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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-04

TIE following letter from DR. j. W Sandn of the most
prominent physicians of Southern Texas has Just been re-
ceyed at the Tanac office and gives ndspuae Evidence
to the value Of anac econsuctyc tonic for persons who
recupeang from the after effects of Spanish influenza
His letter follows:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-04

crets. So see il you can get Edith
Fairfax on the telephone for me, that's
a good girl"
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-04
TEXAS DOCTOR SAYS
TANLAC IS WONDERFUL

Prominent Texas Physician Says He Has Treated
About Fourteen Hundred Cases of Influenza Dur
ing the Past Month and Has Found TanIac TO BE
Best Tonic to BE Had to Build Up His Patients.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
WEBER AND FIELDS
UNITE IN "BACK AGAIN

When Weber and Fields will appear
this spring at the Chestnut Street Opera
House in their new musical vehicle.
Back Again." 1t will mark the stage
reunion of these two comedians after
n separation of several years. Re.
hearsals now are being held in New
York city for this production. with the
Dolly sisters. Rose and Jennie, as sub
stars to the managers
II is said that the new entertain
ment will part IKE largely of old Weber
and Fields's atmosphere. although for
the first time the partners viii have
play with real plot and consisten,
story. The Mike" and Meyer" of
OF old have vanished. The are now
Joe" and Louie" This in itself is a
novelty. Frank Stammers has written
the book of Back Again" while Louis
Hirsch, responsible for such song sue
cesses as Hello. Frisco" and twinkle
Toes" Is hard at work on the score.
Josephine Whittell has been engaged for
the prima donna role
The opening performance of Back
Again" will be given in Trenton for a
Saturday matinee and night, and then
the company will come direct to this city
for the Monday performance. The exact
length of the engagement here is not
stated. but at it's conclusion the conf
pany will go TO New York city for al
all-summer run.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
MARY NASH JEALOUS
IN WAR RELIEF WORK

Mary Nash. in common with so many
of her professional sisters. is an effective
factor In the excellent work being done
by the Stage Women's War Relief She
is eager to help the organization in any
way she can, and OF late has been dubbed
by her sister. Florence Nash. the sub
scription secretary, the champion trav-
cling subscriber" With the name goes
tale.
When THE Man Who Came Back" in
which Mary Nash enacts Marcelle was
playing in Detroit just prior to it's en-
gagement at the Adelpha. Miss Nash
was the guest of Mary Mannering. who
is at the head Cf the Stage Women's
War Relief Work in the Michigan city.
Naturally during her stay much was
said of the jealous campaigning in pro-
gress. and Miss Nash decided to give
through Miss Mannering generous
subscription to further the work. This
she did
Just before she left Detroit Miss Nash
received a letter from her sister. who.
in her official capacity as subscription
secretary of the Stage Women's War
Relief. requested a contribution. Here
was something of quandary With
one subscription OF the size just made.
Miss Nash felt she should make another
through her sister, and that. OF course.
in order to make things quite equitable
and friendly In the Nash family and
all that sort of thing. it-must be GER
tainly as large, II not larger, than the
sum just turned over to Miss Manner
Ing So a szable subscription was
dispatched to Miss Florence. who in the
meantime had heard from Miss Manner
ing, and promptly bestowed upon Miss
Mary the designation of champion trav-
cling subscriber. Miss Mary, On her
part, states that the spirit is very, very
willing. but that she doesn't know how
long she will he able to live up to her
title.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
SUPERB FRENCH ART
FOR LITTLE THEATRE
Copeau to Present Idealistic
Vieux-Colombier Company
in Brief Season Here

The most stimulating new force In
French dramatic art will he revealed to
Philadelphlans when Jacques Copeau
will bring his admirable company Of
the Theatre du Nieux-C -Colombier to tho
Little Theatre for series Of six per-
tormances. beginning Wednesday eve
ming, April 10. Matnocs will he given
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and
the engagement will close on Saturday
evening April 3.
NJ. Copeau has exerted a unique and
potent influence on the modern French
Theatre. Artistic vitality, regardless
OF stale conventions, but highly re-
spectful of all forms Of acting and
stage direction that make for simple
ity and sincerity. has been his aim.
Hts breadth OF taste and appreciation
or dramatic significance in tive most
diverse schools has led him TO build
up repertory whose cathcllcity iq un-
prccedented Thus he has not only given
new life TO Moliere and TO Shakes
peare and the Elizabcthan playwrights.
but TO Alfred de Musset and numerous
nineteenth century writer's His mod .
ern roster has embraced Materlinck.
Henry Becque and Paul Claudcl.
The remarkable achievement OF his
ideals at the picturesque Theatre du
NieuN-Colombier tOld Dovc-Cote) on the
Left Bank" OF Paris, previous to the
war was hailed with delight by all lovers
Of the stage. The conflict having nut
an end to the home institution the di
rector organized and trained new com
pany. which has this season been win
ming favor of connoisseurs in New York
II is this troupe of artists which will
be seen at the Little Theatre.
The repertory will be arranged as fol-
lows Wednesday night. April 10
Moliere's "LAvare": Thursday matinee
Renard's Poll de Carotte" and VII
leroy's La Traverse" Thursday night
Molicre's la Jalousie de Barbouille,' -
Merimee's La Carosse du Saint -Sacra
ment," and Renard's lie Pain de
Mcnage;" Friday night. Copeau's LES
Freres karamazov" Saturday matinee
"L'Avare," and Saturday night, poll de
Carotte" and La Traverse"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
MCCORMACK BANS
COMPULSORY ART

Compulsory education stops with the
schools" insists John Mccormack, the
tenor, who will give concert at the
Metropolitan on April IA.
You can't force the public to learn
unless the public desires to learn. That s
why the so-called educational idea in
art is failure so far as all forms OF
entertainment are concerned.
The primal requisite is to please. II
ny pleasing the artist IL able to instruct,
SO much the better. II he fails to please,
ne cannot instruct. except as he may
mold himself up to the public as an ex-
ample to be avoided.
"A friend of mine once remarked TO
me, AS soon as you attempt to make u
school OF the stage the public begins to
play hockey Art is In itself an educa =
tion. II is the most subtle and insidious
and delightful form that education
takes, The artist who attempts to play
the schoolmaster Is the foe of art. be-
cause he robs 1t of its delightful quality.
the very quality which makes IL educa- =
tionally effective.
Nowhere Is the Divine Providence re-
corded as telling us You must breathe,
you must eat. you must drink When
II gave us being 1t gave us the instinct
to do all this, and when this same Di-
vine Providence gave us human nature
the things that are pleasing. 1t Is this
primal instinct which teaches us TO APP
preciate art. The savage cannot appre-
ciate art. you say? True. but he does
appreciate the things which are pleasing
and that Is the basis upon which all art
is built. Human nature In it's refine
ment is human nature just the same"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
REAL Gypsy GIRLS
1.-THE LAND OF JOY
Mazantinita Halls From Ora
nada's Romantic Albaicin,
Beloved of George Borrow

Three dancers are especially promi-
nent in THE Land of Joy" at the For
est. They are Senorltas Doloretcs and
Mazantinita and Senior Antonio Bilboa'
Maaantinita is native of Granada
Spain. one Of the most interesting
arts Of this stored city OF Gra-
NADIA is its Albaicin or gypsy quarter.
once favorite haunt Of the Romany
expert. George Borrow. and II Is thcre
that Serorita Masantinta was born.
She learned to step the garrotin soon
after she was out Of her cradle, Tor
this dance is indigenous to the Al
baicin and known by the native girls
before they are able to read Malan-
tinita made her debut upon the stage
al an early age. She has danced in all
of the leading cities of her native coun-
try, but It was not until recently that
Senor Nclasco was able to persuade
her TO leave her home for the long
tour Of THE Land Of JOY" Gypsies. as
n rule, are afraid Of the sea.
Senorita Dolorctcs Is also u "Gitana
and Is known in Spain as the gypsy
dancing queen Previous to her in
PRODUCTION in this country this season
she visited South America and Paris,
where her name is now conspicuous
in the category Of famous dancers II
was in Barcelona that che made her
first stage appearance. having been
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
FAMOUS STAGE STAR
DIES in S6TH YEAR
Maggie Mitchell, Praised by
Lincoln, Succumbs in New
York
New York, March 90.

Maggie Mitchell, eighty-slx years old,
one Of the most famous of American
actresses, died yesterday at her home in
this city.
Miss Mitchell, whose name in private
life was Mrs. Charles Abbott, began her
career on the stage when she was five
years old, taking child parts. The play
in which she later achieved her greatest
fame was "Fanchon the Cricket" first
produced in New orleans in 1860. In
this and other plays she appeared often
before President Lincoln. She retired
from the stage about twenty years ago.
She had been in poor health since last
August but her death came unexpectedly
and was due to apopleXy.
Born in this city, she first played at
the Old Bowery Theatre. In 1851 she
appeared at Burton's Chambers Street
Theatre in "The Soldiers Daughter"
and then began a tour as a star, appear
Ing in repertory.
An ardent Northerner, she was in
Mobile. Ala. when the Civil War ended,
and she often told her friends with pride
of the furore she created by being the
first woman to raise the Stars and
Stripes in that city after the declaration
Of peace.
In the early spring of 1865 she was
playing in Washington when one day q
messenger came to her dressing room to
say that President Lincoln would esteem
1t an honor II she would call at the
White House the next day. And the
President sent his own carriage for me"
Maggie Mitchell would say as she often
retold the great event. "And when I
got there he shook my hand and looked
at me steadily for minute and then he
said: I heard of you so much, young
woman, that wanted to meet you here
In our home. That's the way he said
It, heard of you SO much And that
was the greatest day OF my life"
She was married twice. Her first hus-
band was Henry Paddock, of Cleveland.
whom she married at Troy, n, Y, in
1858, after a courtship OF fourteen
years. Later she became the wife OF
Charles Abbott. OF this city, who sur
Wives her with a. son and daughter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
Original Cast in Musical Comedy

After fifteen months on Broadway the
original cast presenting the musical COM
edy success. "Oh, Boy will bring that
sprightly entertainment TO the Lyric
Theatre on April /.
"Oh, Boy" is by Guy Bolton and +. G..
Wodehouse. with music by the ever
tuneful Jerome Kern. 1t has been play
ing continuously in New York for the
last year and a quarter, and holds the
long distance record run for any mu-
steal attraction in New York during the
last ten years. Five other companies
have been presenting "Oh, Boy" on tour
in every city of the land, but the man
ayers. William Elliott and F. Ray Com
stock, decided to reserve Philadelphia
for the original company. Therefore this
will be the only city in the country out
side of New York TO get the cast which
includes Anna Wheaton, Hal Forde,
Marie Carroll Lynne Overman, Fay
Marbe, Edna May Oliver Augusta Havi-
land. Stephen Maley. Carl Lyle. f, j.
Blunliall. Jack Merritt and dozen of
the comeliest Princess Theatre show
girls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
MABEL NORMAND AS
a CULINARY EXPERT

Not the least of the opportunities ar
forded Miss. Mabel Normand in The
Floor Below" her newest Goldwyu play,
billed for the Stanley next week. is a
chance 10 acquit herself with credit in
kltchen-Ur rather a kitchcnette. oddly
enough, for the first time in her parade
of film heroines, Miss Normand as Pa
tricla O'Rourke prepares meal. 1t is
an honest serviceable repast. too. Tom
Moore, her leading man, eating every
morsel of it, There is nothing humorous
about the breakfast. but there Is a
great deal OF humor in the cleverly de-
veloped situation. Patricia O'Rourke. to
escape the pursuing police, wends her
way down a firc-cscape into the mysteri-
GUS floor below. finding there an agree
able young man who suspects that the
girl "A thief. Nevertheless he allows her
to remain until the minions of the law
give up their search OF the building. one
hour grows into another and another and
Patricia is forced to remain. The night
passes. When morning comes the CRATE
ful girl prepares surprise breakfast
Tor the young man, who has slept with
his head on his arms on the table. It
is this meal that Miss Normand prepares
with dispatch and skill First she makes
coffee. followed by buttered toast and
finishing with deftly turned eggs all
put together and served not as "A bit
of business required by the scenario.
but with appetizing sincerity. Tom
Moore cats the meal with relish. Miss
Normand herself partakes of the food
proof enough that the leading man is
not a sole helpless victim of the actress
culinary capers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
TEXTURE OF "HAMLET"
IN DALY'S NEW ROLE

This excerpt Is from letter written
by Ellis Parker Butler. author Of Pigs
Is Pigs" etc, to Mrs. Henry B. Harris
after witnessing Arnold Days perform
ance of THE Master" in New York:
This play Is one Of the few plays I
have seen that would like to see with
another man In the title role some time
some other year-because the part OF
The Master Is one that is SO cleverly
written that its meaning would be
quite different in the hands OF differ
ent actors. The same is true of the
Masters wife. DAILY Is so absolutely the
sort of husband that he portrays that
he Is complete. So is the wife. 1t would
be most interesting to see what would
be the effect OF the situation II the hus-
band was a different sort OF husband
and the wife a different sort of wife.
given the same lines as at present. l
suppose what / am trying to say Is that
b, F. Glaser the adapter, and Bahr, the
original author, have created part
that is, like Hamlet, worth various In
terpretations and that II would be a
Joy to compare one Interpretation with
another. Very gratefully yours.
"ELLIS PARKER BUTLER"
"The Master" will be the Broad
Street Theatre Easter attraction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
TAX REDUCED $56s,O52
Trenton and Mercer County Trac'
tion Wins in N. J. Supreme Court

Trentsn. March 23.-Directing that
*b6s.ob2 be deducted from an assess
ment of s2,os9,s ,so3 upon the property Of
the Trenton and Mercer County Trac-
ton Corporation for 1916, the Supreme
Court, In an opinion by Justice Black
has instructed that the amount. after
deduction was made, be apportioned to
the respective municipalities In the
county In which property CT the COM
pany is located.
When the trolley corporation appealed
fom the county boards decision to the
Atats board the latter virtually anirmed
( ne assessment by adding s66s,0b2 as
<poing value" The inclusion Of this lat
amount Was held BY toe supreme
xitheof v3fsenf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
INTERESTING TOPICS OF STAGEAND AND THE MOVIE FIELD
PIPE-MAJOR FOUGHT
REAL "FUZZY.WUZZY''
Mckenzie Baillie, of British
Recruiters, Backing Getting
Together" Indorses Kipling

The British and Canadian Recruiting
Mission, which is backing the spectacu.
lar war play, Getting Together" which
comes TO the Lyric Theatre next week,
relies by no means wholly on the foot.
lights to inspire patriotic enthusiasm In
dramatic style One OF the most active
spirits in the organization needs no fic.
tIonal trappings. He is Pipe-Major Nc
Kenzie Baillie, who, every day, at 220
West Forty.second street and from an
automobile all over Greater New York.
pipes Bonnie Laddie," or some other
stirring Scotch tune to inspire Scotch.
men, Britishers and Canadians to vol.
unteer for the British or Canadian army
in Brigadicr General Whites great drive
for 10000 recruits in two months.
Millions of people the world over have
read Kiplings poem about Fuzzy
wuzzy." the big black boundin beg.
gar" who "bruk a British square" but
Pipe-Major Baillic has the advantage Of
them. He has not only read the poem.
but he was actually in the square when
II was broken He was working in the
Brighton stockyards In Boston in 1917
when the military wanderlust seized him
and he promptly went to England and
Joined the Royal Marine Artillery. He
was on the Temeraire during the BON.
bardment of Alexandria when Condor
Charlie Bercsford was signaled We'll
done, Condor and was in the Soudan
when Great Britain was endeavoring to
relieve Gordon at khartoum.
"The Forty-seCond Battalion of the
Black Watch and the Royal Marine Ar.
tillery had gone forward TO relieve the
garrison at Sin Kat" he said, but whe n
we got there we found big heap of
their bones bleaching in the desert sun.
The big blacks who had killed them soon
came after US and we formed square
British square that never had been
broken by any foe. ON the rlght-hand
corner was the artillery and IN the mid.
die were our camels. our wounded, sick
and supplies. There were thousands of
the black beggars. and after firing a vol
ley from their rifles they dropped the
guns and came straight at rifles. bayo.
nets and artillery with nothing but
assegais--long, wicked spears, you
know We moved 'em down. but the
blacks still alive came on like the mad.
men they were and actually broke the
square-the first time In history-at the
corner where the artillery was. One
hundred of 'em got into the square and
we had to reform so we could fight
'em without killing our own men. We
soon finished 'em of, but they all died
Sighting like wildcats"
"Did you have a mix.up with any of
theIa?" he was asked.
Yes, one of 'em got me through the
leg with a spear"
What did you do?'
II gave II back to him." the pipe
major said simply. and a moment later
the strains of Bonnie Laddie" were
calling Scotland's sons to the flag under
which the Gordons. the Seaforths, the
Black Watch, the Camerons and many
other Highland regiments have won
undying fame.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
New Cohan Revue Coming

. The attraction for the Forrest Theatre
beginning Monday. April 22. win be the
Cohan Revue of 1918, which has beer
playing to capacity audiences at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York
II will begin a limited engagement. This
|s an Offering Of star entertainers, trav'
many and mirthful things that go tc
make up Cohan potpourri.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
Ibsen Play for Little Theatre

Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen. will be re-
vived by Robert Whittier at the Little
Theatre during the week Of April /
The play has not been seen in Philadel-
season Of 1913-l9l4 Mr.. Whittier gave
the drama here at the Little Theatre and
also at the Forrest Mr.. Whittiers role
Is that OF Oswald.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-08
N3aaa:y E:3|s:s's Mr.
The Queen Is Dead

When noted parsonage dies, be he ruler of ma
ton or champion przefighter, we recount again the
events of his fe his battles, his trumphs, his de.
feats, his life's history. We mourn the death OF
any man who in life did something better than his
fellows could do it. We are sorry he is gone; and
we are glad that once he lived.
Not long ago Duchess Skark Ormsby died. May
be you have not heard of her death, and maybe you
. did not even know that Duchess Skylark Ormsby
once lived in this land.
Duchess Skylark Ormsby was cow. Not an or
binary COW, but cow of superior accomplishments.
That she lived means more to this country and the
world than all the achievements of all the worlds
prizefighters, wresters, and most of its kings and
millionaires
For Duchess Skylark Ormsby queen of the dairy
world made it clear, beyond the shadow of doubt,
that it Is the wellbred which will end the milk
problems in future days.
This champion Of all cows proved that the an
swer to milk and butter questions lies in the
quality of the cows in American daries and not in
the mere quantity. Were all the American milk
cows of the Duchess Skylark Ormsbys standard,
the nations demand for butter and milk supply
would be large enough to meet every demand
The duchess lived up in Minnesota. 1t was there
she broke the world record by producing in year
27761 pounds of milk and 20509 pounds of butter
fat
You and your children and your chldrens chill
dren will have more milk to drink and more butter
for your bread because this queen of dairy cows
lived and inspired breeders of dairy cattle to
strive for the ideal COW.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-08
C89n@ 6&dtRens

She did not say a word, but
her big brown eyes which seemed
to be beyond weeping asked the
question, what are you going to
do with us?"'
"'You could see she was a wom-
an of brains and refinement and |
jush shuddered,' said Tim, when
| thought of what point of desper-
alton she had reached before she
had determined to go out on the
street for that baby
do you think you would have
done the same, Miss Margaret"
asked Annie. and right here, little
book, something queer happened
to me. For the first time since l
knew there was a baby coming to
me, l felt that Joy of mother love
that comes to every woman sooner
|Or later. / knew I would serve
my heart on platter IL necessary,
for its comfort and we'll being.
81 think, Annie, that a mother
will make any sacrifice for her
child" said, but honestly I don't
know just what l would do II l
we're placed In the circumstances
in which Martha Marlin found
herself.
what is going to become Of
her now, Annie?"
why, Miss Margaret, you sure
|ly know what Tim and Mr.. Symone
did with her. They got her
place on the -"
"Of course, they would take
her to Pat" I exclaimed and then
I stopped in astonishment. for it
came to me all Of a sudden that
she must be the woman who was
writing those most interesting per-
sonality stories l had been reading
lately. AS / had read them, 1
said to myself that Pat would stop
importuning me a little for you,
little book.
We'll, All is we'll that ends
WE'LL I quoted rather fatuously."
Ito Be Continued.)