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New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
They Won Her at Poker

Her name is Charlotte Wakefield.
She is tall and graceful and good look
ing.
She is the girl in the yellow dress
who smiles and smiles and smiles from
beginning to end of "Rock-a-Bye
Baby" the new, breezy, summery mu-
steal comedy at the Astor Theatre.
There is a story to tell of the smiling
Miss Wakefield. A year ago she got
her first chance on the stage and made
the most of it. Came the close of last
season and the management for whom
she had worked offered her a new con-
tract for this coming season. 1t was
for larger salary and it was to play
one of the most important roles in the
road company of the musical comedy
with which she had made her start.
Life for Miss Wakefield surely wore a
rosy tint.
And then Selwyn e. Co. began cast
ing the "Rock-a-Bye Baby" company.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

Snakes are the most afYectionate Of
animals" went on the Princess.
Sam McCracken, owner Of the Rich
ards circus, walked by and heard. He
smiled.
The reason the Princess does not
travel with the Barnum or Ringling
shows is because they are circuses
without wild animal stunts, while the
r. T. Richards outfit doubles the wild
animal arena with the circus ring. But
when the Ringlings want q wild animal
broken to harness and cage life, bear
broken to comedy stunts for some one
else to handle, elephants broken to the
habit Of lifting woman in the air, a
camel taught to go his PAGES, and many
tricks for horses 6f a circus ring
nature, the job is Florine's.
Fqorine has been training the un-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

1t was to be the firms first venture
into the field Of musical plays and
they planned to make their debut an
impressive one.
For the part Of the girl who must
"smile and smile and smile" the name
of Charlotte Wakefield was suggested
She was said to have the most infec-
tious smile on the stage and the man
who had suggested her urged the man
ayers to get her without fail.
All of which would mean little or
nothing had it not been that Miss
Wakefield had signed another con-
tract. Moreover, she wasn't at all
certain that she wanted to give up the
opportunity she had won by her work
the previous season to play just a
small part in another play.
And there the matter rested until
"Rock-a-Bye Baby" was already in re-
hearsaL 1t chanced that a member of
the Selwyn firm and the man who had
suggested the girl with the wonderful
smile met in the card room of a we'll
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
A Snake to Loue You

animals have minds and think just
like human beings" says the Princess
Florine, trainer of wild animals for
the Ringing Brothers and now appear
ing with the R. T. Richards Circus at
Luna, Coney Island. Nor did she
bat an cyelash. This recalls the late
captain Jack" Bonavita, who would
look you dead in the eye and tell you
that lions talk.
Princess Florine sat in her spangles,
beautiful, pensive, n-cent-magazinish
if you wish, but nevertheless serious.
And to make the assertion and belief
in it further striking, here are her
confessed antecedents:
Born in the shadow of Bunker Hill,
Charlestown, Mass, at &c Monument
Square, of French american extraction,
and educated in Berkeley Street Con-
vent in Boston. Age, twenty-five. Eyes,
black. Hair, titian-real.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

known theatrical club. Conversation
eventually drifted to the new play.
"Did you get that girl l told you
about?" asked the man.
"Can't," answered the Selwyn man.
'She's tied up"
"Who with ?" asked the man. Then,
when he had been told. he added:
"Oh that's all right; he'll release
her. l just saw him downstairs. Wait
a minute and I'll bring him up here
and fix it up"
But it wasn't as easily fixed. The
man wasn't so sure he wanted to take
the trouble to find another girl for the
part for which he had engaged Miss
Wakefield. Suddenly the man who
had caused it all had an inspiration.
"Tll tell you what" he said. Lets
put on a little mellerdrammer Of our
own. Play hand of cards for the
gur-r-i."
And SO deck of cards was secured
and with the third man acting as
dealer a poker hand was dealt out.
The man who held the contract with
Miss Wakefield found a pair of kings
In his hand to start. His opponent
had a pair of aces. Each drew three
cards and then showed down their
hands. Neither had bettered. So Miss
Wakefield is wearing a pretty yellow
frock and smiling and smiling.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
IN Vaudeville

PALACE - Christie Mcdonald, in
"Cupid's Mirror; Hobart Boswell, in
"The Sea Wolff; Wilson, Barr and
Moffatt; Williams and Wolfus, Alber-
tina Rasch, "Moondown," Donahue and
Stewart, Rath Brothers and Karl
Emmy's pets.
RIVERSIDE-Irene Franklin and
Burton Greene, Ray Samuels, Maryon
Vadie and Ota Gygi, "For PHYS Sake;
Crawford ara Broderick, "Blue" Bert
Kenney and I. R. Nobody, "a Chinese
Circus;" Miller Brothers; and William
Ferry in "The Frog"
ROYAI-Trixie Friganza, Clark and
Bergman, Al Herman, ideal champion
woman swimmer and diver of the
world. Fink's Mules, the Deleres in
"PianoAage," Tilu and Ward, and the
In Vars.
LOEW'S AMER1CAN-"What Every
Man Needs" "Just Girls" Franz
Frazer, Bunce and Hardy, AL Hall and
company, Carberry and Cavanaugh
Wilson, Hagan and Harson, and others
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
NEWS AND NOTES OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS 4
No Street Make-Un
For "Fo[Iies" Girl.

For the first time in the eleven -
of the "Ziegfeld Follies" historv 81
young women in that organiz..,.
noted the country over for their bs.r.-
will not this year have the added =.
vantage Of artificial embell;sar...
This is a rule set down and rir;d,v :.
hered TO b5' +. zsegfeld. jr., the 81,
noisseur Of the beauty department.
This rule does not prevail st,ic.,.
the activities of the young won.s
while on the stage, inasmuch "a 49,.
tain shading of makeup is reor,s.,
by the strong lighting to which ,h.;.
faces are subjected: but the mil.
positive so far as il concerns tn. .;.,
on the streets or at rehearsals. A.
matter of fact. acting upon instruetIo,.
Ned Wayburn, the stage director ,r~
his eye along the rows OF face. o..
line up before him daily. The von,.
women have been made to undsr,,.-s
that the use of makeup il tshos
except for strictly artistic purposes
The suggestion came to Mr.. Zie,,.,,
through the changed attitude Of u.
women Of Paris. who heretofore h.v.
been the worlds experts in camous..
ing the complexion. Partly becsus. :,
the exigencies Of war times. but mo,.
especially because of inability to oh
tain paints, powders and lip roues !,
sufficient abundance, the women =.
Paris are contenting themselves vii,
their natural physical glories.
Strangely enough, the result In Par,
has been exactly that noted in ".
Ziegfeld girls. In both cases it /, tIs tIs
general impression of onlookers th.s
this state of au naturel is the more in'
pressive,
"No one was ever deceived. ssvhow
by these artificial Devices" said M
Ziegfeld. Women for many vsar.
have deluded themselves by putting
dabs of powder on their noses vh;cSS
could easily be detected ten feet awsy
The exaggerated way in which thew
have REDEEMED their lips and discolorei
their eyelids has suggested the counter.
felt. There is no doubt in my mind ths,
the old axiom, Beauty unadorned Is
adorned the most still holds good.s
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
FIue 7enors of
Fame VIII Sing
To-norrowNght
Caruso and Mccormack
Among Stars to Appear
for the Navy

The music world has taken upon its
own shoulders the task of seeing that
the men of the navy are supplied with
music and musical instruments, for
which there has been an insistent and
clamorous demand ON the part of the
men themselves.
Under the leadership of Nine Fran
ces Aida, chairman Of the National
Committee of Music of the Department
of Navy Recreation, and assisted by the
most prominent of the Metropolitan's
and other music stars, a remarkable
programme has been arranged for the
Metropolitan tomorrow evening, at
which the unprecedented appear
ance on single bill of Enrico
Caruso, John Mccormack, Lucien
Muratore, Giovanni Martinelli and Hip
the exception of these singers and of
Mischa Elman, violinist, and Harold
Bauer, pianist, there will be no other
soloists, although host Of other stars
Of the first magnitude are to be heard.
Nine. Aida has arranged for the sing
ing in double of all the concerted num-
bers on the programme. Thus, the
quartet from "La Boheme" will be
sung by eight singers. the trio from
"Faust" by six, the quartet from
"Rigoletto" by eight and the sextet
from Lucia" by twelve, smong them
Mines. Frances Aida. Claudia Muzio,
Sophie Braslau, Kathleen Howard,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
GEOEGZE OZP AT THE
O q NEW BE/GH7ON a

them keep their seats is to punish
them when they leave them. Rewards
can be given bear-apples, sugar,
vegetables. But for the cat family,
never-they are too ungrateful.
~ have taught Silver to take his seat
of time with the barrel trick. After
he gets that he's got to stand on his
head. That's a long job, because
have to train the muscles of his fore
legs to stand the strain, just as man
has to harden his for the hand balance.
But III get Silver yet, for the lovely
thing about bear is that once he
learns trick he likes to do it. They
are as mischievous as monkeys, how
ever, and won't keep their minds on
their work if anything distracts them.
A laughing baby in the audience,
woman with flashing gown, anything
obtrusive, will make a bear look, and
you have to punish him.
"Leopards are the most satisfactory
animals to handle, for they are serious
minded, and once they learn a thing
pay attention to it and do it the same
way every time. But you must always
be firm and the master Leopards get
funny notions. Once l insisted on
wearing an accordion pleated red dress
in the arena because l liked it. But
big leopard named Fred did not. For
weeks he kept eying it. The older
heads told me to take the dress off.
But l would not. One day Fred
jumped. For twenty minutes he was
covered with the long implicated por-
tions of my red dress. He did not at
tack me, but oh! what he did to my
pretty gown. Some cf them hate span
giles. One cannot be too careful in
this matter.
"Pythons I muzzle, and then teach
them to love me; that's all. There is
nothing more affectionate than snake.
Once he loves he will not HARM"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

tanned wild animals nine years-that
is, since she was sixteen. In her
worlds record ere included lions,
pumas, jaguars. bears, leopards, tigers,
elephants, horses and snakes. She has
not handled polar bears or hyenas. As
an example of her training methods
she referred to Silver, an immense
grizzly of the silver type from Iceland,
kin to the polar bear. This animal
is at present in cage at Luna, sent
there by the R.nglings for her to work
on in her spare moments when not
appearing in her own bear act with the
Richards show.
"He is the toughest pupil have ever
had" she said, "and I have had him
in hand for two years, I am sorry to
confess. Like most Icelandic and
Greenlandic grizzlies, he is extremely
ferocious. 1t would have been easy
had he not one year ago eaten his
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

Anna Case, Leonora Sparkes and MN.
Antonio Scotti, Pasquale Amato, Leon
Rothier, Giuseppe de Luca. Adamo Di-
dur, Andrea de Segurola and others
Nine Aida and Scott will sing the duet
from "Madama Butterfly" and Muratore
will sing LA Marseillaise." In addi-
tion John Philip Sousa will conduct his
Greater United States Marine Band,
and the Metropolitan Opera House
chorus and orchestra will be heard.
The conductors for the orchestra will
for the chorus Setti
Among the artists, composers and
others actively serving on the Nation
al Committee of Music of the De-
partment of Navy Recreation with
Nine. Aida, the honorary patron of
which committee is Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, are Gatti Casazza, Enrico
Caruso, Antonio Scott, Andrea de
Segurola, Henry Hadley, Jascha Hei-
fetz, Mischa Elman, Ossip Gabrilo-
witsch, Eugen Ysaye, Walter Dam
rosch, Pierre Monteux, John McCor-
mack, Ignace Paderewski, John Philip
Sousa, Roberto Moranzoni, Nine. CALI
Curci, Nine. Louise Homer, Nine.
Yvette Guilbert and Miss Maud Powell.
Unusual interest is being manifest
ed by the artists themselves in the
programme, and the effort has been
put forth to make it the most notable
bill in the history of the Metropoli-
tan, with view both of showing the
patriotism of the music world and Of
raising the largest amount possible to
give to the men Of the navy the op-
portunity of recreation through music.
1t is expected that not less than $780,
600 will be realized through the sale
OF seats and boxes alone. Much in
terest attaches to souvenir pro-
gramme, which is to be bound in vel
lum and will contain the original
autographed photographs of every
artist appearing on the bill, and which
is to be auctioned by Nine. Aida. 1t
is expected that this memento, con-
tanning the names of more prominent
artists than have ever before gathered
for a single event, will bring at least
$4,000, and il is further anticipated
that the boxes alone will bring up
ward Of 5000.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
In Brooklyn

BUSHWICK-Anna Chandler, Rooney
and Bent, Harry Jolson, Eleanor Ball,
Leon and company, Rockwell and
Wood, Beaumont and Arnold, Embs
and Alton, Sylvia Loyal and her Pier
rot.
ORPHEUM- Mcintyre and Heath,
La Belle Titcomb, Lillian Fitzgerald,
Hooper and Marbury, Burns and Kis-
sen, Columbia and Victor, Donald E.
Roberts and the Five Statues.
NEW BRIGHTON-Sophie Tucker,
the Watson Sisters, the Arnaut
Brothers, Payne and Watts, "Discon-
tent" Frank Ward, the four Portia
Sisters and Carl Rosini.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

mate, another bear of about the same
size. He is six years old. I started
with him and his mate when they were
four. You see, contrary to opinion,
we never take bear in hand until he
is half grown. Cubs have no sense
and are spoiled by too early training.
"The basic lesson for any animal is
to make him take his seat and keep
it. This, of course. excepts the ele-
phant. He must be made to stand still
on spot. The main thing in making
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
t'The RainborD Grip Move,

1.-THE Rainbow Girl" Klaw & Erlsn.
gers musical comedy, one of the biz
successes of the current season, will
be forced next Saturday night to va.
cate the New Amsterdam Theatre to
make room for the annual presentation
there Of the Ziegfeld Follies. Tha.
however, will not terminate the New
York run of the play, for on MONDAY,
June II, the production intact will be
moved to the Gaiety Theatre, to con.
tinue its engagement indefinitely.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
ROGERS WILL FACE
TRIAL TODAY ON
ROBBERY CHARGE
Two Soldiers, Said to Be I'm.
plicated in Robberies, to
Appear as Witnesses
Against Defendant

Diverting from the usual custom,
Judge W. E. Forts division of the
criminal division of the circuit court
will take up the case of robbery
against Joseph W. Rogers today. For
sometime past it has been customary
to reserve Saturdays for the sentenc-
ing of prisoners convicted during the
week
This case has attracted much atten-
ton because of the peculiar circum-
cation of the prosecution is that Rog-
ers, in company with two soldiers, Ell
mer Glitch and Thomas Butterfield,
committed two robberies about five
weeks ago, one in North Birmingham
and the other at Boyles Only small
amounts were secured at each place,
1T is stated.
II is claimed by the prosecution that
confessions have been made of the
whole case by the two soldiers and
that, according to their statements,
Rogers instigated and planned the
robberies.
The two soldiers were brought to
Birmingham last night from Mont
gomery for the purpose of testifying
In the case and it was stated yester-
day that the case would be tried to-
day because there was no certainty
that the soldiers would remain in
camp until the date to which it would
be reset Court will convene at 8
o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
.HEATLESS DAY TO Be
OBSERVED MONDAY
STATES FUEL BOARD
Rules and Conditions to Pre-
vail as on Last Monday.
GrOcers May Secure
Longer Hours

The Jefferson county fuel admin
istration board met yesterday morn
ing and discussed plans for observe
ance of the third .heatless" Monday,
and after much discussion, the fol-
lowing order was decided on:
THE same conditions win prevail as
last Monday and all future Mondays
until further orders are given. Food
dispensers only can keep open until
IL o'clock noon.''
However, it was provided that all
grocery stores having cause to re-
main open longer than noon on Mon
day may secure IL permit from Paule
Earle, chairman of the food board. and
submit it to the fuel board for APP
prevail before they can remain open
for the remainder of the day.
Some complaints were received from
Bessemer stating that the stores there
had not observtN the day and that the
citizens of Bessemer were just as pa
triotic as the people Of Birmingham
and they wanted the day strictly OBJ
served. The same rules governs Bes-
scmer as Birmingham. The reports
from retail coal dealers have not yet
been received at the local office but
are expected today The coal situation
has Keen greatly relieved during the
past few days, and the members OF
the board are most optimistic over
the outlook of the situation generally
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
Methodists Concur In
Baptist Proposition
of a University City
Campaign for College of Quiet Private Nature
in Order Raise $5O0O0 Necessary Meet Requirements
of Conferences Combine Schools in Specified Time
The following the
mite Of Brming lis self explanatory:

The resolutions adopted by Howard
college campaign committee and pub
lished in last Sundays Age-Herald
expressing sympathy with the an
nounced plans of the Alabama con-
feiences of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, for uniting these two
colleges for men at Birmingham and
offering cooperation and also invit-
ing the friends of Birmingham college
to enter cordially into cooperation
with the campaign for Howard coll
lege has had the very careful and
respectful consideration of the cam
paign committee OF Birmingham COL
lege.
We desire it to be understood tina;
we rejoice to see Howard taking this
step toward the enlargement of that
worthy institution. We wish those in
charge the fullest success in their
campaign to raise $4,000. We are
glad for our Methodist people. who
are able to do so, to help Howard,
as we'll as their own college.
I'VE feel it just to ourselves and to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
TO ASSIST HOWARD
COLLEGE CAMPAIGN
Jasper Firemen Given Vote of Thanks
for Splendid Work in Saving
Trcstle From Fire

The board Of directors Of the Civic as
ISOLATION held meeting yesterday after
noon. when DR.. James A. Shelburne Of
Howard college appealed to the associa-
ton for two teams to assist them in their
campaign for funds next week. The Civic
association agreed to furnish two teams
for this work.
A resolution was passed rendering the
thanks of the Civic association to the
fire department of Jasper for the service
it performed In making that splendid run
from Jasper nearly to Cordova on the
night Of January rs. and for the swift
and splendid work in saving from fire
a trestle on the Southern railroad, thus
keeping open transportation OF the coal
from tho mines in that district that sup
piled birmingham when the city needed
the coal most Each individual was given
thanks for the great work done on that
occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
|CIVITANS HEAR MRS.
HUNDLEY TALK ON
REMEMBRANCE FUND
Volunteer Contribution of $14 Given
to Cause-Club Indorses Gar
fields Heatless Days

Quite an interesting meeting OF the
Civitan club was held yesterday az
the Southern club when Mrs. Oscar Il.
Hundley addressed the club upon the
work Of the national council OF de-
Tense, she being chairman of the IL
nance committee for Jefferson county.
Mrs Hundley pointed out the needs
of the soldiers and of the work that
is to be done with the remembrance
fund that is now being raised In Ala
hama. to be used for Alabama soldiers.
II learned that the members OF the
Rainbow division sailed for France.
with our Alabama men who were
placed in that division unsupplied with
the necessary equipment even to the
coIors, which were supplied by the
lone for oun boys what we failed to
do" said Mrs. Hundley.
volunteer contributions were made at
the luncheon in small amounts by
the members. amounting to s14, for
which Mrs. Hundley expressed her
thanks. Her talk was well received.
and in a very sincere and womanly
manner the speaker captivated her
hearers.
The club went on record through a
resolution offered by DR.. G. w. Shrop-
sire, at a previous meeting. as indors-
ing the action OF DIR. Garfield In order
ing heatless days. and message was
sent to the fuel administrator, the
names OF Ill club members having
been signed to the message.
The day of meeting has been
changed to Friday instead OF Tuesday
and all future luncheons will be held
at the Southern club.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
mozart AND ROSS|N|
TO FEATURE SING
Memoli Selects Magic Flute
and Stabat Mater Num-
bers for Concert

Conductor Memoli has selected the
overture from Mozart,s Magic Flute
and the "Cujus Amman and "Inflam
matus" from Rossinis "Stabat Mater
as the orchestra features for the XII
wants sing" which is to occur to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 at Loew
Bijou
The solo features are Charles Bart
lett, tenor, and A. Trailer. saxaphon-
list. Mr. Bartlett will sing two popular
numbers with orchestra accompani-
ment and Mr.. Traxler will play my
Heart At Thy Sweet Voice. from
| Samson and Delilah"
The Kiwanis club will be out In full
force and will take an active part in
the programme
Director Lawrence and Mrs. Leonard
Z. Beecher Will not be able to give
their promised programme until later.
owing 10 the fact that Mrs Beecher is
to be absent from the city for q few
weeks. Mr.. Lawrencs was to have
given the songs that were on the pro-
gramme for the appreciation concert
tomorrow afternoon, but will not an
pear until the return of his accom-
PIANIST, Mrs. Robert w. Newman. who
lis now absent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02
HUGH GRANT JOINS
Y. M. c. A. SERVICE
Principal of School to Work in Edu-
cational Department at
Army Camps

Hugh g. Grant principal of the Bar
rett school at East Lake will leave
today for Camp Gordon, where he viii
enter the Y. M. G. A. war work in the
educational department. Mr.. Grant re-
signed his position with the city yester-
day effective at once.
Mr. Grant has been principal Of the
Barrett school for several years. He was
formerly a reporter on the Ledger. HIS
successor has not been named.
1t is understood that there is great
scarcity for z. M. c. A. workers. Only
men exempt in the draft are eligible for
service. and large number Of profess
sional and business men are entering the
work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-02

Commissioner of Public safety John
II. Taylor yesterday received orders
from the United States government Of
ficials, through Reese Murray, to ar
rest all private soldiers and roncom-
missioned officerssin the city. and de-
tain them until the arrival of commits
stoned officers from Camp Mcclellan,
who will see that they are escorted
back to camp. This means that there
win be no military police established
in Birmingham Tor the present at
least.
Tho above order was given Com
missioner Taylor last night about 6
oiclock, and he Immediately issued or
lers TO chief of police T. J. Shirley
and Chief of Detectives Fred McDuff
to apprehend all soldiers from the
rank CT first sergeant down to private
and detnin them at the police station
until further orders.