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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
BY Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.

~ HERE is a popular msconception
about chorus girls I, who have
- engaged. thousands Of them in
twenty-five years. take pleasure in dis
polling il.
If ! were placed upon the stand should
not fail TO qualify as an expert upon this
subject. The number Of chorus girls
have employed and the amount OF money
l have paid them for their services would
place me in the expert class. AS a wit
ness for the defense ! am willing to de-
clare under CATH
That chorus girls, as class, are just
as good as girls in any other occupation /
know.
Seventy.five per cent of the girls who
begin in that humble vocation-grs
who are the singing. dancing background
of an opera or musical comedy-are
good girls
The prima donnas have nearly all been
chorus girls. Some OF the notable dra-
matte stars have begun their career in
the cchoins, phrase.repeating scmicir-
Gle Many have married and some OF
them have contracted brilliant marriages.
II is up TO the girl herself
The chorus offers stepping stone to
wider and better career il the girl
makes that use of it. 1t may be the be-
ginning OF the slippery path to Avernus
if she permits 1t TO be-
There are temptations to the chorus, as
there are everywhere, but the good girl,
the one entrenched in principle, meets
and conquers them.
The chorus is no place Tor light
headed, weak-willed girl. 1t is the place
for girl who is Of earnest purpose and
high ambition. Foolish girls who go into
the chorus think that the first thing they
must do to show that they are chorus
girls is to smoke cigarettes. That is a
bad beginning. Cigarette smoking spoils
their voices. If they have any. II gener-
ally impairs their health. never like to
see woman smoke.
They think that to show themselves up
to date they must drink. The girl who
consumes eight and ten cocktails day
and thinks il smart is the girl who, in
very short while, comes into this office
begging dollar to buy food. Drinking is
sure way not to get on in the chorus or
anywhere else.
Some girls think they gain popularity
by being seen in cafes and at cabarets.
They do not Far better for girl if she
were at home in bed than saying. We'll,
just one more, since it's You"
The girl who sets out to spell her name
among the lights in the Great White Way
begins in the wrong way when she
makes the tour of the cafes. That way
leads not on the stage, but off it, Such
girls are unreliable. They don't show up
at rehearsas. They are late at perform
ances. Their work is lifeless. They re-
ceive their notices, or they drop out OF
their own accord. Two years is the tenure
Of stage life Of such girls.
On the other hand, there is a girl in
my company who has been with me for
twenty years. She looks as fresh and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
From, Left to
Right, Edna
nj a v (Mrs.
Oscar Lewis

d III II INA
Claire and Frances Belmont
Uady Ashburton), Three Typi-
cal Cases of Brilliant Success
Walker came from the chorus think
1t was with Marie Dressler in Miss Print.
Anne Swinburne, who is Mrs. Schirmer,
having married one of the famous firm Of
music publishers, is another graduate
from the chorus and think Eleanor
Painter did time there.
The romance of Daisy Virginia, who
left the Ziegfeld Folles of 1915 to marry
Fore Humboldt Keith. nearly million
aire himself and the representative in
India of a syndicate of millionaires, is
one Of the freshest of the land they
married. and lived happily" tales told on
Broadway.
Virginia Marshall, we'll remembered
blonde beauty. married into one OF the
oldest and finest families Of America,
when Schuyler Hamilton, direct de-
scendant of Alexander Hamilton, welded
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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young to-day as the day she asked for
place in my chorus. | won't tell her
name because twenty years seem a long
time, and some in front prefer TO think
they are looking at girls who have been
on the stage for a short time. But she
can dance and sing for ten years more,
ii she wishes.
The difference between the two types
is that some take care or themselves
and some do not.
The girl who takes care of her health
gets home about twelve. She gets eight
or ten hours sleep.
She gets all the air she can. She
refuses TO form the taxi or the street car
habit. Wherever she goes she walks, ii
it is within walking distance
1t is a great mistake. that Of dancers,
who think the exercise they have on the
stage is enough. 1t isn't. The air in
which they are forced TO dance is the
opposite of what they should have for the
building of their bodies. The girl who
spends most time out of doors is the
girl who will go farthest on the stage.
If a girl has the stuff Of the winner in
her, she will study to improve herself and
increase her value 10 the management
She can take vocal lessons, or dancing
lessons. or fencing She can contrivc IT,
on her salary. Good reading and the
study of language are open to her. The
public libraries are free. Newspapers
cost penny apiece. There is no good
reason why any one should not be well
informed
To keep herself fit she should eat
plenty OF food, but it should be plain
She will be better off for an after-theatre
supper OF bread and milk than of lobster.
Her looks plus her intelligence are her
capital. This the foolish chorus girl
doesn't realize. Her prettiness attracts
chappies, but cafe life robs her of hnr
looks. Then the attraction ceases The
chappes fall away. The attentions of
such as they show themselves for what
they are worth. Nothing.
The chorus girl who belongs to the
rs per cent of whom l spoke lives at
home. She generally contributes some
thing to the family exchequer and she
saves something besides. She leads a
regular life and keeps her youth. She
is in fit condition for the climb.
Another foolish idea that chorus girls
must get out of their heads is that to get
ahead they must hirt with the manager.
That is the worst of rot. The truth is
that every theatrical manager is first of
all business man. He will stick to his
business principles, even though he is
bit susceptible. If she brings money into
his pocket by pleasing audiences, he will
advance her. If not, he wont
The best chorus girl have ever had is
Hazel Lewis. She has never tasted a
cocktail She does not smoke Late hours
she knows only by hearing of them or
when the company is kept after per
Torrance for fiashlight photographs.
She has been with my companies for
five years In that time have seen two
crops Of the poor, silly little twoyear-
limit girls come and go. and another is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

chorus girl.
She will soon
marry Gene
B u c X, t h e
c o IN p oser.
Elsie Fcrgu.
son. who was
one Of the
pink pa.ia ma
group in Lib
erty Bellies,
las reached
b OF ID ( h q
stage and So
cial distinc-
ton. She is
one OF the
most gifted
of the young.
er actresses.
lr e n e Fen.
wick, ] think,
was in the
same com
pany. Lolita
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
AnOWS More
About
Spotlight
Beauties
Than Any
in the Wor..

half way through its short term. She
looks as young as ever and is prettier.
She has gained in cleverness because she
is student. The four cs-cafes, cock
tails, cigarettes, chappies-she knows
them not.
She is the model chorus girl She has
brains and uses them where they will
do the most good for herself. She regards
her work as a business and gives the
most she can and gets all she can out OF
it. She is the best paid chorus girl in
the business
1t is time to stop sneering at chorus
girls, save when you sheer at all foolish
girls, wherever you find them. Chorus
girls have climbed out of the chorus to
heights Of dramatic and social success
Julia Sanderson began in the chorus,
so did Natalie Alt, Ina Claire and May
de Sousa.
Helen Faulkner, of Chin Chin, was a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30
Thy 1T! SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY CALOMEL
SkRrS YOUR LIVER WITHOUT MAX
ING YOU SICK AND CAN NOT
SALivATE.

Itery druggist in town-your druggist
and everybody's druggist has noticed 5
cred falling off in the sale of calomel.
Thei all give the same reason. Dodson's
Live Tone is taking its place.
Colonel is dangerous and people know
it, vile Dodson's Liver Tone is perfectly
saft and gives better results" said q prom
ingt local druggist. Dodson's Liver Tone
is personally guaranteed by every druggist
she sells it. A large bottle costs 80 cents
.ans If it fails To give easy relief IN every
ease of liver sluggi>hness and constipa-
tior. Won nave only to ask for your money
hack
Doison's Liver Tone j. q pleasant fast
ing. purely vegetable remedy, harmless to
hoht children and adults. Take q spoonful
at night and wake up feeling fine; no bil-
rousrss. sick headache. acid stomach OF
conslpated bowels. Ii doesn't grippe az
.cauS, inconvenience all the next day like
violet calomel. Take a dose of calome|
TO-DAY and tomorrow Won will feel weak
sick and nauSeated. Don't lose a days
work. Take Dodson's Liver Tone instead
and eel fine, full of vigor and ambition.
ADVERTISEMENT
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30

Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists.
six BLOCKS TO BE
FLOOR FOR DANCE
CRY OF HOUSTON WILL CELEBRATE
COMPLETION OF BOULEVARD WITH
a GRAND NEW YEARS BALL.

HOUSTON, Tex. Dec. Self weathe,
permits. six blocks of the newly paved
Main street boulevard wAl be used for q
dance floor Monday night. This will be
part of the celebration of the completion
Of the work. Mayor Ben Campbell will
lead the grand march. With him will he
Miss Rosalic Hutchinson.
The arrangements committee. of which
H. 4. Halverton. city commissioner is
chairman. has announced that the parade
will consist of several thousand automo-
',lles. The parade will rrecere the dance.
Individuals and concerns are being asked
TO be in the parade line. automobiles will
he decorated.
A section Of the parade will be given
over to the county. In it will be Chester
II. Bryan, county judge. and county com
m~issioners. Part of the cost of The new
street was borne bv the county. 7
In the parade line there will be four
Part or all of these will furnish
for the dancing that follows the
There will be fourteen Illuminated
floatS from the Houston Power and Light
NC Company. Thirteen pieces Of the city
department will be seen. The remain.
Her OF the parade will be automobiles.
They can lie decorated to suit the owne
The parade will start mt 7 o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30
Amusement
OREAMlANO.

.'In Love With a Fireman Is showing
today Mt ut the Dreamland. The story of
the picture follows:
Bill j. The read of the fire department
and boards at the house that l. kept by
the lovely Gale. They are in love with
each other, but !leipe interferes. Then
there comes TO town an actor by the name
of Moranii. He suggests hat they. give
a play with all The local talent, and they
agree that it is a very good plan. But
Heine i not allowed to be in it and is
very 'sore."
On the night Of the performance h. de-
cides that he must break Up the show, 50
he gets on and rings the fire bhl. The
firemen in the play all leave and the show
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30

suey rutux oF N. SPECIAL n YEAR
9s,srssr 70 the BRo NsvlLLE
HGGAl0 zen eHLY $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30
administration

said administration
You are hereby Commanded, That by
publication Of this Writ for twenty days
in a newspaper regularly published in the
County of Cameron you give due notice To
al persons interested in the Account for
Final Settlement Of said Estate, to file
thssr objections thereto, if any they have,
ON or before the January Term, 1917, of
said County Court, commencing and to be
holden at the Court House Of said County,
in the City Of Brownsville on the Third
Monday in January. "A. ID. 1917, when said
Account and Application will be considered
by said Court.
Witness Joseph Webb, Clerk of the
County Court of Cameron County.
Given under my hand and seal of said
court, at my office, in the City of Browns
vile this Goth day of December, A. ID. 1916
JOSEPH WEBB,
Clerk, G. G., Cameron County.
BY s. Vasquez, Deputy Clerk
A true copy, ! certify.
w. T. yANN.
Sheriff Cameron County.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30
MOVIE PROCEEDS
TO GO TO CHARITY
SALES OF TICKETS TO THE HOUSE
OF LIES" QUEEN THEATRE MON
DAY rs PROGRESSING WELL.

Andrew A. Psrpas. proprietor Of the
Queen theatre. will donate all proceeds
If the theatrc for New Years day. 10 the
Charity Association of Brownsville. Tins
promises TO he a large sum and a very
liberal offering 10 charity 1.-The House
Of Lies said to be one Of the greatest
l,srfure~ ever thrown on the screen Will
hr the picture for the day and the ladies
If the association will have full charge OF
the entire theatre for the day. Music will
ie furnished by the First Provisional Cav
airy hand AMI other special features viii
add TO the interest of the program. The
entire expense Of the picture, music and
ether expenses viii be betrayed by the
theatre aud the association viii
he entire receipts. Itch are On
~ the Be-. scouts and several merchants
n R~rowusviIle. The doors viii open al
, n. n. and the performance will continue
unsil II p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30
Two Governors Are Jews.

DENVER. Colo, Dec. 80. - The New
ear will find two of the states Of the
hion ruled by governors of the Jewish
nth, for the first time in the history OF
IL country. In Idaho, Govern,r Moses
Axander i about to begin hs second
ian, and on New Years Day Simon Bam-
bigger will be indicted into the Office of
chef executive of Utah. Mr.. Bamberger
WI nave the additional distinction of being
ih'first Democrat to fill the ~guebnatorial
ch'r in Utah.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30
Queen Mary Interested
In Poor Working Women

LONDON. Dec. 30.-Queen Mary IN
view Of her interest IN the question OF
food supply recently summoned Walter
Runciman, president Of the board Of trade,
to an audience at Buckingham palace. 1t
il very unusual for the queen to send for
a cabinet minister.
The conference was a long one, the
queen being particularly Interested in def
mite details as to how the proposed new
food regulations would affect the poor,
especially The working women and women
belonging to the so-calied professional
classes. Frofa the very beginning of the
war. the queen has shown particular in
tcrcst in the position of middle-class wom-
en-. women OF education and breeding, who
have moved for years in one groove, and
who were no longer young enough to be
able To benefit by new openings when their
old occupations or incomes gradually be-
came insufficient.
The subject Of food economy, also, j.
one that has engaged the hcartisSt atten-
ton of the queen '''rhe queen j. herself a
remarkably good housekeeper," writes one
of the newspapers in commenting on the
audience with Mr.. Runciman, ZANE if she
belonge 30 the middle classes she would he
cxtalled a. a wonder among her peers.
Years ago. before war with Germany wa
thought of. she used to be quoted as AN
example of thrifty management and sound
common sense. I'm those days, thrifty
management and sound common sense were
neither popular nor fashionable. AMI it was
considered the smart thing 70 be w~asteful
and frivolous, and completely ignorant Of
wh2t went on N the kitchen and the store
room. Even yet. not everybody has come
around to the queens point Of view. al
though they will in time, even If they have
10 be- forced into il. \ vast deal Of un-
necessary spending still goes on. especial
" among the so-called smart set. which i,
still lunching and dining and going TO the
theatre and buying expensive furs, and 90
ing in for extremes in eveing dress. Only
an act Of parliament will stop Them
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30

The fancy dress and masquc ball al
Fort Brown tonight promises 70 be a Yer,
pleasant event. Every guest including
army officers. their wives and man,
friends, will be masked and a good time i,
predicted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30
91l&|k&|

The regular Friday night dance at tire
E1ks' last evening was a most e~njoyabls
event. About forty couples attended. In
Guiding members and their friends. 4
well arranged program was enjoyed by the
crowd Of m~errymakcrS, after which re-
freshments were served. Dancing contin-
ned until a late hour. sffer which the
guests departed for their various homes.
.
Mrs. Louis Hgulay entertained the
Thursday bridge club Thursday afternoon
1T her home on Elizabeth street. The home
was attraetively decorated FIR the oc-
casion with the Christmas scheme Of red
and green. During the afternoon the
hostess served refreshAents after which
bridge was the passrme Of the afternoon.
Mrs. A. b. Walker was awarded the club
prize.
Fort Brown will be Eat home Monday az
)kerpoon. New Years day, at the pavilion
from the hours of 4 to u, formally receiy-
ing their frineds of the army and the city.
The pavilion Is being attractively decorat-
ed for the occasion by those in charge Of
this part of the work and the event prom
Uses To be among the most enjoyable of shc
season. About three hundred invitations
have already been issued. Refreshments
will be served and dancing will probably pc
the chief pastime OF the afternoon.
g.
A serenading party j. being planned by
-FOUR Of the young men of the Richmond
Blues, known "a the "IIarmonizers.' who
will be accompanied BY several of the
young ladies of the city. Automobiles
have been leased to convey the happy
crowd of ~merrymakers and refreshments
will be cniosed at the homes Of some Of
the young ladies. Among those actively
engaged In the planning OF the affair are
Miss Bunkie Craig, Miss Ethel Clint. Mis-
Rose Tharnam, Miss Evelyn Bennett, Mis-
Marion McChesncy. Miss Ruth Craig, and
Miss Florine Pierce. The member Of the
"Harmonizcrsr are Mc~>rs. Barker, Jacobs.
Wilkinson and Boatwrite.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel T.. Cowan and little
daughter are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Cowan Of li0l Elizabeth street for
this week.
Miss Imogene Wagner and Miss Vir-
gipia Glass are guests at the Shaw home
ON Elizabeth street. They will remain for
the open house at the Country club sun
day evening
The fancy dress and masquc ball at
Fort Brown tonight promises 10 be a very
pleasant event. Every guest including
army officers, their wives and many
friends, will be masked and a good time j.
predicted.
The members of the Country club will
bold their regular annual open house sun
day evening with a dinner party. A watch
party for twelve O'Clock u scheduled. af-
ter which dancing will be enjoyed. celebrat-
ing the first few hours of the New Year.
.
Miss Ma,me Weller Of this city left YES
terday for Mission. where she will be- the
week END guest of Mss Cleo and Miss Car
RE Dawson OF that city.
3
Master David Orchard returned yes
terday from Rabb's ranch. where he has
bern the guest Of Captain q. II. Bcntz.
q
Miss Virginia Harrison left tins after
noon for her hone in San Antonio after
having spent a very pleasant visit ~
Brownsville as the guest of Miss HortenSe
Nixon. Miss Harrison was a guest al the
Charity ball and several other social
events during the past week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30
No. 679.
THE A OF TEXAS

To the Sheriff or any Constable OF Cam
eron County-Greeting:
ID. Jose A. Del Castillo, Administrator
If the Estate Of Romulo Cuellar, deceased.
having fs'ed in our County Court his Final
Account Of the condition Of the Estate OF
said Romulo Cuellar, deceased, together
with an application to he discharged from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30

has to stop until they 60 to the false
But then a little whole later the
house that Gale rune actually takes fire
and Heine rings the bell for all he.is worth,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30

Joke anNe they all think that il
h,rre anAnot come. The $50"
in n very Ap Gale fins i oui me ia'h''
>esque manner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-30

Several of Colcate'S crack football
PLAYERS who starred Tor Bankart's great
mae hine are members of the Colgate hook
ey team.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-06-03
GAINING An HOUR EVERY DAY

Cleveland rises to remark that Ger
many, Holland and England. in turn
ing the hands of the clock ahead for
an hour, are behind the times.
Cleveland did that two years ago.
Cleveland, however, made the
change to last the whole year round
instead of only for the Summer
months. And it did so by a very
simple device. Its STANDARD time"
had been the central used by rail-
roads throughout the middle west.
The city decided to adopt eastern
time" which is hour faster.
The city council passed an ordinance
to that effect, and then one night
when Cleveland citizens wound up
their clocks they put them ahead one
hour-and that was all there was to
it
AS a result, they found that they
were getting home from Office, store
and shop while the sun was still shin
ing, and had an hour or two left for
daylight recreation. There was a
big gain in outdoor sports and gar
dening. Ball games we're over earli-
err. Evening papers came out earli-
er, and they could be read by day.
light. Less money was spent for H.
Elimination. Health improved, and
people felt that they had more leis-
ure.
I'VE were so tickled over the in
creased pleasure, comfort and oppor-
tunity which came to us at once, as
if by magic" testifies the Cleveland
Leader. that we wondered why we
hadn't done it long before"
And SO, undoubtedly, would any
other city that made the same
change. It's merely getting back a
little nearer to the good old system
of III ancestors who worked and
played by daylight and used the dark
hours for sleep. Most of us now are
artifcially dividing the daylight and
dark, going to bed in the middle of
the night and getting up after the
finest part of the day-the early
morning-has gone.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-06-03
OFFICE WILL ACCEPT
DEPOSITS UP TO $1,000

Larger postal savings deposits will
now be accepted at the post Office.
This is made possible by an import
ant amendment to the postal savings
Act just approved by President Will
son. A postal savings depositor may
now have an account amounting to
$1,000 upon which interest will be
paid. Formerly $500 was the maxi
mum amount he could have to his
credit. This Enlargement of postal
savings facilities will be very graft
flying to thousands of depositors who
have already reached the old $500
limit and are anxious to entrust more
of their saving to Uncle Sam. An
other feature of the amendment
that will avoid further embarrass-
ment to the public and to postal off,
Gals is the doing away with the limit
on the amount that could be accept
ed from a depositor monthly. Under
the old law only 500 could be de-
posted in a calendar month. The
amendment abolishes this restriction.
While the postal savings system has
already proved a signal success as is
shown by the fact that more than
half a million depositors have over
eighty million dollars standing to
their credit, still it has fallen short
of meeting the full demands of the
public because of the restrictions
which have now been eliminated.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-06-03
Great Works to Control Floods

The food-control bill passed the
House of Representatives, $50 to So.
1t calls for dams and other works. to
cost S51, SOC, 900. to control the flood
waters of the Mississippi and Sacra-
mento Rivers. The work is to be
spread over five years. The Gov
eminent is to furnish half the money.
and the States affected are to contri-
butte the other half.