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New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Creator of Fanchon Was
a Victim of
Apoplexy
Had Stage Career
Was One of Leading Theat-
rical Stars of Her
Time

Maggie Mitchell (Mrs. Charles Alb.
bott), one OF the most famous of Amer
lean actresses, died yesterday at hel
home, $50 West End Avenue. at the
age of eighty-sx.
Back in the memory of the last gen
Grafton there is a special niche fol
Maggie Mitchell. whose fame OH the
stage was inseparably linked with he,
greatest success in "Fanchon. the
Cricket" A native of New York City
where she was born in 1882, she early
showed an aptitude for the stage. Her
mother, realizing the situation. through
the assistance of an old English actor
obtained for her small part, Julia, in
the ''Soldier's Daughter" in which. she
made her debut at Burton's on Cham
bers Street, June :, 1851.
It has been enormously stated that
she made her appearance earlier than
this.
Following this engagement. she OBJ
tanned permanent position at the
Bowery, New York, for the season OF
1891 and 1852. There she played many
boy's parts, dancing with Gertrude
Dawes between the acts. She later ap-
peared in "The Lost Child" Winning
a distinct success as "Oliver Twist !
she played in Baltimore and elsewhere
Then James Fl. Robinson o0ened 4
playhouse on the Bowery, and Miss
Mltchell became a member of his com
pahy' 1T was not financial SUCCESS,
so II was removed to Boston, where
she made her first appearance in that
city on September ., 1883
Favorite in Boston
At once she became Il great favo,jto
After brief season in Cleveland. she
entered upon her first starring engage
ment, opening at Pittsburgh. For yc@rs
sne continued to star, appearing in "a
Mlddy Ashore "A Rough Diamond .
The Loan Of Lover, The Pet of tho
Pettlcoats. The Daughter of thc
Regiment and = snocial farce written
for her called. '"Our Maegie.''
hef greatest success. however, was in
'tanchon the Cricllet' which was nra.
sented by her at the st. Charles. New
Orleans. under the management of Ran
de Bar, in 1861
The beginning of the Civil War
forced Miss Mitchell to abandon her
Southern trip and she went to Boston.
where, at the famous Boston Museum,
she opened on June 3, 1861. "Fanchon"
was again presented, this time with an
all-star cast, including W. II. Whallv.
illlam Warren, Maggie Mitchell and
others. James W. Collier, a. II. Daven
port and j.. II. Stoddard were later as
sociated with her in the same play.
John u. Long, later Secretary of the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Court Witnesses Gladly Accept :
Thrift Stamps in Payment as Fees
Aviators To-day Will Bomb
the City With w. S. S.
Leaflets

A brand new use for war savings
stamps has been discovered. according
to word which came to the war savings
stamps headquarters. in 81 Chambers
Street, yesterday. James W. Winters,
clerk IN Part , of the Queens ST.
preme Court, is paying witness fees
with war stamps.
He began the system yesterday. ana
there was not single protest from
several witnesses who received their
fees in this fashion Mr.. Winters no.
tlhed The war savings committee that
ne had suggested to the clerks OF other
courts throughout the city THAI they
follow the same procedure.
The students of the High School Of
Commerce have special thrift stunt
for to-day. The officers battalion Of
the institution Will stage a drill on the
steps of the Public Library. .Fortv-
second Street and Fifth Avenue. at
noon. The men in the battalion. mum
bering about 100, will march from their
school building. at 1855 West Sixtv-
sixth Street, to the library Just before
- o'clock.
The High School Of Commerce has
been one of the most active schools in
the city in the thrift campaign They
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Art

group of nine paintings by Paul
Cornoyer, Irving E. Couse and George
NJ. Bruestle is now exhibited at the
Folsom Galleries. Mr.. Couse is we'll
known for his Indian paintings, and
the three he presents here are ox-
amples OF his favorte subject. 'Medi-
cine Water shows beautifully
modelled Indian in gay trappings hold
ing his hand in thin stream of clear
water which spurts up from the ground
as high as his head.
The landscapes of George Breustle
are remarkable for their atmospheric
purity. In "Silent Places" especially
ne achieves a rare quality of light even
IN the far distances of blue hills.
Afternoon On the River" By Paul
Cornoyer is a poetic rendering of a
fair, sunlit landscape, seen through the
cool shadows of great green trees. His
village Evening" and Country Road"
also hold the charm and quiet subtletv
OF color seen only by the true lover
Of nature.
The second session of the sale of
the Noron and Chat collection Of an
tique Chinese art objects took place at
the American Art Galleries yesterday
AFTERNOON. Fair prices were fetched
the highest being S1,075. which was
paid by E. d. Brown for a peachbloom
amphora vase of the K'ang- -hsi period
The same buyer also purchased A
writer's peachbloom water jar for s75o
and pair of blue and white vine
ewers OF the K'ang-hsi period for $500
lPonylng & Co. paid s70o for peach
oloom .f' water dish K'ang-hsi). and a
tall. blue and white club-shaped vase
ang -hsi) went to Edward Getz for
500 Charles, of London, purchased
the tollowing: A blue and white lar
'dlnlere Ming. $500; blue and white
JIardlnere tChia Ching. s4OO. and a
blue and white jardiniera (Ch'ien-
lung. $3.50 The sale will be concIIded
This afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
ISnecial CorrcspoNdeNcel


~yRACUSE. March 22.-Five thou
sand German schools-49l of
~ them in the United States-were
actively engaged in spreading German
sultur in every country on the face of
tho earth when the world war engulfed
Europe in July, 1914. according to Pro-
fsssor Earl T. Sperry. of Syracuse Uni
versity. who has just completed d PAM
,blst for the Committee on Public In
tormation at Washington on the rami-
dcations of the German spy system in
America. In this work Professor
Sherry had access to secret State De-
nartment documents from which he
secured data for the pamphlet soon to
be published.
These schools, Professor Sperry says,
we're supported in part by an annual
anpropriation by the German govern
ment and partly by popular subscrip-
.ion throughout Germany obtained by
y number of societies organized to push
this work Of education in foreign
lands.
It was due chiefly to the work ac-
compIished by these schools in Russia
since 1920. Professor Sperry says, that
Germany was able to undermine the
Russian government and paralyZe her
armies. The same system was at work
in this country. ne declares, when the
war began.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23

Navy and Governor Of Massachusetts,
wrote Marie" for her. Henry Wads-
worth Lons fellow, witnessing her
famous performance of Jane Eyre" ad-
vised her 10 take it to England. but she
refused. Later she won notable sue
cess as Pauline in The Lady OF Lyons. :"
Miss Mitchell retired from the stage
IN 1892 and was married to her leading
man, Charles Abbott. BY forr er mar
rage she had son and daughter
For years she resided at Elberon, N. j.
Az ardent Northerncr. Maggie
Mitchell was in Mobile when the Civil
War ended. 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 peace was
declared.
She had been in poor health since
last August, but death came uncxoect
edly and was due to apoplexy. The flu
neral services, which will be private.
viii be held tomorrow afternoon at
2:%O at the family residence. Intcrment
wlll be Monday morning in Greenwood
(enletcrV
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Drama
Some Still Find Shocks in
the Play About
Mrs. Warren
By Haywood Broun

lhe Washington Square Players have
found that there are still possibilities
OF shock in "Mrs. Warren's Profess
slon,' but the shocks now grow whore
mo shocks grew before. 1t is Viyie
whose conduct draws condemnation.
Il don't know the address of GEORGE
Bernard Shaw" wrote one patron of
the comedy, $50 | can't write to him
directly. and Of course | realize that
you can't change the play without his
PERMISSION. SO will you be good enough
to write and ask him if he won't have
VlVle tell her mother that she'll see
her now and then? Not often, of
course. That would be too much to
expect. I've thought about il and I
know what Ia do in her place cal
though Of course want to state that
my own mother is like Caesars VIE
ABOVE leproach-still have magma
'ion so | know what I'd do. I'd saw
'haSt ia see her once every five years.
That wouldn't be too hard on Vivi,
surely, and it would mean q lot TO
-lrs. Warren. If the play e,4Gc,. that
way IA go to see it once a week, if
l. ere on all seastE.'
However. Mrs. Warren will not be
lonely Just yet for the run Of the plav.
"hlch was originally announced for two
weeks, mas been extended to four and
the Players are doing excellent bust
ness. Meantime, Salome waits without
Movie fans must be amused by the
complaints OF some that the Metropoli
tan Opera House will be desecrated
when 1T is used for film plays this sum-
mer. On the whole. it is rather consid-
crate OF the film folk to take over the
mouse for the summer. since, compared
to the best of the movie theatres, the
Metropolitan is shabby old barn
A second visit to "The Copperhead"
confirms our belief that Lionel Barry
more's Milt Shanks is an amazingly
fine piece of acting We find the play
OF Auguttus Thomas stirring. The only
fault which bothers US much is the dis
tinct hitch in the action when the play
wright Jumps forty years from the sec
ond to the third act.
Arthur Hopkins has found time be-
tween productions 10 write book
about the theatre which is entitled
HoW s our Second Act ~ The book
IS published by the Philip Goodman
Company. In foreword George Jean
Nathan has TINS to say about Hopkins:
Of uncommon good sense. A follower,
consciously or unconsciously, Of the
Inethod obtaining in the famous Little
Theatre of Berlin and the Carltheatre
OF Nienna-and the Manche ster The
atre, which initiates this nethod-he
has demonstrated that he places his
trust entirely in superiatlveiy rigid
simplicity of treatment. He abjures
al hocus- -pocus. all show pretence
He hires capable actors, tells them
briefly what the play is abouS and how
he desires them to interpret it, and
then, with merely a slight touch here,
a slight touch there, visiteI upon the
picture during the process oil rehearsal.
permits the machine to get under way
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Benefit for French Manned
To Be Held in Cani,,yv

An entertainment will be given at the
Century Theatre by the Arts des
Meters Francais tomorrow night for
the benefit Of the manned soldiers and
widows of France
Mrs. "A. Leo Everett is honorary pres
ident of the American branch of the
society, and acting as patronesses for
the entertainment are Mrs. Arthur
Scott Burden, Mrs. Reginald c. Wander
bilt. Mrs. Hollis Il. Hunnewell, Mrs J..
Philip Bernhard, Mrs. Robert Bacon.
Mrs. Johnston Livingston, Mrs Ernest
Brooks, Mrs. Charles B. Alexander, Mrs.
Snowden A. Fahnestock. Mrs. Frederic
Nelson and Mrs. Jules Glaenzer.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23

have set their quota at 100000, or 500
a pupil. This, by the way, is the
stamp issue is to be taken up
The Mayors Committee Of Women
on National Defence announced last
night that two United States avators
will fly here from the Mineola field,
Long Island. to-day and drop war saw
lntss literature over the city.
The aviators are scheduled to bomb
the Wall Street financial section at
about ! O'Clock Then they will head
foy Central Park, where, it is expected
they will effect q landing. Members o.
the Mayors Committee will be on hand
10 greet them.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
To Preserve
Nationality Abroad

The most cffect.ge means OF pre-
seryiag German nationality abroad, de
es,ares another writer, il the nchoo..
ne continues:
German schools abroad should rot
nay perpetoate German nationality
saonz The children Of German immi-
yfanfs, b1t should impart German
,x1't1s - the children Of other ma
.enalities also.' - 'Viertelj jahrschrifs II
sss Yereins fur lAs Deutschtnm I'm
Assiaad.' Pages Zi1 and 2i4.
Another article in making an ap-
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Moiiere Play Done Well
'L'Avare" Is Brilliantly Per.
formed at V;eux Colornbier

All these who are accustomed to
perfect theatrical productions would be
greatly interested in seeing Molitre's
"LAvare, as it is produced at the
Theatre du Nieux colombier. They win
t'nd thai this comedy, m five. acts
which for the first time was produced
on September 3, 1868, has justly been
called Molieres masterpiece in prose.
l. AVare' is tragic darma pre-
sented under the most burlesque form.
Moliere, contrary TO the opinion of
some, does not jest at the family. old
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Wosk of the
German School

"The principle means which they
have used 10 carry on their work N
foreign lands are the German language
press. German societies, Of which there
are nanv in the United States, and
also German schools OF these agencies
the German school is perhaps the most
important. for it can put the stamp OF
German nationality on the plastic
spirit OF its pupils.
This purpose of the German scnooi
abroad is clearly and definitely stated
ny contributor to one OF the seyeral
German periodicals devoted TO TINS
task Of creating an all German nation.
In an article entitled, German Schools
in Foreign Lands he writes:
ave are concerned chiefly with the
national and cultural aims OF the Ger
man school abroad. This IS TO pre-
serve. promote and extend German ma
tionaiity in foreign lands. The Ger
nan school. along with the German
Orphans home. the German church
and the German press IS the mos.
essential factor in the attainment OF
this goal Il ought to preserve ior
German youth In foreign countries
above all things their German ian,
guage, tneir German nature. natioha,
characteristics and mode or NE ana
iaug their membership IN another ma,
ton Bv fostering German culture and
the German spirit the German schools
n foreign lands, especially overseas,
can impress German kulthr on the
native pupils who attend 'tnem, ana
thus open the way 10 German tnfu /
encc aad German iifA taroa2h ~nlcn
secording 70 the poet, the whoie worid
yiil one day find heatfng- - Dp"ufsche
krde Heft.' / n H.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Summer Sale To Be Held
For St. Mary's Free HOSPITAL

A summer sale by the junior mem
bers Of s.. Christopher's Guild of ST.
Many's Free Hospital for Children. lo5
West Thirty Street, viii be held
on Wednesday afternoon, April 3. at the
home of Mrs, John Shlllito Rogers. 81
East Seventy-ninth Street. Donations
may be sent to Mrs. ". W. Hoppin, ir..
l9 East Sixtyh,th Street, president OF
the guild, or to any member Of the com
mittees.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
49l German Schools Spread
Kultur in United States
Partly Supported by Berlin Government in Scheme to
Dominate the World; Same System That Undermined
Russia at Work Here, Professor sperry Reports

Dr. Fart B. Spe'o-y. professor o.
h;sto,w in Syracuse University, is
rreparing for the Committee or
public Informatio. panvhlet re-
,.;smiaq German spy and propd-
ocuda work in the United States and
otbsr countries. An article rerieac-
;.o pert of the pamphlet appeared
;, The Tribune on March rs. In the
follouing article the ,erier is COM
plsted:
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Germany's Plan
To Dominate w orld

Professor Sperry says:
"Germany's preparations 10 conquer
Eurone and dominate all nations are
among the wonders of the world. one
indispensable part of this preparation.
the Germans believed, was that people
Of German descent II every foreign
country should be organized into ma
tional group distinct from the people
surrounding it. The members Of This
group should have a common language
the German-should practise German
habits of life and be inspired with
German spirit and sentiment. They
should be made to feel that they were
members OF the German nation and
therefore should be ready. even though
subjects OF foreign state, to give as
sistance t. the German government:
Such aid can be given II hundred
xavs. the most effective being to
hamper and harrass their own govern
ment in case of war with the German
Empire. ,A,o, hoe
hrd nerfec. and ideal success IN Rus
sia The o-Germans there, with their
allies. the paciflsts and Socialists, nave
uaralyzed the Russian armies and
hereby performed for Germany ser
vice equivalent of placing at her DIS
posal a force of 3,0OO,oO0 men IN
ihe great stcuggle between their own
country and Germany their action mas
been determined not by their Russian
citizenship, but by their membership IN
the German nation. :,
This wora of organizing people OF
German descent in various countries
into separate national units has been
actively carried on since 1890 by sew
eral societies Within the German I'm
Dire. The most important OF these are
;ne Verein fur das Deutschtum I'M
Ausland (Cnion for Germanlsm IN for-
eign Lands. Alldeutscher Neroand
Pan-German League) and the DIas-
nora Verein (Diaspora Union). Their
Efforts naturally have had the approval
and the direct assistance OF the Der
man re-erumen-
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23

Miss Tanguay writes that she has not
dropped the song "There'l BE a Hot
lime for the Old Men While the Young
Men Are Away Miss rangusy is in
error IN attrihuting criticism of her
performance, printed in The Tribune
of March 12, to US The nc tice which
was signed III. t." was written by
Miss Harriette Underhill.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Permitted to
Remain a German

For if he does not become citi-
zen he has no vote at the election; no
influence Of any kind on the nations
political affairs. He must become an
American. HE is PERMITTED, HOW
EVER, AND CAN AND OUGHT IN
HEART, THOUGHT, NATURE AND
ACT, TO REMAIN A GERMAN
This is equivalent to declaring that
the German imm grant is to use the
political rights given him in America
for the benefit of Germany and not OF
the United States, which confers them
He is to be an American in name, but
Il German in fact
"Thc agencies in the United States
which Arc endeavoring to prevent the
assimilation of the German element in
our population are the German Ian
2uage papers, many of the German
american societies and the German
schools. They aim to segregate the
Germam Americans in thought and
feeling and thus to keep them aliens.
Every American. therefore, who wishes
t. see his nation thoroughly unified
and strong, who wishes his government
Ia nave the undivided allegiance Of
all its citizens, should throw the weight
Of his opinion against these agencies
Of national schism and disruption
There IL no place IN any nation for Il
press or for organizations which are
apreading Il foreign nationality and
serving foreign government
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Plays and Players

Professor Ludwig Lewisohn, of the
Ohio State University. VIII lecture at
the Comedy Theatre Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 on THE Modern Theatre and
the Modern Mind" The lecture was
get for iasr Sunday, but was postponed
on account Of the illnesg Of Professor
LewIsohn.
Donald Macdonald retres from the
cast Of "Toot Toot." at the George NJ.
Cohan Theatre Saturday night to enlis
IN the &. s. Marine Corps. He VIII be
succeeded in the role of Lieutenant
Harry Mallory by Paul Frawley.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
Marked Success
In United States

In the United States the effort to or
game people of German descent for con-
ctrtea action IN the interest of Germany
mas had marked success. Although thou
sands OF German-Americans are loyal
cltlzens, there are other thousands who
IN sympathy and spirit are members of
the German Empire. On every issue
Which tha Ilis mas arisen between Germany and
the United States since the war began
IN July, 1914, the 700 German Ian
guagc newspapers Of the country and
the chief Gsrman-American leaders
nave been almost unanimous in their
support of Germany. They have lovallv
and consistently defended the cause Of
Germany and have steadily opposed
either openly or covertly that Qf the
! United States.
Without regard TO the honor or
welfare of this nation they have en-
Ccavored to compel the President and
congress to adopt certain policies
conquest of Europe, The decisive
factor in shaping their opinions and
course Of action has been their member
snip IN the German nation, and not
their American citizenship When
tested by time Of trial and inter
national crisis they have proved to be
Germans at heart and Americans on
the surface only.
This is precisely the result for
which certain societies in Germany and
the German government have been
working. The kind of half loyal citi-
zens which they hope to make of the
man OF German blood here is we'll de-
scribed IN their own words, which |
quote from 'Das Grossere Deutschland,
February 13, 1915, page 269
he reproach often brought against
The German-Ameri that as soon as
he goes to America he becomes cit-
l.. EoN
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23

NO elaborate crossings from right to
ie1t' no leanings on mantelpeces, no
haltlngs at doorways-nono OF the ex-
cess baggage of the Broadway direc-
tion. He presents his manuscript in
,he manner of story, SIMPLY and
easily read"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23
5,24O Schools in
Foreign Lands

That the persevering efforts by the
government end private persons have
oeen rich IN success is established by
the fact that in 1910 there were in
foreign lands 5,240 German schools
J. MS number does not include those in
the speaking region of Aus
trla. The most recent available statis-
ties concerning them show that the
number III different countries of the
world varies from over 600 in South
ern Brazil to only one in such states
as New Zealand and Guatemala. In
the United States there were at least
49l, chiefly under the control of the
Lutheran Church. MANY of the schools
IN all countries are. of course, sup
ported by the tuition fees Of the pupils
attending them.
I'm order to assist further in the
work of keeping German INN grants
loyal, even after they have become cit
lZens of other states, the German gov
known as the Delbruck law This pro-
vides that the German immigrant who
IS about to be naturalized in a foreign
country may receive from u German
consul there the privilege of retaining
his German citizenship after he is
vested with that of his adopted gov
ernment
He is thus to have q double citizen
ship. owing two states the allegiance
and duties which every citizen should
give to orc alone. The Law can have
but one purpose-so to hold the ale
glance OF the inmi grant that in case d
conflict of interest occurs he will assist
Germany rather than his adopted
country. The German government thus
endeavors 70 prevent its immigrants
from becoming loyal and honorable
citizens of the countries Which give
them freedom and prosperity
New-York tribune., 1918-03-23

peai 10 people generally to give money
10 the foreign schools closes with his
sentence: 's' With 'hlS
r.. Work done in the interest Of the
',;os Uesman school abroad is noble ser
wee rendered to the German nation
aol one OF the most effective means of
peipe0uating Germanism in foreign
countries IS the school; within IT'S
sacred walls the strange land is trans
.elieu Tor children, teachers and pa
rents into the German fatherland ;.
y VlerteiJ eiJahrschrift das Vereins fur das
peutschtum i'm Ausland.' Page 5O1
nat private citizens in Germany
nave vital interest in the success Of
lhese schools is proved by list of
1enelactlons ranging in ~amount from
o,oOO to 350, 900 marks.
Inc German government. recoeniZ-
ing the immeasurable political and
even military value which might at
1acn to these ramitications of the Ger
man nation in foreign countries. has
encouraged and supported the schools
III many ways. The Reichstag has long
mace an annual approximation for them,
when at the time the war broke out
amounted to 100000 marks a year.
me German Secretary for Foreign
Affairs IN 1910 alone appointed 108
teachers to positions in these schools,
and the German government has dec
Grated with orders Of distinction mary
OF the teachers for their services to
NermanlSm IN foreign lands
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-05-04
News of the World
HOLLAND FACES GRAVE CRISIS
&C. B. W.
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Information from foreign sources indicate
strained relations between Holland and Ger