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merely wished to present a beauti-
fully carved green Jade beetle as a
token Of appreciation. which he did.
Barnett Parker. whose humorous
Characterization OF the Freddie Been
stock in "Hobson's Choice" at the
Comedy Theatre. which would drive
loathed melancholy to Cimmerian dark
ness, was at one time counted among
the quaint population hat made up
the town of Stafford, in Lancashire,
where the story OF "Hobson's Choice"
is laid. There Ms a curious and hui
morous story connected with the name
of "Moonraker's Inn" which in the
play liz the modus operandi Of old
Hobson's fail from unaicoholic grace
right onto the corn bags of Freddie
Bccnstock's father. injury to said bags
costing the said Hobson a pretty
dowry for his two daughters. as per
the resourceful Maggie Hobson's legal
procedure.
The name of 'Moonrakcr's Inn"
say Mr.. Parker, must sound very
peculiar to tho people who have never
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tenary. MIR. Plat is enthusiastic over
the effect Of the out OF door plays. He
had the following to say about them.
semicircle Of boxes and the STAGE
he pointed out, us our dancing green.
Here we will put on a series of dances.
games and figures representing the
Elizabethan May festival. The stage
itself Is terraced. The first terrace IL
about five feet higher than the dane
ing green and about twice as deep as
the stage at Berkeley. This terrace IL
divided from the nex n just above
II by rows of ~shrubbery and trees.
with a wide opening In the middle.
BEYOND the second terrace there Is an
other row OF trees and an opening
which leads to a bridge running across
the River Des Peres. Leading away
from this bridge in the distance there
liz q vista OF trees. which Will be used
10 fine effect In the wrestling scene.
for We will have u procession come
down this vista, across the bridge n
down the terraces to the lowest part
Of The stage. where the action will
take place.
Now the particular trouble with
the outdoor stage usually 10 It's lack of
Illusion. when the scene is changed
1t is difficult to make the audience feel
IT. Simplicity Is the secret of u
method of handling this problem. You
viii notice two large trees on the low
est terrace. about half way down tow
ard the edge of the dancing green, and
placed AT equal distances to the right
and left OF the opening space which
leads to tho next terrace. In front of
these trees we will usc we Gothic
benches. with flowers banked around
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THE PLAYS.
The BROOKLYN hav,

The Brooklyn managers have
prepared fine bills for their pa
irons this week, and those who go
to the Montauk or the Majestic
are certain not TO regret it.. The
Montauk, for instance. has for
the week "Young America" with
the dog Jasper as the hero. Fred
Niblo recently crowned Jasper as
the best dramatic artist on the
New York stage. and called him
dear colleague or brother in art
or some such name, which did
more than prove that Jasper was
a well trained canine. 1t also
showed how seriously actors now
adays take their art. This is the
play by Fred Ballard which had
such a long run at the Gaiety
Theatre and marks such a novel
phase Of contemporaneous play
making.
The Majestic Theatre will have
one Of the most charming dramas
Of the winter. This is "Quin-
neys'." which was acted SO long
at the Maxine Elliott Theatre by
the excellent English company
headed by Frederick Ross. The
= by Horace Annesley Va
chell. who is the present favorite
among English dramatists. "Quin-
neys'" is full of the attractive
Dickens flavor and will delight all
who sec it this week.
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Now Mare Doro, who has been on
the stage long enough to learn to act
r h ever expects to, has been telling
the pubic what a wonderful thing the
moving pictures are TO teach the actors
to act. Mary Pickford then ought 10
be the best of the .ot.
Miss Doro recently acquired n hus-
band and a new contract at the same
time. Then she lost the husband
Elliott Dexter. temporarily. He went
to act with Lillian G!sh N n new Grif-
nth feature called Daphne" while his
bride went into the California hills to
he the wood nymph" for the coming
weeks Triangle audiences at the
Knickerbockcr Theatre. Although she
was born in DunCannon, Pa, Mss Doro
afirms that unit. she played this part
she had never really known what the
woods were like in her life.
TITS quite one thing to he a wood
nymph on the stage" she says. with
cold storage trees AMI prop rocks and
: your maid AZ your elbow and your lin
CUISINE outside the door: and It's an
other To go and be a sincere wood
nymph in actual woods where there
are l!ttl" Gravity snakes and red ants
with venemous dispositions and in
quiring natures to infest your classic
robes
On Christmas Day the uniformed
force at the Hippodrome were the
hosts Of the performers on the stage,
hut on New Years the order will be re-
versed and the stars behind the foot
lights will honor the attaches who have
won special marks Of merit for eff
cheney in front Of the house. Through
n system of credits Charles Dilling-
ham has established courteous and
efficient ushcrs and attaches receive
rewards on New Years Day. House
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WHERE TO N

Joan Sawyer has again dedi-
Gated to her use the dance hall
which she conducted with SO much
success at Fiftieth street and
broadway for two seasons. Miss
Sawyer in addition to the other
attractions Of the Sawyer draw
ing room has some gifted Spanish
dancers.
The Dolly Sisters still arm in
arm are to he observed in their
most complicated terpsichorean
manpuvres on the roof of the
New Amsterdam Theatre. The
Ziegfeld Midnight Foll;es include
other features and they are
shown against a beautiful back.
ground.
There axe well known profess
sional skaters to add to the de-
lights of Castles in the Air.
which also provides such aids TO
dancing as food and drink us well
as excellent music.
Competitions with prizes Of.
fered by well known persons will
continue the rule on the Strand
Roof Garden during the present
week.
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NV NN' WIN
sent a waterfall.
1.-THE costuming will assist In making
the production n spectacle. we Will
use 200 extra people. and during the
games and dances the tents and pa
vilion Of the merrymakers VIII ne
placed about the terraces to add TO the
festiveness of the scene. For those
games and danccs we have unearthed
some new features. Historical research
is not the least important feature OF
II wrk; none of that work is done
in heitor-skelter fashion. Miss Anglin
insists that all details shall he histori-
caily correct.
"Musically, too. we will be well taken
care Of. The 81. Louis Pageant Choral
Society of about $50 voices will he at
our disposal; the male chorus VIII d
much to the songs in The forest. we
will give the play with only those cuts
which are necessary TO keep 1t WITHIN
the limits Of 8 comfortable evenings
performance. There will he hut one IN
PERMISSION. in the middle of the play.
81 like the moving pictures said
Mr.. IHatt. "To my mind the chief rea-
turc of their method IL also distinc-
tive NJ the outdoor production. They
bring the actor down to his audience.
Tho outdoor stage Ices the same. And
that th!s is a desirable thing found
ample proof IN Berkeley. One play
ended with Miss Ang,in leaving the
stare to meet her tragic fate. h did
not make the usual exit, but walked
straight past the audience. watched
sbn nrtltpytn, "a nd x-4C frrNEplf STRONGLY
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ABOUT THE AL FRESC0 PLAY.

Livingston Plat. who designs SO
well Margaret Anglin's Shakespear-
ian productions. whether they he
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VARIETY IN BROOKLYN.

BUSHWICK THEATRE-"The
Forest Fire" Mrs. Henry f.
Dixey in BITS of Acting"
Milo in a posing act, McCon-
nell and Simpson, Mabel Bcrra,
the Arnaut Brothers, Mario
and Duffy. the Du Foor Boys
and Robbis Gordon and her
company.
ORPHEUM THEATRE-Nat C.
Goodwin in monologues. Bessie
Wynn, Ernest Evans, the FAR
her Girls, Georpe Howell and
company in "The Red Fox
Trot," the Charles Ahearn
~Froupe, Dunbar's Old Time
Darkies, the Four ~Jansleys and
Fred and Estelle Astair.
PROSPECT THEATRE-Henry
Lewis in "A Vaudeville Cock
tail" Violet Dale, "Honor
Among Thieves" a tabloid
drama: Whitfield and Ireland,
Fred Warren and Effie Conley,
Willard Sims, the Padersen
Brothers, the Oxford Trio,
Fred Houlihan, Cole and Davis,
Paul Gordon and others.
STAR THEATRE-"The Win
~ers," a b~urlesque show with
Snitz Williams and George b.
Scanlon, comes to the Star
Theatre this week. It is
classed as one Of the best en-
tertainments in burlesque. A
Wrestling bout will be held on
Thursday evening and there
will be Sunday concerts as
usual.
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Eori's end decided TO make way slow.y.
He tEercupon engaged the Garden
Theatre and moved from the fa- Eas:
Side 10 the more centrally located play
house. and here he repeated his former
successes. which emboldened him TO
put forth anothc- effort To win local
favor.
To do this he chose u dramatic
! playlct. "vcng ance.' which he had
written and which Herman bernstein
lad translated into English. Friends
who had seen Bertha Mann suggested
her nane to him. and he tool her for
his leading woman. He engaged an
uptown theatre and made a special
production of this play. which won inn
! mediate success. as did Miss Mann. his
, first American leading woman But
Mr.. Orloff was d!latory In completing
his arrangements FOR his English sea-
son. and Arnold Daily. who CHANGED TO
be in the theatre during this perform
ance. saw Miss Mann and Immediately
engaged her for his leading
Now. hy a coincidence. Miss Mann
Is playing leading roles with another
great European actor, Il by a still
peculiar coincidence, at the Garden
Theatre. where her first New York
opportunity came.
J The revival of Peter Pan at the
Empire Theatre brings to mind the
fact hat Miss Mann made her stage
debut in the role of Nibs. the hoylcn-
!sh member of Peter Pans little band
of lost children,
Louis CasaVant. now playing the
part of Gen. Holbrook in the Henry
!. B,ossom-Nictor Herbert comic opera
The Princess PAT at the Cort Thea
tire, was understudy to Eugene Cowles
with the Bostonians. Casavant sang
one of the principal roles in the prolific
Victor Herhert's first opera, Prince
Ananias,"
When Frank Daniels turned enter
tainer set to music with the tuneful
Wizard OF the Me" he chose young
Casavant as one of his principals, and
the association lasted through the three
seasons OF that offerings popularity.
Casavant next was seen with Francis
Wilson in The Little Corporal" More
recently he has been with THE Golden
Butterfly" THE Red Rose" and The
Red Feather"
Two seasons ago Casavant tempted
fate on the vaudeville stage by play
ing the part Of n wicked Chinaman
In a playlet called THE Green Bee
tie" The novelty was distinctly worth
while, and 1t was arranged that Casa
ant was to go TO London with the
piece, but the war upset his plans.
Quite a number of Cinnamon took
exception to The Green Beetle
claiming that the part played by Casa
want did their race an injustice:
others. who evidently mistook the
actor for an Oriental. wrote him let
ters In Chinese scoring him for play
ing such a part and threatening him
with violence il he continued in the
role. One Chinaman, a young man,
made himself so conspicuous by his
efforts to see Casavant that the lat
ter conceived the idea Of trouble
ahead, but the young Chinamsn
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meant for indoors or for the open air
theatre M Berkeley or elsewhere. has
reen trlsn. about the performance
of AS You Like II" which Mss Anglir
is 20 give IN 81, Louis next spring
under the auspices ~ a committee Of
citizens. They Will in part he a com
mtmora;ion of the Shakespeare cen
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door stage can do for the drama. Tn
my mind there are wide opportunities
awaiting players and producers IN both
motion pictures and the outdoor drama.
Both continue To grow IN favor. We
receive from many cities letters Of b.
quiry concerning our efforts to make
outdoor drama In America an artist.
expression Of the best hat is In ne
The future of the stage in America
may have much for which to thank tho
outdoor am as we'll as the motion
pictures"
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the trunks. Thanking tho opening to
the third terrace and the bridge VIII
be Gothic ornaments. In the wood
land scenes we will replace the benches
with logs, remoye the flowers from the
trunks and turn into the space just,
beyond the opening of the second ter
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-10-27
Shinkle Shoots Another.

Tuesday while John Shinkle,
detective for the Missouri Pacif-
ic at Myrick mounted a freight
train at Blackwater on his re-
turn trip home he was attack
ed by Albert Gordon, a negro,
who claims to hail from St.
Louis. The negro drew his re-
yolver, but was soon overpow-
cred by the detective and con-
ductor on the freight train.
The negro followed the detective
from Blackwater to Lexington
and as the train entered the
yards at Myrick the negro again
attacked Shinkle, who drew his
revolver and shot the negro.
The bullet entered the negro's
body a little above the hip MAX
ing a dangerous wound which
may prove fatal. The negro
was brought to Lexington and
given medical attention by Dr.
J. @. Cope.
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ROsewan-Nantic.

A wedding Of interest to their
friends and neighbors occurred
Wednesday morning at Z o'clock
when Mr.. Howard Rosewall and
Miss Francine Mantle were mar
ried at the Catholic Church by
Rev. Geo. B. Curry. The
couple were attended by Miss
Kate Riley and Mr.. Roy Rose
wall, brother of the groom.
Mr.. Rosewall is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Rosewall of
this city. He is a young man of
good habits, Industrious and well
thought of by friends and en-
ployers.
The bride is a daughter of
John Mantle of North Seventeen
tn street, and is unusually ac-
complished in the art of home
making. She, too, enjoys the
esteem Of friends and neighbors.
The Intelligencer wishes them
a long, useful and happy life.
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REVIEWS THE RECORD.
Congressman Hamlin Deals Only
In Facts In Presenting the
Cause of Democracy.

Congressman Hamlin spoke to
"a crowded house Saturday night
and did more to enlighten the
voters in the way they should
vote than any other speaker thus
far during the campaign. Mr..
Hamlin dealt in no abuse of the
opposition, nor did he wander
into unknown fields Of political
expediency. He didn't have to.
The record of the Wilson admin
istration was his theme and in a
plain straightforward manner
presented the facts Of more
beneficial legislation that has
been put upon the statute books
during the past three and a half
years than during the fifty years
previous by Republican adj
ministratiOn. However, Mr..
Hughes says:
"Ihe whole legislative accom-
plishment must be wiped off the
books for the good of the coun-
try"
Mr.. Hamlin challenged the
Republican speakers to be specif-
ic and tell the voters whether
or not they are of the same mind
as Mr.. Hughes. Whether they
would repeal the Child Labor
Law, the Income Tax Law, the
Eight Hour Law, the Reserve
Bank Law, the Farm Loan and
Bank Law, etc. He doubted
their sincereity and so do we,
and so do you.
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REED TO SPEAK HERE
DAY BEFORE ELECTION
MissOuri's Junior Senator VIII
Close Campaign Here Nov.
9th at 2 p. NJ.

The Democrats lof Lexington
and Lafayette county have been
hearing orators of fine repu-
tation present the Democratic
side Of the present campaign is
sues the past few weeks, and
will continue to be treated to
eloquent speeches until election
day.
But the banner meeting of the
entire campaign will be held on
Monday afternoon, Nov. 6, at
the Opera House at 2 p. M, when
Missouri's brilliant junior Sena-
tor, James A. Reed will speak to
the citizens Of Lexington upon
the achievements of the Demo-
cratic party.
Senator Reed has many
friends in Lexington, who know
of his ability as a speaker, his
untiring energy as a legislator,
his fearless attitude toward his
opponents and his independence
as an individual. He is pro
nounced by Vice President Mar
shall and Champ Clark, speaker
of the House of Representatives,
to be the best orator and the ab
lest debater on the floor Of the
United States Senate. Every
Missourian should be proud o
being represented in the high
est legislative body in the wo !
by a man of jim Reeds
caliber. Reed has been address,
ing the largest crowds in the
campaign in the cities he has
visited, and as usual Lexington
citizens, regardless of political
afiliation, win turn out to hear
him.
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Earl Neese Captured.

Earl Neese of Higginsville who
assaulted the manager of the
Farmers Coal Company at Hig-
ginsville several weeks ago was
taken off the west bound passen-
ger train at Napoleon Monday
by Constable Kelley. The con-
stable located Neese at Water
loo and Immediately started af-
ter the fugitive in his car. Af-
ter the capture he drove to Hig-
gisyille where Neese was given a
preliminary hearing before
Squire Ragland. Neese. plead
not guilty and was brought to
Lexington and lodged in the
county Jail.
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Two Injured by Falling Slate.

Frank Odell, the eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 0dell, and
Ed Serack were seriously injur-
ed by roof slate in the Summit
mine falling upon them Monday
afternoon about 2 o'clock. Mr..
Odell was taken to the st. Mar
garets hospital in Kansas City
Tuesday morning. He was ac-
companied by his wife and un-
Gle, Chas. Odell, James Staple
ton and W. B. Douglass, Sec'y.,
of Local Union I'll.
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"Jip' Williams, negro, who was
arrested several months ago on
"a charge Of vagrancy and order
ed to leave the city, was arrest
ed Friday by Nighwatchman
seitz and LOGGED in the city
holdover. Zip" is charged
with bootlegging and selling
"dope." He win be turned over
to the Federal officers who will
arrive in a few days for the
prisoner.
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MAJORS ADDRESS
WELL RECEIVED
Tells People of Lexington That
"Slush Fund" of Repub-
leans Won't Work.

Sam G. Major, of Fayette,
Mo-, who was heard in this city
last summer previous to the
August primary in his own in
terest, for the nomination to
succeed Mr.. Hamlin, was the
speaker Wednesday night in the
interest Of the Democratic tick
ct. Mr.. Major, after his defeat
was assured, forgot that fight
and Immediately volunteered his
services in behalf of the nomin-
ees. He is now touring the dis
trict and has speaking dates up
to the day Of the election.
In his address Wednesday, he
gave some little time to the BIZ
ennial charges of Republican
campaign orators that the school
fund Of the state had been loot
ed. He gave facts and figures
Of this 'looting,7 and proved
that the one time this fund had
been looted was when the Re-
publican party was in power in
Missouri. (Some of the very
old citizens may remember
when.) He said that the iurist
Lamm was an entirely different
person from the candidate
Lamm; that Lamm knew as well
as everyone must know, if they
seek the truth, that not one
cent had been diverted from the
school fund under a Democratic
administration. The aftermath
of the civil war when everything
was under Republican guidance,
money was diverted from school
fund that has never been paid.
Mr.. Major paid a fine tribute
to the ability of Senator Reed
and contrasted his accomplish
ments with that of millionaire
Dickey, who would supplant Mr..
Reed in the United States Sen
ate. "Mr. Dickey," he said, 'had
only one thing to recommend
him, and that is MONEY!
He concluded his speech with
an appeal to all citizens to be
vigilant to the last moment and
suffer not the great slush fund
of the opposition to defeat the
program of the Democratic
party-PEACE, PROSPERITY
AND PREPAREDNESS.
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For the Final Ride.

Winkler Furniture Company
has recently purchased a AS
horse power Meteor combina-
ton ambulance and hearse. II
is finished in dull grey and puts
up a mighty natty appearance.
Winkler Furniture Company's
up-to-dateness is proverbial and
the dead as well as the living re-
ceive the same careful considera-
tion.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Rixey left
Saturday for their home in
Hampton, Mo-, after a visit here
with their daughter, Mrs. Pal
mer Sill.
Mrs. ALI Taylor and daughter.
Miss Catherine, Of Nashville,
Tenn, arrived Thursday night
for a visit with Mrs. Taylor's
aunt, Mrs. w. D. Rankin.
Mrs. w. H. AveriIl and two
daughters, Misses Alice Bell and
Mary Virginia, who have been
visiting at the home of N. E.
Basket left Saturday for their
home in Abela, Kansas.
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Adkins-Lasser.

Mr.. Andy H. Adkins Of Wa
kenda and Miss Louise May Las
ser of Carrollton were married
Wednesday evening at 6:9O
o'clock at the residence of VIM.
fitzpatrick, 1915 Highland Ave,
Rev. G. Garland Riggan perform
ed the ceremony.
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Death of John McCave.

John McCave, an old citizen OF
this city, died Friday afternoon
at 4;9O o'clock, his death being
due to a complication of disease.
Mr.. McCave was 65 years old.
He is survived by one son, Eacl
'McCave, of Chicago.
The funeral services, conduct
ed by Rev. G. Garland Riggan.
were held at the grave in Mach
pelah cemetery at 2 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon.
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Death Of Mrs. Alfred Meinecke.


Mrs. Alfred Meinecke died
Monday morning at 8 o'clock at
her home, corner Of Ninth and
South streets, after a weeks i'll
ness of heart trouble.
Mrs. Meinecke was the daught-
er of Mrs. Winnie Barnes of this
city and was born July 21, 1889,
near Wellington. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Meinecke January 1,
1908. Besides her mother and
husband, she is survived by one
son, six years Of age;. three
brothers, Dave and George of
this city, and Howard of Levasy
two sisters, Mrs. William Long
and Mrs. Bammie Hoover Of
Lexington.
The funeral was held from the
home Tuesday afternoon at 8
O'Clock. Rev. r. N. Allen con-
Quoted the services.
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Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank Mrs. Thom-
as Profit as we'll as other friends
and neighbors for the sympathy
and assistance during the death
Of our beloved wife, and mother,
Mrs. Alfred Meinecke.
Alfred Meinecke and son,
Ludwell.
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Neese Released on Bond.

Earl Neese, who assaulted the
manager of the Farmers Coal
and Fuel Company at Higgins
vile several weeks ago was re-
leased on a $500 bond Wednes-
day afternoon. He was charged
with assault with intent to kill.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-10-27

Born a British subject, Walter
S. Dickey may still be loyal to
Great Britain; but he isn't
Dragging about it in the Ger
man districts of Missouri.
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Gordon Case Under Amusement

Gordon Case Under Amusement.
The arguments in the case of
John P. Gordon VS.. the Globe
Printing Co. and the Pulitzer
Publishing Co., damages for IL
bel, on the question of jurisdic-
tion and motion to dismiss, were
concluded Friday before Judge
Davis.
The case was taken under ad-
visement.