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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

grand prize at the Paris Exposition
for its decorations. About the same
time he began 10 design and decorate
rooms for art exhibits, fitting carpets,
and sculpture to be shown. Al the
Paris Exposition he was sole juror of
the Austrian exhibit, as we'll rs deco
rator Of its room. Finding too many
paintings for the space at his disposal.
twenty six ear-old Urban threw out all
but the most modern in conception.
And when the Academy questioned his
action Urban resigned with twenty-five
other artists and formed new society,
Minister of Fine Arts gave Urban the
famous old ministry building for the
new groups exhibition. The next,
Urban designed a structure in which
the society thereafter held its own
shows.
The decoration of exhibitions, pal
aces and country houses continued.
bringing Urban fame, fortune and Of
fetal orders Of various sorts. lie
varied his architectural work with the
capture of the prize for the Cars
Bridge over the Neva, in Petrograd,
and with the illustrating Of chidren's
books and historical commemorative
Volumes. 1t was his illustrations that
finally led him into the theatre.
Through these aud his friendship
with the director Of the Imperial
Rurgthcatcr, DR.. Paul Schlcnther, he
became interested in modern stage
management. In cooperation with Pro
fessor Heinrich Letter he mounted
many plays, the scenery of which at
trsctcd much attention and ultimately
caught the eye of the director of the
Boston Opera Company. In Vienna
Urban staged plays and operas for the
two imperial houses; soon he was
making productions in the leading the
atrcs Of the Teuton world. In all he
made some half hundred before com
ing TO America.
Urban's first designs TO cross the
water were shown in Boston in 1912:
"Polltss ct Melisandc," "Hansel und
Crete" and Tristan und Isolde" In
the summer Of that year he came 70
Boston as artistic director Of the
Opera House lie brought with him
hi own STAFF OF artisans and set up in
Swampscott thc studio which is now
turning out American productions by
methods once very strange 70 America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

agreed with Miss Dana in most things,
but we can't share her affection for
Peter.
awe had a weeks vacation, and
I'm dying to get back to work, only
I'm terribly afraid, too. ! am going
to do Blu. Jeans and if it shouldn't
be all right they would never forgive
me. Every time | do a picture ] suffer
so from stage fright that | swear !
never shall do another-and then, OF
course, do.
"All Of that is nothing. however,
compared with the agony Of selling
Liberty Bonds. when was in Boston
they asked me II would do that, and
they said that all / would have TO 90
would be 20 sell them and not say 4
word. Then. unfortunately, ! found
that they wouldn't sell themselves and
had TO make speeches. ! didn't know
enough about the situation 20 tell the
people why they ought TO buy them.
I just kept telling them that IL was
their duty, and number Of them mus,
have been convinced, for | sold them.
wasn't it funny that my sisters and
/ should all be actresses, and yet none
Of my people arc professional j
have been on the stage since ! was
five years old. / started as a dancer
and then, before knew II, ! was play
ing child parts. Then ! became an
ingenue. J guess that is as far as III
ever get first, because ! am so smsh
and insignificant, and, second, because
was born in Brooklyn. Brooklyn
the home of ingenues, YOU know. YAM
pires may be and sometime really arc
born out in the Sahara Desert, IN ku-
STA or in South Africa; but my ante
ceden,s arc so prosaic. There Is no
mystery about me anywhere. Ny real
name is Flugrath. and haven't any
accent nor any figure, so J never can
hope to attain success as q vampire
"ln my next picture I'm going 10
play twin sisters. One Of them i'
wicked. while the other is regular
little daughter OF Elsie and Rollo you
know the worthy woman type! wen
you can imagine which one I'm more
interested in, and for the sake oil my
art I'm watching the methods Of every
a
vampire OF note. I'm going 10 "
known from now on as the ingenu'
that made Theda Bsra jealous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

4 BOUT this time OF year there Is
"A strong suspicion abroad-one
might even say "abroadway"-that the
art of Joseph Urban is merely a va
riegatcd and spectacular thing. But
when the silly season is departed. when
the "Follies" have frolicked away TO
Boston and Mr.. Ziegfeld is dormant.
then New York will have 10 recon
struct its view Of Urban. For about
November Is the man who leaps from
Caliban TO Eddie Cantor as decora-
tons for his highly dramatic back
grounds will display at the Metropoli-
tan his craft as designer Of serious
operate scenery. Meanwhile. 1t IS
rather interesting to discover that Ur-
bans life has been quite as spectacu-
lar and variegated as his art.
At fifteen he adapted to Austrian
forms the Sloyd work of Sweden, which
his father, distinguished educator,
was introducing to his native Vienna;
together they got out textbook with
illustrations BY young Urban. -Four
years later ne had stopped such happy
cooperation with his father and become
a vigorous young family rebel. This
was because his father had found out
that for two years, while he thought
his son was studying law according t1
orders, the boy had actually been going
10 art school instead. Worse than that
he had been going to two art schools,
one in the morning and one IN the
afternoon.
At this stage in his career only two
things prevented a great stage artist
from being turned into a Questionable
lawyer. One was the resOlutc blood
that ran in the Urbans; it IS attested
by the elder Urban's Incorporating
insistence on law and by his brilliant
brothers political radicalism, which
made him an exile in Switzerland until
the recent Austrian Cabinet crisis
called him back 20 his country's ser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
SHADOWS ON THE SCREENS

Phillips Oppenheim's popular novel;
which has been adapted for the screen
by Albert lie Vino. Emily Stevens will
be the star in this picture and her
leading man will be Frank Mills.
Mae Marsh will make her initial
public appearance in Chicago at the
annual exposition of the Motion Pict-
ure Exhibitors League. The first day
of the convention will be known as
Mae Marsh Day. Miss Marsh is known
to millions of film fans all over the
world, but few persons ever have seen
her. She has consistently refused to
appear in conjunction with any Of her
pictures and she never is seen in the
favorite haunts Of screen luminaries.
Thomas II. Ince has closed deal
with the New York Motion Picture Cor
poration and the Triangle Film Com
pany wherby he has sold them all of
his holdings in both companies and
has entirely severed his connection with
both companies. The sum involved was
S75O,00O, or $4,000 Liberty Bonds.
Mr.. lnce will announce his plans
in the near future.
A typical Pearl White serial called
"The Fatal Ring" will be released on
July S instead of in September as was
originally planned. The picture was
prepared especially for Miss Whites
use and was taken from a series Of
stories called THE Nocturnal Advent
ures of Nicholas Knox"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
The Weeks GyiSt

Manhattan Opera House Here we have
show which the Lambs annually dspor
performances this tonght and
the
of the entertainment percentage
ambulance for the Red Cross
with George " Hobart sketch entitled
Gambol Will ohn
Words Mean Nothing, skt also by Ho
minstrel number which will enlist the services OF
Mack Powers Bernard Tannen Hitchcock
and Niblo.
Somewhere sketch; Doyle and Dixon
sketch called "Thc Old Stage Door Will be the
features Of the half of the
the Lyric This
"he Chocolate Soldier and the
his be here several The dependable
Sigmund Romberg supplied additional numbers Edgar
book and
Shuer and j. c. Huffman have attended to the The
piece in three and has military background
will be Charles Purcell Frances Demae Nivienne
Charles Judes. Charles McNaughon Ned Munoe
Arthur Doris Marvin Grace Daniels, Virginia
and others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
A Cabaret for Highbrows

Cabaret which gets away from the
customary and is actually known as
"highbrow" is promised for tomorrow
evening at the reopening of the sum
mer garden atop the Hotel Majestic
There will be. for example. R fifteen
minute pantomime entitled The Magic
Kiss" certainly All innovation in
cabsrctdom. James A. Watts. Rita Sal
mani and EHtaby Potapoyitch will he
among the entertainers, and Daniel
Mayer is the imprcsario.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
VIOLA DANA, FIVE-FOOT ELF

dotes. She told about her fishing trip
TO Marblehead, how she caught a trout
or salmon or something that weighed
almost as much as she did; Of her ex-
citing experience in Florida when she
sat down on a scorpion. and OF how
she loved new hats and owned more
than hundred. and then she said:
SHIRLEY. bring out Peter and make
him show Off.
Peter wasn't foxterrler, nor Per-
sian cat. nor even a guinea pig. but a
turtle. He seemed terribly stupid, and
not in the least demonstratiye. We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
Summer at the Palais Royal

\ new summer revue Is now IN iu''
swing at the Palais Royal, Rroad"sg
and Forty-eighth street. The new r"
tertainmcnt is entitled "FrocNs anu
Frills." and embraces the services O.
Harry pclf and Daisy Irving, smons
others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

HECsGE BRONSON HOW ARD
" Come Through will be pre-
sented by the Universal Film Company
at the Broadway Theatre for an IN
/ definite run, the first performance TO
/ be given this afternoon. The author
is we'll known for his true TO life
studies in crookdom. He wrote the
I first underworld play produced in New
York. "The Only Law" Mr.. Howard is
also the author of "An Enemy to So
ciety" and the fascinating Gods
Man." which was recently produced on
| the screen. "Come Through" is said
J to be repletc with startling situations.
: The leading roles are played By Her
bert Rawlinson and Alice Lake.
The feature picture at the Riaito
this week will be George Beban in
AZ Roadside Impressrio." Tomorrow
Charlie Chaplin in THE Immigrant
will be shown and will remain for
the rest of the week.
Mr.. Bebsn will be seen as an Italian
mountebank with a well trained bear
playing opposite him. Beban wrote the
story, which was directed by Donald
Crisp. In the cast are Harrison Ford,
Julia Faye and Adele Harrington.
The overture will be "Il Guarany'
with Gypsy Love" as an added number.
Henry Herbert will interpret 1.-THE
Coward" by Robert W. Service. The
final instalment OF THE Land OF the
Rising Sun" will be shown.
big Timber" will be the feature pict-
ure at the Strand, in which kathlyn
Williams and Wallace Reid VIII appear
in the leading roles. The screen sdap-
tation was made from Bertrand Sim
olair's story by Gardner Hunting. A
real forest fire is seen raging IN the
big timber country. a picture called
Mountain Lion Roping in Montana
will be feature Of the programme.
Bob Baker. the wild animal roper and
camera man, will appear in person at
each performance. The o. Henry pict-
ure will be mo story" tale Of news
paper life. Victor Moore will be seen
in a new farce entitled Committing. "
Among the soloists are Grace Hoffman,
soprano, and Max Rossowsky, 'ccllist
George Welsh in "Some Boy will
be the feature az the Academy for the
first four days Of the week. Smiling
George impersonates a mysterious
female in this new picture and it is
said that he is second Eltinge. Doris
Pawn will play the leading feminine
role.
At Loew's New York Theatre and
Roof the features for the coming week
will be Charlie Chaplin in "The I'm
migrant" on Monday and Tuesday;
Rupert Julian in "A Kentucky Gin
derela" on Monday; Charles Ray in
"The Clodhopper" on Tuesday; "The
Deemster," with Derwcnt Hall Game
in the leading role on Wednesday and
Thursday; Alice Brady in THE Di-
yorcc Game" and William Desmond in
paws of the Bear" on Friday. Va
leska Suratt in THE Slave on SatUr-
day ard Ethel Barrymore in "The
Greatest Power" on Sunday.
"A Daughter of the Gods with
the original cast, including Annette
Kellcrmann, will go to the Standard
Theatre for two weeks beginning this
afternoon. Two performances day
will be given.
"The Submarine Eye" with Bar
bars Tenant in the leading role, will
remain at the Liberty Theatre.
The Lincoln Cycle with Benjamin
Chaplin will continue at the Globe The
strc.
The first Of the special productions
to be released by Metro will be pct
irritation of "A Sleeping Memory" Il.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31

war Office announces. The city
of Gorilla, on the Isonzo, also
has been captured. The mum
Der of Italian prisoners, accord
ing to the report. is increased to
more than 10000.
The announcement follows:
Rapid development of the
united attack on the Isonzo
again brought entire success
yesterday. The Italian forces
which sought TO prevent our di-
visions from emerging from the
mountains were thrown back
bv powerful thrusts. In the
evening German troops forced
their way into the burning town
of Cividale, the first town in
point of position in the plan.
The Italian front as far as the
Adriatic sea is wavcring. Our
troops are pressing forward on
the whole line. Gorilla, the
most disputed town in the Ison-
70 battles, was taken early this
morning by Austro Hungarian
divisions.
The number of prisoners has
been increased to more than
$4,000 and the number of guns
to more than 600."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31
Italians Muffer Severe LOSSES
at Hand of Enemies

Berlin (yia London), Oct. 2S-
(Bulletin): The capture of 1O0,-
600 Italians and more than 700
guns is reported in the official
comm unication from general
headquarters tonight, which de.
clares that the Italian second
and third armies are in retreat.
The text of the statement
reads:
The Italian second and third
armies are in retreat towards
the west. Our pursuit is ad-
vancing rapidly from the noun
tains as far as the sea. Up to
the present 100000 prisoners and
700 guns have been enumerated"
Berlin, Oct. % (via London,
Oct. %, British Admiralty, per
Wireless Press).-The Austrians
and Germans have forced their
way through the mountains to
the plains of northern Italy, cap
turing the town of Civldale, the
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31

the barber shop fixtures, but the
loss from fire and damage was
very slight. Mr.. Funderburk
moved temporarily into the
small building on the corner
near the big sycamore tree.
The Journal office has been
moved into the east room of the
old Mercantile building, and the
most of the work of getting out
the paper will be done there,
though the paper press, engine,
etc. remains in the building.
The post office was moved to
the front room upstairs in the
Mercantile building. directly
over the new quarters of the
Jour nal.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31

vented the total destruction of
the building and contents. The
metal roof did not fall, though
most of the timbers burned
Volunteer fire fighters of the
heroic kind went into the build
ing when it seemed as if the
whole roof of burning timbers
and red hot metal would fall up.
on their heads and with hooks
pulled down the metal ceiling
and with buckets and dippers
threw water until the fire was
finally extinguished after two
hours Of hard work. The roof
was still suspended overhead,
resting upon few partially
burned joists, and the flour was
hardly burned at all, though
covered with charcoal and ashes
to depth of two or three inches
in many places. The brick
walls were damaged from the
heat outside more than the fire
inside. They remained stand
ing, though it was found neces
sary TO tear the front down to
the tops Of the windows and re-
build it because of the cracked
condition. There was $500 in
surance on the building. The
insurance adjuster for the build
ing was at Chesterfield on Fri
day, and he was notified of the
tire here and came here in the
afternoon before the fire was en-.
tlrely out. He agreed to paw
$3.50 damages on the building.
The fire had gained such
headway in the restaurant and
pressing club when it was dis.
covered that nothing from these
buildings could be saved, and
this stuff, together with the
buildings, was total loss.
There was no insurance on
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31

the enemy, famed a new flame
of patriotism through out the
country.
The absolute silence with
which Secretary Baker and war
department officials greeted the
news, however, showed that al
though the movement iuto the
trenches had been expected at
any time, it was regarded only
as the final phase of the mems
training. German shells are
breaking about the Americans
and, although they have not
taken over the trench sector, ri
files, machine guns, bombs and
bavonets in American hands
will greet any enemy attock.
The silence of Secretary Ba.
ker indicated that no official
report of the occupation of the
trenches had been received.
General Pershlng is the Judge of
all matters pertaining to the
training of his force, and he
probably did not inform the de
partment Of Ills plans IN advance,
as every effort was made to pre-
vent the enemy from learning
what was afoot. 1t is certain.
however, that the department
was fully prepared for the news.
Secretary Bakers latest review
OF the war situation this week
indicated that American troops
in France were nearing the end
OF their strenuous training be-
hind the lines.
Casualties among the Ameri
can forces are to be expected.
Reports from the front already
show intermittent artillery fir
ing, and we'll aimed shell may
claim American victims at any
moment. There is nothing to
indicate, however, that an of.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31
The Journal Building and Four
Others Destroyed by Fire

Fire originated in a restaurant
on Pearl street about 1:30 o'clock
Friday morning and destroyed
the Journal building, and the
city garage. The tour wood
buildings belonged to Mre. VI. A..
Sowell, and the loss is estimated
at $4,000. One was occupied by
the barber shop. which was own
ed by Mr.. P. w. Funderburk.
Nearly all his fixtures were car
ried out. The next one was
occupied by the post office.
The patrons boxes and some of
the desks and books were saved.
Postmaster Quick carried $lO0
insurance. One of the other
buildings was occupied by a
pressing club owned by w. O.
Tucker and E. G.. Anderson
The other building was occupi-
ed bv a restaurant owned by w.
Q. Tucker. There was no in
surance on any of the stuff in
the four wood buildings except
the small amount on the post
office fixtures and supplies.
Neither was there any on any
of the four buildings.
The brick building owned by
G. M. Tucker and occupied by
The Journal caught from the
roof and burned slowly, and
much of the printing material
and machinery was carried out.
The large cylinder newspaper
press, one job press, one hand
press, one large imposing stone
and cabinet, and one improved
job cabinet we're the principal
things left i'll the building. The
building was covered and ceiled
with metal, and the fire burned
very slowly. Valiant work pre-.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31
Americans at Last in the Big
Fight

Washington, Oct. 27.-The ma
ton was thrilled today by word
that American troops at last
were face to face with the Ger.
mans across No Mans. Land.
Announcement by General
Pershing that several battalions
OF his infantry were in the front
line trenches. supported by
American batteries which al
ready had gone in action against
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31

A teacher received the follow
ing note from The mother of one
Of her pupils:
Dear Madam: Flease.ixcus my
Tommy today. He won't come
10 skule because he is acting as
timekeeper for his father, and it
is your fault. y gave him tx.
ample if field is 4 miles around
how long will ii take a man
walking 3 > miles an hour to
walk , IA times around it.
Tommy amt a man, so we had
to send his father. They went
early this morning s. father will
walk round the field and Tom
my will time him, but pleas
don't give my boy such ixam.
pies aein, because my husban'
must 90 to work every day to
support bis family.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-31

fensive operation by the Ameri-
cans and their French associa te S
is to be expected, outside of pos
Slble trench raiding. The sec
tor where the front line trainin g
school has been established is
described as one of the quietest
on the front.
The report from the front inGi.
Gates that all American forces
Will be given trench duty in re-
liefs as the final touch CT their
preparation. The whole busi-
ness of relieving and supplying
the front lines can be carried on
under actual war conditions and
under fire.
In time, complete section of
the front will be Americanized
in every detail. How wide this
front will be, where on the long
line ii is to be located and SINH
lar questions are matters about
Which no speculation is permit.
ted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-08
'sUl1lI ) ONSLAUGHT
AWAITED By GOTHAM

New York. April New York held
~ breath today, straining Its ears
70 catch the thunder Of heacy artii-
Iery tn the distance. Not even the
possibility Of German U-boat talk
ing shot ut the Woodwork build
ing prevented = feeling of tense ex-
pectancy over the advent Of Billy SUM
dey and his cohorts tomorrow.
What effect will the baseball evan
geiists picturesque phrases, com
pound Of the gutter and the cioister.
have on the aggressive. wide-awake
tra-modern six million souls Of
Americas metropolis?
Not to exaggerate in the least, this
vas the common topic on the street
today. as II has been increasingly for
many days past. Billy's revilers and
MS admyers were found inside and
outside church circles. Many Roman
Catholic and several Protestant d.
vines have uttered warning against his
insidfous influence, .'cheapening the
things of the ,nul" But the great
body OF his adherents here investiga-
ton has clearly disclosed. will not
bo limited to any particular sect or
sects.
The New York newspapers will all
devote great amount OF space tn
the Sunday revival. Most OF them
will support him heartily In his ef-
forts to better the city. despite the
widely held opinion here that Man
haitian is no worse than any other
corner of the universe, and, in fact,
not quite so bad as most.
Tammany hall public officials once
erected large white statue of Civic
Virtue in Longacre square. It was to
shame the detractors OF their" city.
With a similar spirit to that which
moved the builders Of that famous
bit of art, many veteran New York
ers will go to the big gospel barn"
on Washington Heights tomorrow
They are willing to give Billy and
his doctrine OF eternal fire and dam
nation a fair hearing: but X he makes
any false statements, or unjust COM
parsons between this city and others,
woe be unto him. There are many
sharp pens in New York.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-08

COUNTRY BACON
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