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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-28

Webster County:
Railroad Commission of Georgia for Third Cong District
u. S. Court, Southern District OF Georgia
AMERICUs, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, JANUARY %, 1917.
IT is not too late to practice writing it 1917
The winter is mild because the world is on fire.
Most any other leak would in the winter time
--o-
Cold Riga is place Russia dear Betsy-and not the
ailment of health.
man admits that talking is his besetting sin The
ladies need not answer
Mrs Byrne Has TASTED 70 Hours" reads a headline
Is she in a day race?
Editor John Herring at Tfton seems have been af
hicted with our ailments la grippe
-o--
About 382 days until Christmas just makes us feel
happy-with the stockings continuing to be full
Californian has bought his coffin in advance. which
might not be bad for folks who work in munon
plans.
English history has an epoch every day or So Their
allied friends hope they'll fight little in between the
epochs
Root In Sympathy With the President" says head
line They might tell where the president has been
roofing
It must have been fragrant for of the En-
tente Allies to hear Bonar Law say the English
not neutral
No Carnegie medals have yet been awarded to Amer-
can heroes in the European war There's always some
thing left undone
vital need in every community is a live Chamber OF
Commerce We want that kind, or at all-and the
people win say which.
The boil weevil meeting Americas January sOth
deserves cooperation of all people who desire to help
the community and themselves
-o
To show you that the world don't believe everybody is
honest-Lansng continues insist he is not going to
resign; still some folks keep talking it
within the Iron Ring" is article by Frederic j.
fiasAns in the Savannah Morning News Must he mar
ried man. for that's what his head says.
A Tennessee federal Judge mas charged jury thaL
mans home however lowy, was his castle" Provided.
we suppose that there were folding beds.
Solitude is shrine according contributor in the
Datn Citizen And it sometimes takes a bath-tub to
hold the out-gush when we gather around that said
shrine.
The Augusta Chronicle to think that some of
the members of legislature attend the body their
own expense. Well that's all right-for turn about
fair play.
Some of the war poets should be placed in the front
line trenches to their productions simultaneously
with charge The gas attacks Of enemy could be
easily counteracted
Living on 25c day may good tactics for president
of the United States don't go when the lids are
unable to stay on the -four barrels in this of the
earths four corners
Americas viii entertain the wOmans Missionary So
cety Of the Methodist church comprising the South Geor
a conference next month These great institutions with
their meetings of inspiration much the cOmmun
ties Who are so fortunate to be the host
tobp ANDY smith went back the editorial columns of
Talbotton New Era last week. because of the illness
EDITOR Christopher We hope ed will soon be Rich
himself again. still we delight to read the products Of
r,,, Ansvs radiant quilt erchance, he may use a
gpeaFitsr9
Evening star., 1917-10-14
BELASCO

Iffyou're young and romantically in
clined, or quite old and little bit SEN
timental. the Belasco Theater manage
ment wants You to see You're In Love. ;"
the new Hammerstein musical offer
ing which will play there this week. be-
ginning tomorrow night 1t is said to
be cloyingly sweet with pretty melodies
and aIluring girls. The score is by Ru-
dolf Friml.. who was responsible for the
music of High Jinks' and "Katinka-"
The book is by Otto Harbach and the
lyrics are by Edward Clark.
In the cast are Marie Flynn and May
Thompson, both of whom are guaran-
teed adopts in the requirements Of the
theme The ladies of the audience it
IS announced. may have chance to
capture a dainty pink slipper from the
ingenious Marie as she swings dream
,ngiy out over the audience, sitting
precariously on the end of the ships
boom, while May Thompson dances her
self into favor.
Carl Mccullough and Clarence Nord-
strom play opposite to the two young
artistes. Others in the cast are AL Rob-
erts. Mrs. Gardner Crane. Charles Horn
and Albert Pallaton. and chorus of
dreamy-eyed, still -their-teens, comely
m;sidens."
Evening star., 1917-10-14
B. F. KEITH's

Nora Bayes. who has been singing for
the soldiers in their cantonments. is
again in vaudeville and will be the con-
spicuous attraction at y. F. Keiths
Theater this week. Miss Bayes is
assisted by Irving Fisher in songs and
patter, with Harry Akst at the piano
New songs. patriotic ballads and topical
ditties are promised, with fresh frocks
to lend luster. The extra feature will
be The Retreat of the Germans at the
Battle OF Arras," in its third and last
episode, showing the climax of the con-
nLct. The presentation of these pic
lures of actual warfare has drawn a
from the camps around Washington
Cleveland Bronner and company will
present Dream Fantasies" described
as lavishly coStumed and artistically
arranged terpsichorean surprise. The
company includes Karl karey, Ingrid
Hunter and Peggy Barnstead. Violet
eesson and company will appear in a
9ne-act comedy. The High Cost of
living" by William c. De Mile author
81 many successful plays. Billy Gould,
:9ormer- time partner of Valeska Sur
Dit and Belle Ashlyn, will sing songs
81 his own composition; Mullen and
.Coogan will offer new eccentricities
under the title odd Nonsense; Mau-
rice Briere and Grace King will add a
jolly skit. "A Frolic for Two" and the
.Flemings. IAN Artistic Creation in
tsAlabaster. The pipe organ recitals
,are an addition.
At and s:15 pm. today the bill will
offer Blossom Seeley and company
Karl Jorn THE German Retreat
films. second episode. and the other
acts in last weeks program.
Evening star., 1917-10-14
COSMOS

Mirth rather than mystery will be the
striking feature of The Mystery of a
Hanson Cab" headline attraction at
the Cosmos this week. AL Fields. COM
edian. is surrounded by pretty girls,
handsomely arrayed. The act is unique
and has made a hit on the popular
vaudeville circuit Another novel Of
fering will be THE Carnival of Mos
cow" a handsomely costumed revue of
the Russian varieties. presented by the
well known Golden-Orloff Russian
troupe. It's scenic equipment is won
derful and the revue includes unusual
songs. music and dancing. The Fol-
lies of Adam and Eve" quaint COM
edy conceit,' by Allen Spencer Terry,
will be presented by Harry and Sophie
Everett; The GUTTER" an opportune
sketch. with message. by George w.
Rosener. will be the Offering of Jessie
Hayward and company; Tom and Jerry
Maynard viii feature novel acrobatic
comedy on pedestal; Van Orden and
Fallon are a high-class singing and
dancing team. and LIE Tong Foo. who
is called the Chinese Harry Lauder"
is another incident of unique bill
throughout.
The matinee photoplay will be the
Vitagraph production Soldiers Of
Chance" the comedy film, Allen How
ellis well known mirthmaker. BAL
!oonatics." and the Hearst-Pathe News
will complete the entertainment.
The performances today. starting at
J pm. and running continuously. will
feature for the last time Friedlander's s
novel vaudeville musical comedy, 1.-THE
Night Clerk" with its galaxy of chorus
beauties, and the other acts of last
weeks bill.
Evening star., 1917-10-14
New York Symphony.

Walter Damrosch. conductor of the
symphony Society of New York. will
put up no barriers regarding the COM
posers to be presented during the sea-
son, as he holds that the master works
OF Beethoven and Wagner have no con-
nection with the German atrocities or
the intrigues of Won Bernstorfr
The season, therefore. just as in times
of peace. will bring forward the COM
positions of composers of all countries.
His concerts here will be given at
the Belasco Theater. At the first, No
vember 26, the symphony will be
Tschaikowsky's "Pathetique," the score
of which was sent to Mr.. Damrosch BY
the composer and arrived in this coun-
try only few days after the cable an
Fifth Symphony" win be given Janu-
ary 20, and at the closing concert,
April 5, Rabaud's symphony in 3
Evening star., 1917-10-14
NEW NATIONAL

Starting tomorrow night, the attrac-
tfon at the New National Theater will
be a new play by Sidney Rosenfeld. en-
titled Under Pressure" produced os
Klaw & Erlanger and staged by Edgar
-McGregor.
Under Pressure tells the story OF
the pursuit by Bruce Markham OF Er
nestine Waite girl of unusual INTEL
lect. who has opinions of her own. one
of them being that physical attractive
ness is not the only requisite Tor mat
rimony. Bruce, desperately in love. de-
termines to wear down all opposition
and starts a violent siege OF the girl.
Jyndaunted by her refusal at Richmond,
Va. he follows her to New York. where
he storms into her presence and, meet
ing with another decided rebun, de-
termines upon bolder venture.
Finding her at house party at the
home of an elderly and dignified dow
ager where she is installed as social
secretary in a spirit of desperate reck-
lessness he determines to compromise
Ernestine and force her to surrender.
The scene shifts to the boudoir of
Ernestine. which Bruce invades at mid
night in his mad adventure. Here the
author has contrived series OF un-
usual situations, and what at the out
set threatens to develop into risque
episode is turned into a verbal battle
which results eventually in the man,
not the girl, being compromised.
The play takes its name from the con-
tfnuous pressure brought to bear on
the girl by her strenuous wooer. and
not until the end does the audience
know whether Bruce's Guest is to be
successful or not.
For the new play which klaw & Err
LANCER are bringing to Washington for
week. en- route to New York, a cast
of merit has been selected, including
Fred Niblo, as Bruce Markham; Violet
Hemming, as the heroine, and Hilda
Spong as a vivacious widow, who has
an interesting love affair of her own
while managing those of others. Others
are Zeffie Tilbury. Laura Burt, Eileen
Wilson. Lea Penman. Arthur Laceby,
Albert Gran and Douglass Patterson.
The usual matinees will be given.
Evening star., 1917-10-14

comedy featuring he original 'Katzen-
Jammer Kids" whose funny antics
have amused admirers of the comic
supplements of the leading newspapers.
"Katzenjammer Kids" is described as
singing. dancing. hilarious. girly
whirly show, with a fashion plate cho-
rus that appears in the various en-
semble numbers, gowned in gorgeous
frocks and backed up with beautiful
stage settings. All the cut-ups from
the funny page appear in the show,
Hans and Fritz. Ma Katzenjammer. Der
Captain, Der Professor. and all the rest
Then. too. there is big bear. funny
goat. a playful dog and "ferocious
tiger"
The jingling musical numbers were
composed by Donald H. Bestor. The book
and lyrics are by David NJ. Wolff, who
is said to have written some extremely
funny lines and situations, and the
piece was staged by Virgil Bennett,
who is responsible for the fantastic
dances and ensemble numbers
Evening star., 1917-10-14
Photoplay Features

The man is ordered to be shot, but the
slri saves him by avowing that he is
her fiance. To prove her assertion the
Two are ordered to be married at once.
rms is done and the two young people
nnd themselves in most emba arrassine
position. The real fiance appears and In
the time of danger proves himself un-
worthy. and SO the newly married pair.
VINO nave learned to respect each other,
determine not to unite the lovers knot
A Drew comedy, Bray Photograph and
the Hearst-Pathe News will complete the
,rogram ~
Beginning Thursday and for the last
half of the week Fannie Ward will he
seen in her latest screen success "0n
the Level story of pioneer days in
the west, when dance halls and cattle
rustling held sway This picture is said
TO compare favorably with THE Cheat. /"
Strand.
The Spy" with Dustin Farnum as
the picture star. will be shown at
Moore's Strand Theater TODAY and all
this week. 1t is a war story. bur not
a battle story. Mark Quaintance. a
young man of wealth and high social
position. undertakes the hazardous task
OF going to Germany and gaining a list
OF the Teutonic spies operating in the
United States. On shipboard he meets
Gerta Giaum. who is being deported
back to Germany. Their acquaintance
ripens into love- but. fearing that he
VIII learn of her past. she slips away
when the ship touches land. Shortly
after his arrival in Berlin the head Of
the German spy system attempts to
enroll him for work in America He
agrees to lend his services in aid of
the imperial government. and thus
learns of the existence of book which
contains the complete roll of German
spies. Gerta. makes her appearance
Unexpectedly and aids Mark in placing
the coveted book in the hands of the
American ambassador. The story Is
full Of highly dramatic situations. The
program will be balanced by comedy
Evening star., 1917-10-14
GAYETY

James L. Coopers 1917ls edition of
THE Roseland Girls the current week $
attraction at the Gayety Theater. will
appear today at 3 and pm. Billy X.
Wells is the author of the two laugh
vehicles, Putting 1t Over" and "a Whirl
of the Golden West" which will be Of
fered The music is by Hal Dyson and
the dancing numbers are staged by Ray
mond Perez. One of the most pleasing
features Of the program is the finale of
the first act. introducing a speciality en-
titled The Pirates Midnight Revel," in
which the entire company appears in
musical symposium. The cast is OF top
notch burlesque caliber. with Solly Ward.
the amusing comedian. at it's head, and
with Harry Coleman. Esther Delaur,
Elsie Bostel. Stella Wood, Evelyn Bur-
nett. Don Trent and Hunter. Chick &
Hunter. besides a chorus of twenty girls
of talent Nine elaborate stage settings
are made during the production
Evening star., 1917-10-14
Boston Symphony,

The sale of season tickets for the five
concerts to be given in Washington this
winter by the Boston Symphony Or
chestra will open at Droops Music
Store Thursday morning The concerts
will he given in the New National
Theater Tuesday evenings, November
b. December 4. January 8, February II
and March II. For the first time In its
history. the Boston Symphony Orchestra
VIII open season without any changes
in It's personnel The membership Is ex-
actiy the same as last year. Dr. Muck
Will be the conductor
There will be no soloist at the first
concert but at the second Mme MeIEa
Will appear. Nine. Melba has recently
arrived in this country from her home
IN Australia primarily to appear with
the Chicago Grand Opera Company, and
WIN probably remain In America until
the early spring
frltz kreislers only appearance with
the orchestra in Washington will be at
tne January concert.
Inc soloist at the February concert
VIII be Winifred Christie, the Scotch
pianist, who was one of the pleasing
surprises two seasons ago. when she
vas engaged to play at one of the
sihaier concerts of the orchestra in
new England After her rehearsal the
artist.
Evening star., 1917-10-14
Irwin's "Maiestics."

Those who live too far from Broad
way to get the dash and glamour Of "the
great white way" are promised a fair
sample of 1t next week. when Fred Ir-
wins "Majestics'' come to the Gayety
Theater for the first time this season,
and the audience will be invited to par
ticipate in realistic cabaret life In the
first scene, an elaborate representation
OF the famous Churchill restaurant. The
scenic diversion then finds expression in
such settings as the unique Eat and
Grow Thin Parlors" and plantation
Land" Florence Bennett is the leading
woman, Paul Cunningham, the
straight" man: May Belmont and Flo
Emory. fngenues: Louise Pierson, prima
donna; Lyla La Pine. soubrette, and
Ruth Barbour, Roscoe Ails, Doc Dell.
Charles Tyson contribute much to the
success of the entertainment A typi-
cal Irwin chorus completes the cast
Evening star., 1917-10-14

,.o,-.NrrD n,,,. the xyh,r,
A cCoMfANlHo WIZ" .ne
IA of WINTER 1aruen reN'i
] IN came a touch of the idyllic as
~ a,;oe - III. tbeatric tenn
- ieiiei ~
per that has peen more Oh los.
triad with the conventional trend OF
-, oa.-r ",novie" whose widening
ene hhousA ,,on the
influence mas Deen iei'' eve"
legitimate stage, recently. Tine VIII
-, r-o-, ,o,,d adn,irers in those to
u,r+ic theme,
o "a. ,,rh and
arorda de-
adorned win scenic yea
light The Willow Princess Oh ray
poin+er will not be lost in the galaxy
;...;ons that make
OF artis'ic charac'e' arr,
dramatic art still worthy OF prese
tion IT was one of those peculiar Gre
-, ,,Id have heen indeed
atiohs "hlch "'u.u ,.a o,e
peculiar without the human soi'e'
pf the charms for whose loss the photo-
.h,,s f.r o+ least has not been
pay mus
able to compensate.
- n ~
Evening star., 1917-10-14
Coming Attractions
Good Gracious Annabelle."

Good Gracious Annabelle." with Lo-
la Fisher, May Vokes and Edwin Nj
cander and the entire New York cast.
is scheduled for presentation at the
Belasco Theater next week, including
matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
Glare Hummer, who has had her hand
in more than one musical piece, wrote
this comedy Of love and laughter, and
1t follows the fortunes of the lady of
the title in various crises seven years
after she had quit her "cave-man" hus-
band few hours after marriage. These
crises are larded with sprightly talk
and the personages are characters and
not mere puppets of farce.
The different roles are distributed
through an "all-round" cast that in
cludes the rising Lola Fisher, May
Vokes. Edwin Nicander, ]. Palmer Col
Inns and Robert Middlemass. Robert
Edmund Jones. an artist notable for
scenery, designed the decorations for
the play. Arthur Hopkins produced 1t.
Evening star., 1917-10-14

ssle play M by, b. Avery Hopwood. called Don't
,...Kitty Dariin.a:dn svh.en Alice Nelson
was starring, has closed its season and
been retired to the, storehouse perma-
nently.
"The Masquerader," in which Guy
Bates Post is starring, was in its novel
form based on facts taken from Eng
lish political history.
"The Barton Mystery" was given for
the first time on any stage at the Com
edy Theater, New York, last night. A.
E. Anson made the production.
Romance and Arabella," with Laura
Hope Crews in the leading role, was
produced for the first time at Syracuse
last week. The piece is by William
Hurlbut.
of Hans and Fritz in 'The Katzenjam-
mer Kids are Just forty-eight inches
high and as light on their feet as chill
dren.
production at Atlantic City last
week was the musical comedy, The
Grass Widow" Natalie Alt and How
ard Marsh had the leading musical
roles.
Ethel Wilson. the young Baltimore
actress who appeared here last in Fair
and Warmer" has been engaged for
The Three Bears" which is shortly to
be produced in New York
Frank Craven has been engaged for
the leading role in Going Up" a mu-
sical play by Otto Hauerbach and James
Montgomery. which is to be produced
by Cohan & Harris.
The Shuberts have completed arrange
ments whereby they assume the manage
ment of the Studebaker Theater. in Chi
cago The Shuberts now have three
theaters there.
The novel upon which THE Masaue-
RAIDER is founded was based upon facts.
It was written by Katherine Cecil
Thurston. who gathered her material
from English political life
The Sky Pilot" is reported to be doing
Continued on Seventh PageD
Evening star., 1917-10-14
Central Coliseum.

For devotees Of dancing the Central
Coliseum offers ideal opportunities
spacious floor, in perfect condition. and
a hall beautifully decorated and lighted.
with the Central Coliseum orchestra,
seven strong. Every evening this week
the management announces there Will
be a prize dancing contest.
Evening star., 1917-10-14
Arcade Dance Auditorium.

To meet the requirements of the
ever increasing crowds at the Arcade
the management recently doubled the
wardrobe facilities and will soon en-
large the dance floor.
As heretofore. Monday. Tuesday and
Thursday will be ladies nights" Fri
day "kiddies' night" (until s:45) and
Saturday the week end dance" with
augmented orchestra. Free dancing
until o'clock every evening will be
continued.
Evening star., 1917-10-14
POLI'S

THE Katzenjammer Kids" with all
the funny characters and a big aggre-
cation Of 'tdimpled divinities," are an
bounced as the offering at Polls Thea
ter this week, beginning tonight, with
inatinees Tuesday. Thursday and Satur-
day. 9axzalo. Cats and Clifford are
ne producers Of the cartoon musical
Evening star., 1917-10-14
"a Royal Divorce. =

Eugene Blair will present the ro-
mantle play. "A Royal Divorce" at
Polls next week. starting next Sun
day night.
Miss Bairs fame as an emotional
actress Is we'll established, but it is
said she has never had a role to sur
pass that of the unhappy ex-Empress
Josephine, in the English play which
she Is introducing to American audi
ences this season.
"A Royal Divorce has been presented
in England and Australia for genera
ton, but it was virtually unknown on
this side Of the ocean until Miss Blair
undertook to popularize it. The play
deals with the decision OF Napoleon to
divorce Josephine in order that he may
marry Marie Louise of Austria and
found a dynasty.
The company includes Albert Phillips,
Joseph Driscoll. D. ]. Hamilton. J. A.
osborne. John p. Lee. Frank Holland,
George H. Timmons. Florence Hope
and Grace st. Clair.
Evening star., 1917-10-14

From Amsterdam" a dashing little
musical play which is accounted OF
special merit in many ways. The COM
pany is headed by Roy Clair. and In
cludes Laura Baer, Celeste Barker and
Lew Dwyer. with a specially selected
sextet of pretty girls who are a sur
prise feature" of the show. 1t Is a
Rolfe and Maddox production and cos
TUNED and staged in an especially at
tractive manner
Evening star., 1917-10-14

prefers.
Story of NibIo.-Fred Niblo was born
in York, Neb. Nine years later he got
JOB peddling bills for Mcintyre &
Heath and was rewarded for his serv-
ices with a pass to the 'Mastodon Min
strels." The black faced antics of Nc
Intyre and Heath made him resolve to
go upon the stage. Instead. he went
to New York and became an account
ant for life insurance company. Aft
erward he became a black-face come
dian and banjoist, graduating later into
ist and making his vaudeville debut at
keith's Theater in Boston in June. 1894.
Niblo married Josephine Cohan in
1901 and became partner and man.
ager Of the Four Cohans. whose tour
he directed from 1902 to 1904 The Four
and Mr.. and Mrs. Niblo Josephine
Cohan) made a. tour with "The Rogers
Brothers In Paris"
He returned to vaudeville and for the
next four years toured the United
States, except for an eight-week en-
gagement at the Palace Theater. Lon
don. He toured the world in 1907,
spending nine months il Africa. from
Zuzuland to the Uganda region. On
this trip In an OK wagon he secured ma
terial for illustrated lectures which he
afterward delivered.
In 1912. after two seasons in THE
Fortune Hunter J. c. Williamson of
Australia placed Niblo under contract
for an Australian tour of one year. His
success in the antipodes was such that
rounded out four years. Home ties and
the principal role in Hit the Trail
Holiday" induced him to return to the
United States.
Marie Flynn.-Marie Flynn, the pert
little prima donna of the You're in
Love" company, will celebrate her
twenty first birthday soon, as well as
her ninth year in the profession. Marie
tried to start In at ten years OF age.
doing vaudeville. but ere she had been
at it a few weeks the Children's Society
nabbed her and saw to it that she old
not happen again.
But at twelve she had her first real
opportunity, playing the child's lead in
The Cow Boy Girl for an entire SEA-
son. Her thirteenth and fourteenth
years were spent in the stock company
of the Bush Temple Theater, Chicago.
for the prima donna role in 'The Gold
en- Girl" At sixteen she was with
Frazee and Lederer. in Madame
Sherry" Here is where she first dis
covered herself and learned that she
could sing, act, dance and play speak
ing parts equally wei
At seventeen she was the cantatrice
with Joseph sanity, IN Wnen r,n tsla Dreams
aons with that Young star in both this
and ''My Home Town Girl"
" -
Girl U.hers-Girl ushers will be a
last resort at Keith's. with present
prospects that sooner or later some-
thing radical will have to be done. sas
the supply of usher lads is nearly at an
snd since the fall season began there
ha,a been several complete changes in
that part of the theater's stan, with
more inevitable.
other thsaters, here and elsewhere,
have secured girls. but Manager Rob-