady aug
Sigmund Rombg As the title indicates Its background
is sad to with heart throb
such well known players as Clifton CRAWFORD
Thomas and Beth Lyd Also present Will
Eiz Gergeey Chadwick
Harold Wizard Schiller Ralph Herbert Ward De Wolf Frank
Ridge and Cace Snyder nothing the customary girls and
girls.
the Irving Place Gustav
in this theatre will return
the interim Mr. Seyferti
English-speaking having long
boon director Of the The comedy
nal and Koppe-Ellfeld
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
THE NAME IS POWERS-TOM POWERS

The early years can be lightly passed
over-born in Kentucky, seventh son,
no actors in the family. Learned about
horses in Texas, came TO New York,
went through the American Academy.
acted with bush league stock company
in Pennsylvania. That was about
seven years ago. Then into vaudeville
With Edwin Holt in George AIDES THE
Mayor and the Manicure" And then,
after he had been with the sketch for
q month or so, Mr.. Holt one day took
him aside.
Now, Powers" he said, you're q
nice boy and like you. like the way
you part your hair. and that's a real
nice suit you've got on, too. can't
remember ever meeting anybody with
better table manners. But
"Yes?"
81 't-think-you1l ever make
an actor. Now, don't misunderstood
me- haven't anything against you.
think il you went of some place and
ran a drugstore, say, that you'd prob
ably make big success. You're a nice
boy-awful nice boy. It's just-well.
don't know. Perhaps you'd be all right
if somebody wrote q part TO fit you.
But ! don't think you'll ever be sue
cessful in juvenile roles, because-well,
you just can't do them. You haven't
the spirit Of youth. That's all, ! think,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03

lie COMES from the movies For
i L several years he was typical
Western film hero-one OF those TEL
lows who ride like blazes and marry
different girl in every picture. lie did
other things, too. Stock companies
vaudeville, the lecture platform. lie
busted himself with those branches OF
the profession in which acting is not
the first requisite, because he had the
idea that he wasn't much of an actor.
There was no secret about it-lots OF
other people thought so, too. They
often told him about it.
Last Tuesday night he played the
title role here in "Mile-a-Minute Ken
DALI; earlier in the season he was the
struggling artist in "Mr. Lazarus
These two roles, undertaken in reason
ably rapid succession, are the only
parts Of consequence that he ever has
played in New York. To both ne
brought a certain natural boyishness,
which, if il were not acting, certainly
passed for 1t in these parts. tie was
more or less established when the cur
tain fell on the first performance OF
Lazarus" To-day, following his work
in the new piece at the Lyceum' ne Is
strongly entrenched. A new juvenile
has arrived.
The name is Powers-Tom Powers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03

ll,THAT review Of The Harp OF
L Life was absurd" remarked q
friend without provocation. Your
sdoleseent Shavianism makes me tired.
Why didn't you read Shaw when you
should have, ten years ago, and grow
out Of it?'
OF course. we were greatly Aattered
at the charge Of being seeped in Shaw
when. as d matter Of fact, our favorite
authors are Grant,and Rice and Da-
mon Runyon. As il happens, the man
who spoke 20 US in such friendly fash
ion believes that Hartley Manners has
written a great play for Laurette Tay-
lor, and. like al sentimentalists, be
thinks that any one who disagrees with
him must be a cynic and a Shavian.
Yet il was not Shaw. but Simeon
Strunsky, a much more genial philoso-
pher, who wrote the most convincing
Indictment Of "The Harp Of Life" and
his achievement is all the more re-
msrksble from the fact that his criti-
eism was set down long before the
play was devised.
Twenty years ago. as ! plainly re-
call" says Strunsky, "the Sacred Func-
ton Of Motherhood was not topic OF
popular interest. There were great
many mothers then, Of course, and
there were unquestionably many more
children than there are to-day. Peo-
pie, as rule, spoke Of their mothers
With fondness and sometimes with rev
erenee. The habit had been forming
for several thousand years, IN the
course Of which poets and painters
never grew tired Of describing mothers
who we're engaged in such highly use
ful occupations as bending over cradles,
watching by s.ckbeds, baking, mending'
teaching. laughing IN playrooms, weep
ing al the Gross. manipulating with
equal dexterity the precious Walls Of
love and sacrifice and the carpet slip
per OF justice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
Brooklyn Drama

MAJESTIC-"Rich Man. Poor Man"
MONTAUK Mrs. Fiske in "Erstwhile
Susan"
BUSHWICK- Sam and Kitty Morton,
Harry Green in "The Cherry Tree"
McWatters and Tyson. Nonette'
Smith and Austin, the Leightons. Ed
Morton.
ORPHEUM- Ellis and Irene
Rordoni. Morton and Moore. Ruth
Roye. Conlin Parks Trio. viii J.
Ward. George Rosener.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
The Yellow Jacket

THE Yellow Jacket" which has been
doing so we'll at the special mstinees
at the Cort, will this week be present
ed half dozen times. In addition TO
the afternoon performances on Mon
day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday,
il will be played Wednesday and Sat
urday mornings at 1880.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
Theatre Francois

The French company at the Garrick
will devote the coming week to re-
vival of "Arsene Lupin," a play al
ready well known here both in French
and in English.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03

Apparently "The Man Who Came
Back" is TO be reckoned as one OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
BROADWAY AND ELSEWHERE

years sold-season successes. II had It's
opening at the Playhouse on September
2. and seats are already on sale up 10
April l. Not that that fact is Of itself
conclusive; the point is that the wise
men OF the hotels are ever willing 10
purchase.
Agreement is general that Robert
Fischer, in Our Little Wife," is just
about the best French waiter that the
town has ever seen And this is
strange, because Mr.. Fischer is Ger
man-an officer in the German army,
to be exact. II was he who, playing
the Belgian innkeeper in. "Under Fire"
last season. trained the Teutonic
reservists who marched into the second
act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
Irving Place Theatre

THE Living Corpse" will be played
twice more at the Irving Place-Mon-
day and Tuesday evenings. A new
play will be presented on Wednesday.
See The Weeks Grist.")
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
BY GEORGE s. KAUFMAN

you never can tell about the road.
i One hears considerable about
the difficulty of striking the popular
taste in Gotham, but the likes and dis
likes of New York City are stable conf
modities in comparison with those Of
the road. A good play is generally a
New York success-no matter what the
year, and whether it be musical,
farcical or dramatic. Not so with the
road. 1t runs in cycles. For season
almost everything on tour will prosper,
the good with the bad. Then, for no
particular reason, there will come
year when farces are popular-not only
good farces, but practically any farces.
Then dramas will have their innings,
and then musical comedies
This is a musical comedy year. Ex-
cellent dramatic attractions, stamped
with the coveted metropolitan indorse-
ment, are finding their way far from
smooth outside of New York. Almost
any musical comedy, on the other hand,
Is finding it easy to obtain audiences
This condition, Of course. is having It's
effect on the fare. Managers are call
ing in many Of their serious pieces, and
there Is a rush to equip musical organi-
zatIons. Roughly speaking, every tour
ing musical show with q chorus OF
good-looking girls attractively cos
TUNED is proving profitable at present
on the road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03

Samuel Goldfish and the Selwyns,
latest partners in the film business,
combined names and called their en-
,terprise the Goldwyn Picture Corpora
ton. Why not the Selfish?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03

There is a scarlet woman In the new
Morosco piece, "Mile-sMinute Kendall
And, according TO a prominent first
nighter-all frst-nighters are promi-
nent-she had a typical Morosco past.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03


latest partners in the film business,
combined names and called their en-
,terprise the Goldwyn Picture Corpora
ton. Why not the Selfish?
James Mcbride, some day when he
has a little time, is going to sit down
and write a little piece about people who
20 TO the theatre. 1t is Mr.. McBride's
task 10 guard the door of the Palace
Theatre twice daily, collecting one Oh
coupon for every person who passes
within. A theatre lobby, according to
Mcbride, reveals humanity at its fool
ishest. The easiest question that he
has to answer is: "Did you see my hus-
band go in here7 You couldn't have
missed hlm-he is rather stout and
had on a derby and black tie. Won't
you go in and try to find him while |
wait here? It's very important"
Max MARGIN, according TO advices
from the customary high and absolute
ly authoritative sources, has written a
play that will be produced By some
body other than A. II. Woods. 1t is a
melcdrama entitled "The Spy" and
Oliver Morosco owns the rights.
The cast has been completed for the
burlesque Of Turn to the Right" at
the Century, so no others need apply.
Elsie Janis will play Joe Bascom, the
Forrest Winant role; Sam Bernard is
expected to be a tender mother; Doyle
and Dixon will be Mugs and Gilly, the
dancing crooks; Frank Tinney will be
the old miser; Harry Kelly, the sweet
sister Of the hero. In the big scene
Leon Enrol, ticket Spectator, eats
some Of Mrs Bascom's peach jam and is
poisoned thus bringing on a happy end
ing. The entire piece is said TO be just
too darling for anything, and il will be
a part Of The Century Girl" within a
few days.
Apparently "The Man Who Came
Back" is TO be reckoned as one of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03

The people Of the stage are exerting
an increasingly great influence. The
Dramatic Mirror" heralding a new play
by Pinero. declares that "the renewed
activity of such playwrights as Pinero.
Barrie and Vaughan is taken in many
quarters as indicating the approach Of
the end of the war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
BIG EALLOWE EN-
CELEBRATION BILLED

Elaborate plans are berry made at
the Central Y. NJ, 4. y Tor a big Hal
lowe'en celebration to be held tonight
The party viii be in charge OF the
boys department. aud they will en-
ploy all the means at hand for the
entertGinment Of the public.
The co!ored quartet from Virginia
Union University has boon secured
for the musical program that is to
include many other features also. In
the Y. NJ G.. A. lobby will he shown
a number OF ereoptlcon views, deal
ing with the different phases OF the
boys work. These views are taken
from very intimate life, and are ex-
ceedingly interesting
Jimmie Blake, who ls becoming
quite well known in Richmond as a
cartoonis'. will give n demonstration
OF his work with colored crayons. al
teruatng with the stereopticon ex-
hibiuon. big feature OF the pro-
gram Will be athletic games by mem
bers OF the boys classes in the gym
nasium This work will be directed
by Mr. Allison. the athletic instruc-
tor. and participated In by the young
msn's graded classes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
q DEVISE BETTER
d FAIR GROUND SERVICE

81 The prcslnent Of the Virginia Rail
SAy and Power Company has oeen
SeQaested to submit as soou "a pos
<fb1e complete plan ~ the locetlon
Il car tracks Gu the Boulevard lrom
Eoad Street northwardly, and 10
esnit also a complete plan for re-
a<ing thsse tracks 10 allow &C
n6bility TO The Fair grounds. These
- are asked by January /. 1917.
- ~ soon az they are secured ne
Ations will be begun for an APP
Inspiration 10 cover the cost of tnis
Elk.
10 present condition of the tracks
&AA point mentioned is such that
nnt Inconvenience is often felt DIR
the State Fair. when the cars
~ thousaBds OF passengers TO the
~ grounds. IL Is sometimes neces-
II 70 transfer to another car at
place. and occasions much delay.
A6ministrat.ve Board thinks this
Non should be remedied, and
&bay will be able to secure ample
ipF1nktons for the changing OF
- meet demands.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
TAfT'S NEPHEW MAKES
HOT CONGRESS CAMPAIGN

New York, Oct. Soy Dung Wall
bridge s. Taft. nephew OF the eX-
President is attracting attention here
by the lively campaign for Congress
he is making in the sixteenth District
This is curious district running
eight across the island between Thirty
sixth and Fifty-ninth streets. and so
consisting of zone of silk stock
tings" sandwiches between two zones
OF quite Door people.
Mr.. Taft is seeking to Gust the
present incumbent, Peter j. Doohng
Tammany district leader. He is at
lacking Representative DooHng's at
tendance record. He states that MFR.
booling rarely attended a meeting of
tho Merchant Marine Committee Il
which he was n member, and that
when he did appear there on one oc-
casion. another member. wondering
who he was asked his name
Uncle WIFI is To make one speech
for WalbridRe in the Amsterdam
Opera House here. Walbridge has an
effable, pleasing personality 1nuch
like his uncle9 He is q graduate Of
Yale and the Harvard law school, and
Us now practicing law here His father
is Henry W Tan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

eral educational work. has given them
"a powerful ground work Of sentiment.
That sentiment they are endeavor1ng
to augment by meeting in scores or
churches, and by wide distribution OF
literature.
Very little Is being said by the pro-
htbition leaders about their plans for
election day work. But 1t Is generally
understood that they are making ar
rangements to man the polls in every
sect'o of the city. and to have work
ers in each precinct. Those who ought
to know say that when the polls open
on election day. the prohtbittonists will
be found to have practical organiza-
ton that will be worthy of the bes;
the opposition can do. 1t may be men
toned in this connection that in the
! prohibition camp are a number Of poll
ticians of large practical experience
and business men Of considerable or
ganizing ability.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
WOULD IMPROVE
PART OF BOULEVARD

The Administrative Board asked
the city engineer yesterday TO make
an estimate as soon as possible of the
cost ot bringing the Boulevard. be-
tween Broad Street and the bridge
over the r., r. ana p. Railroad. to
the same grade and width as the rest
or the thoroughfare. The western
roadway, 1t Is thought. will be paved
with concrete when the grading and
widening has been completed. A
granoilthic curb and gutter will be
placed ON the road, corresponding to
the desgn OF the part already i'm
proved
The superintendent of the city cleo
trio plant has been directed to esti-
mate the cost of lighting the Boute-
Hara from Monument Avenue north
20 the bridge, carrying out the light
Ing scheme which ex sts on the Boule-
ward south from this point This
work of Improvement will be begun
as soon as report can be passed on
by the board and the proper recon-
mendaupns made to the Council
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
EPWORTH LEAGUES
THANKSGIVING

There will be service of praise.
Thanksgiving and prayer on this the
last evening OF the saloons life in
Virginia at st. James Methodist
Church. and which Will be under the
auspices of the Epworth League of
that church The regular Wednesday
evening services Will be merged with
this service. TO which all IN sympathy
with the desire to render thanks unto
the Most High FOR the States re-
demption and to pray for the success
of the new laws operation, are cordi-
ally invited.
St. James Church has the good rec
ord of every one OF its voting members
having voted the dry ticket on Sep
tember %. 1914.
These exercises tonight, under the
/ leagues auspices, promise to be very
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
A GOOD THING PUSH 1T ALONG.

M hichmcad will be very happy in
IA. 10 have az it's guests next May
"a fifteen hundred members Of the
nthern Sociological Convention.
rhatever steps that may he proper
take on the part 81 the city 10
Eare the convention for Richmond
puld be promptly taken,
the convention will bring together
~ Leadership OF the South along
Sumerous lines Of upllft and helpfal
sdeavor Il will, in many ways. be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

helpful to Richmond and 70 Virginia
to entertain this convention.
These men and women, enthusiastic
In their work FOR the lettering Of
social and living conditions will en-
thuse and inspire our people.
We want every possible insptrational
influence released In Richmond for
we are determined that our city shall
he the cleanest, the most beautiful,
the hoaltNlest. the most moral and
tho most prosperous city on this
round globe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31
TRANSFORMATION.

On this the eve 81 the c0n~amma-
Aion OF the hopes Of lifetime We are
both profoundly taankta, and }apPy
We clasp hands a. 3east IT, spirit
with every fellov-westler for temper
ance IN Virginia We eood greetings
10 every mar ard womea and hoy and
girl In all our state, who have ny word
and deed, BY precept and example,
by vote and prayer. helped 70 bring
about that glorious victory the fruits
Or which Our state viii begin to reap
when the hour Of midnight tolls to-
night
We are 50 happy that We can say
that our state IS no longer a partner
In the liquor business sharing by
virtue OF the ,icenso system, ,hc profits
OF thi. soul ard boay-aestrov'nr traffic
We are so harry that the laws Of Wiz
ginta no longer oaase tho statc - par-
ticipate in the putting ~ the '~nJ ting
bottle TO the lips OF Its ritt2e~e ard II
the citizens Of our r-tehhorlrg states
we are so happy that the fumes Of
1fqnor. 50 often strong uTon cur
streets. viii no longer poison oor at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

par. or It's citizens that there shall be
no halt in oar efforts, no cessation OF
our work. until the last wet spotlunder
the American Tag shall have been
"8rea ar
No martial victory was ever 50
glorious a. that which awaits the
wt'te-rlhhoned army Of America. The
men who have borne the heat and
burden OF tho day. who have manned
tho trenches and have offered them
selves as the targets Of an active and
cruel and vicious enemy have won
higher place in Gods hall OF fame
than that accorded those heroes of
history who "waded through slaugh-
ter" 20 thrones or won renown by skin
in the death-acsline game of war.
Each recurring year brings with II
is mede Of Victories and defeats, but
the victories arc far out weighing the
defeats II is not long now to the
time when We will he drawing near to
that necessary two-thirds of the
American states requisite TO amend
tire constitution TO the end that the
manufacture and s1+e- Of alcoholic
beverages may be forever prohibit
IN this country IT behoovcs us to he
as active, rs earnest. as Industrious. rs
determined in this eliminating cam
paten ne we ever have been. Alcohol
VIII 4ght to the death It knows thc
temperance people have enlisted for
the wer-and that the war Is 10 the
death 1t expects no quarter 1t viii
give none.
/ So this morning with but one da,
before we bundle John Barleycorn
body and breeches. over our owr
borders. we Of virginia, rejoicing owe
our own emancipation. pledge anew
our efforts, our lives, and our sacrcr
honor to the cause OF nation wide
prohibition
Let America BE free!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

interesting and impressive. and will
doubtless be attended by . goodly
number OF people.