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New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
In Vaud

PALACE-Grace La Rue Langd''
Mccormack, in con the High Seas
Bessie Clayton and company, Beatrs
Herford. Joe Jackson. Lee Kohlms'
Santley and Norton. Elsa Ruegger ST
company. Derkin's Dogtown, and Weoe
and Ridnor.
COLONIAL - Valeska suratt an
company, James and Bonnie Thorntor
"Rubeville,' Morris and Campbei
Wright ard Dietrich. Lloyd and Well.
brenck's Bronze Statue Horse. Camil
las Birds. ard Moss and Frye.
RINERSIDE-Carter De Haven al
Flora Parker, Laura Hope Crews, Dof'
thy and Madeline Cameron, Elmer
and Williams, Doolev and Sales, Mutle
and Coogan, Emil Pallenberg, Mack ar
Vincent, and the -Four Sensations
Bolses.
ALHAMBRA Evelyn Nesbit, VI
and Scheack. Bert Fitzgibbon. "sailOi
Reilly, Joseph F. Bernard. in "Who
She p Hal!igan and Sykes. Jimmie :.
cas- and company, Aubrey and Riea'
and Bollinser and Reynolds.
ROYAL Dolly Connolly, Willla'
eaNton, in Kisses; the Watson y
ters. Mignon, Frank Dobson. cesss .,
and Dunlcvv. Sherman and Uttry,, " "
Intosh and His Musical Maids. and -
1wo Original Arleys.
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manner. 1t is richer in spirit than in
plot. While it is true that the author
lets the audience in on the secret that
Shanks is not Southern sympathizer,
he does it clumsily. The incident of
the shooting is also puzzling for the
better part of an act. The gap of forty
years is not we'll bridged in the be-
ginning of the third act and the mott.
vation of the long silence of Shanks not
sufficiently developed. Some lesser
playwrights would have done this bet
ter than Mr.. Thomas. Max MARGIN
could have made better job in the
carpentry. perhaps, but Thomas has
overridden all the faults in the play
i by putting fire into it. His last act in
particular is exalted. A little inspira-
tion is worth a good deal of techniquc.
of course. combination of the two is
possible, but nobody should harp too
much on the faults of "The Conner
head" since its virtues are so rare and
so positive.
Even an extract slashed from the
play will show something of it's power.
Here is part of the speech of Shanks, in
which he tells how he was mustered
into service by Abraham Lincoln as a
secret agent for the Union:
~ wuz called to Washington bv Lin
coin, an two days later, at night, in his
llbrary-White House-he walked over
to'erd winder, and, without turning
round, he says, 'Milt'- pause.
Funny remember a clock ticking on
the mantelpiece. (Pause.) / sez, 'Mr.
President (Pause) 'Milt, how
much do you love your country q
(Pause) 4 cal'clate I'd die for it, |
sez. (shakes head.) Thousands O.
boys is a-cryng to do that Then he
turned around. Would you give up
sumpn' more'n life?' (Pause.) TRY
me- sez. The President run his hands
through his hair an went on: 1T means
to be odious in the eyes of men and
women-ter eat yer heart out-alone--
fer you can't tell yer wife--ner chile
n,
(Pausc.) The Southern sympathizers
are organizing in our state-really
worse than the soldiers. | want YOU
ter jine them Knights O. the Golden
Circle-ter be one of them-their
leader, if you kin. I need you. Milt.
Yer country needs you (Pause. J
Hadn't been two minutes since he was
laffin', but he lifted his hands. and it
seemed we wuz the only folks in the
world (pause) and that clock. pause }
Funny | remember that. (Pause,) IIl
do It, ! sez. (Pause) He TUX a little
flag out O. his pocket-like as not this
very one--put it on the table like I'm
putin it. (Pause.) AS Chief Mag
istrate Of the nation rll muster YOU
inter the nations SERVICE he said He
laid my hand where the blue is and all
the stars, and put his hand over mine
(pause) and said nuthin'-jes' looked
in my eyes-an' looked (pause.) }
(Nods.) Well, jined 'em."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Laurette Taylor
Is Going to Try
"A Unique Portia
She Intends to Appear
Dressed in Male
Clothing

Laurette Taylor is hard at work pre-
parlng to essay her first Shakespearian
role and is tremendously excited
about it. Usually the actress who has
never appeared in Shakespearian play
is filled with tremendous yearning
to play Juliet and selects the balcony
scene as the tittest opportunity for the
exploitation of her talents, but Miss
Taylor has chosen Portia as the char
acter she feels best able to interpret.
She is to appear in the trial scene
from "The Merchant of Venice" early
next month at special benefit per-
formance to be given in aid of the
Militia of Mercy at a theatre to be
designated later.
Miss Taylor promises to fly in the
face of some of the established tradi-
tions in impersonating Portia. For
one thing, she purposes to appear in
male habiliments, as befitting the char
acter of the learned lawyer whom
Portia is presumed to be impersonat-
ing Usually the actress playing the
part makes no attempt to disguise her
face in any essential detail, and Bas-
SANTOS failure to recognize the lady
of his heart must be accepted by the
audience as a bit of dramatic license.
Miss Taylor purposes to stain her face
and to otherwise alter her appearance
in such way as to make this failure
plausible.
o. P. Heggie, who is at present ap-
pearing with her in Happiness" at the
Globe, is to be the Shylock, and Shell
ley Hull, Of the "Why Marry?" COM
pany, is to be the Bassanio.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
NEW PLAYS THIS WEEK

MONDAY-At the Gaiety "SickAB
by Ethel Watts Mumford, produced
sented by Lee Shubert.
At the Lexington "When Rogues Fall Out"
time during week the Shub
Gi
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

sanatorium and the pretty daughter OF
wealthy patient in tie bargain.
In addition to Mr.. Hodge the cast
includes Clara Moores, Ada c. Nevil
Adelyn Wesley, Carson Davenport
George Lund, Edith Shayne, Franchon
Duval Charles L. Werner, Harold
White, Edward Wonn, George Barr
Clarence Bellair, Robert Wayne, Fred
erlck Strong, Brigham Royce, David
Marshall, Joseph Weber, James H
Lewis, James c. Malaidy, Arthur E.
Sprague and Fort Record.
when Rogues Fall Out" described d
as an "epic of the underworld" from
the pen Of c. w. Bell, co-author of
"Parlor, Bedroom and 4ath," at the
Liberty, will have its premiere on Mon
day evening in the Lexington Theatre
Lexington Avenue at Fifty-hrst Street
when George D. Grundy's producing
company, The Masks, Inc, will make
It's debut under the direction Of Bartlev
Gushing, the well-known director, who
also is general manager of the new
corporation. The cast is headed by
Grace Carlyle and Norman Hackett and
includes some Of the best-liked and
most popular players on Broadway.
Mr.. Grundy has secured lease on
the Lexington Theatre and there, for
time, The Masks, Inc, will present
plays that have made a Broadway hit
and new vehicles which, If they prove
successful, will shortly be put on
Broadway. the original company, The
Masks. 1nc.," however, remaining al
ways intact
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Theatre tomorrow night, for the first
time, coming to New York after moro
than half the season spent success
fully in other cities.
ga Cure for Curables" is a comedy
in four acts, written especially for the
star by Earl Derr Biggers and Law
renee Whitman. 1t was suggested by
Cora Harris's short story of the same
name. 1t was staged under the per-
sonal direction Of the authors and Mr..
Hodge.
In "a Cure for Curables" Mr.. Hodge
plays the role of young Kentucky
physician who has inherited a rest
cure sanatorium from All uncle There
is a provision in the will, however,
that the young physician must effect
ten cures within thirty days or the
title will pass into other hands. When
the physician arrives to take charge
he is met with a storm Of opposition,
aggravated by his vigorous refusal to
dispense medicines and drugs to the
inmates. There is not an inmate. he
maintains, who cannot be cured with
simple dose Of prunes, but the order
angers his fashionable patients and
they vote to leave the institution in a
body. By series of devices and in
sistent pleading he manages to pre-
serve major portion of his patients.
but at last they decide to leave. Then
Mr.. Hodge, as the physician, realizing
that only three days remain in which
to make good on the terms of the will.
fools his "incurables" into curing
themselves, winning the title to the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
In BROOKLYN

oRPHEUM--Gcorge White and En.
na iia'g, Mollic King, Ray, Gordon and
nrooley, Gladys Hanson, Form and Davis.
s,i,s s.r'psilGy I0, ana Arnold. Nine. jewell,
A'i"er oleve, and the Flemings.
Bush SH"ICK-Hobart Bosworth, Maud
-amoert' Ernest r. Ball, Ryan and
zee, 'ames c. Morton, Sylvia Clark
pe,,,. pe.un nleason and company, Larry
;heiliy, Parish and Porn, and Maxim,j-
ian's Canine Pupils. W = ''''''-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Some of those who saw "The Copper
head" dismissed it as "well made"
play. If there is any disgrace attach
ing to that phrase it should not be vis-
tied upon Augustus Thomas. His play
is much finer in its mood than in it's
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

In the court of his resplendent
palace Prince Sinbad had just cx-
planned to distinguished assemblage
of guests that the whole house was
theirs to browse over as they listed
save only one suite, which accommo-
dated his favorite collection of Nubian
slave girls. Their eyes, he declared
had never fallen on any other man
than himself. At this instant Inbad
the Ethiopian porter with perceptible
touch Of insolence in his bearing, swag-
gered out of the forbidden precincts.
The audience, in spite of the disrc-
spect to the prince involved in the act
burst out laughing. Yet it was not
provocative of mirth as the suggestion
that the porter, who was no other than
All Jolson, felt somewhat insecure for
all his air of self assurance. The
prince, arising to his full height, con-
fronted the Ethiopian and demanded
ominously:
"Why did you come out-of that
room? ?"
AS the prince progressed stertorously
from syllable to syllable in measured
cadence, stressing no zone syllable a
whit more than its fellow, there was
not an auditor who failed to tremble.
"If the donkey hadn't sneezed I'd
have been there yet" replied Inbad,
with deprecatcry glance at the faith
full companion Of his adventures.
Having extricated himself by his
native wit from this dilemma, Inbad
round himself seated presently among
the most honored guests and, fortified
by a few whffs from the prince's 8
hookah, which seemed strangely stimu-
latlng, he regalcd the company with an
amazing account of his wanderings.
What delightful life, you may ay.
to live continually in the atmosphere
of the "Arabian Nights" and to be a
world-famous comedian. AL Jolson
must indeed be a happy man. But
under his own vine and fig tree, which
IS to say gigantic four-leaf clover
and krazy Kat perched above the
mirror of his dressing room, Mr.. Jol-
son seemed to share the oppressive
cares of less fortunate mortals,
The time had come when he could
no longer defer signing a contract for
some $4,000, thereby binding himself
lrrevocably for a twelvemonth to the
atmosphere Of the "Arabian NIGHTS. y
Furthermore, he was under the neces-
slty of considering the motion picture
rights.
Worst of all, wight had published ID
IN an evening paper an announcement
that he would pay s1OO apiece for good
serviceable jokes, and he had already
begun to be inundated by an avalanche
OF all the venerable jests since the
days of Haroun-Al- -Raschid.
1ts not so easy to make people
laugh" observed Mr.. Jolson, as he
started to remove the garb of Inbad
Its no laughing matter. People ask
me what have to worry about. Whv
worry | don't know. Perhaps it's
the war. But it's fact that nobody
troubles you before you're famous. and
then they all want to pan you. If
there's an unfavorable word in a single
paper 1 don't get over it for a month
In a big house like this there's no
let down for minute while I'm on tho
stage. There's no chance to be subtle
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Youth" the curious play at the
Comedy Theatre, is drama laid back
stage, in which the plot deals with a
young dramatist and a young actress
who are at the brink of tragedy from
sex repression. This is fair dramatic
subject, but it seems peculiar that Miles
Malleson should have laid it in the
atre. We had not realized the inten-
sity of the suffering from celibacy
among play actors and dramatic
authors.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
CHRONICLE AND COMMENT OF THE STAGE
The Greeks and Others
lnspirotional Quality of "The Copperhead"
Viewed From Purely Technical Stand
By Haywood Broun

NREEK tragedy
of Margaret Angm and the New
would do still better a way the men who
for the would Immediately
far to for instance that Electra thrilling
Hu would be
The Music Masters Instead all
massive tragedy of human frghtfulnes corrodg
terpay OF hdeous incident Without doubt "edea" displays
Oymplan understanding, but it
womans heart than Way
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

Lee Shubert announces that he will
present William Hodge in "A Cure for
Curables" at the Thirty-ninth Street
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Three Openings
AT the Theatres
Monday Night
Shuberts Will Present New
Musical Show During
the Week

Klaw 6. Erlanger will present "Sick-
aBed," the new farcical comedy by
Ethel Watts Mumford, at the Gaety
tomorrow night.
The play tells a story of how dash
ing young explorer returns from Africa
to find his aunt suing his uncle for
divorce and himself eagerly awaited as
the only available witness who can
swear to the defendants philandering
activities in Spain. Now, the young
explorer has himself been indulging
in a little filtration with auntie, who
is very much younger than uncle, and
he fears chat if she is once free he
may have to marry her. So, to avoid
going on the witness stand he readily
consents to pretend to be i'll (sick-
a-bed). And then the play goes on to
relate how he falls in love with his
pretty nurse and she with him, and
how the aunt and uncle are finally
reconclled, and, of course, it all ends
happily, rs every we'll written farcical
comedy should.
The piece is produced under the d.
rcction of Edgar MacGregor, and 1t
will be acted by Mary Boland, Edwin
Nicander, George Parsons, Charles E..
Evans, Dallas Wexford, John Flood.
Mary Newcombc, Julia Ralph. Frank
Connor, David Burton, Edward O'Con-
nor and others.
Lee Shubert announces that he will
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Now on the Boards

es.or' '''..............." ."Why Marry ?"
beiasco. sco.........."Polly With a Past"
olJou. ."Girl o. Minan
ooo'h .''.......s....... Seventeen"
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Arnold DAILY threatens to so back to
moving pictures if the public does not
Immediately display greater interest
in his production of "The Master" Mr..
DAILY does not think the public has been
fair to him, but in some respects he
has not been fair to his public. Mr..
DAILY is not as good an actor as he was
at one time. He has given no per-
formance within recent years which
came within hailing distance of his
Marchbanks in "Candida." Manner
isms have grown upon him, and flesh.
He has come to believe that making
faces is sign of cerebral intensity.
He gave New York shocking bad per-
formances in "The Very Minute" and
"The Angel in the House" Although
he plays we'll in his revival of "The
Master" he must shoulder the respon-
sibility for bad production. Mr.. Daily
should not be too severe on the taste
of New York as long as he is standing
sponsor for performances such as that
Va A'oJoA DSioli, LdHSuoH NIliette auu
Ann Andrews.
New York owes DAILY a debt for the
work he did in bringing Shaw to New
York, but he himself has cut something
off that obligation by producing ODE
mocracy's King" 1t is true that there
are number of things wrong with the
theatrical taste of New York. but there
are also some things not entirely we'll
with Mr.. Daily these days. He has
never been quite as able figure on the
stage from the moment he put acting
second in his interests and being a
martyr first.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17

Don't stand back when Country calling now Throughout this glorious land, the U S. Savers helping the U triumphant Victory Everywhere and children of smaller Victories and GREAT VICTORY.
 had and posoce or the bank other uthorizeda agency
 do endno share of your savings the government call your
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17
MIN AND WOMEN
 IF COUNTY JOIN
 NFARM BUREAU

A meeting of the county farm bureau for the organization of the men and women of Maricopa county was held yesterday afternoon in the county az ricultural rooms of the Water Users building. Beside the representatives of the various districts of the county, there were present w. A. Barr, county agent, and Miss Imogene Nicely, teach CT of home economies to farm women.
 The attendance was gratifyingly rep resentative. There were 12 women from F different communities and II men from as many communities. Altogether there were A in attendance. The in terest taken in the movement is shown in the fact that Mrs. Dora Wish of Palo Verde had come 40 miles to at tend the meeting. and J. G. Hammels came from Liberty.
 The first business of the meeting was the election of officers. resulting as follows: Frank II. Parker, president; j. w. Etter vice president; Mrs. J. T. Lewis, secretary and treasurer.
 The following committee on consti- tuition and bylaws was appointed: C.. C. Green, Mayor Paul Beville of Mesa and Mrs. w. F. Loomis of Scottsdale. This committee will report at a meet ing in the county agricultural rooms next Saturday.
 After the election and organization of the meeting yesterday, Professor Taylor. director of the U. of A. exten- sion service, gave an interesting and instructive talk, and Professor Heard Of the university gave an address on seed selection.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17
EXCITEMENT ALL
 ROBBERS GAINED

When yeggmen blew the safe in the depot of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix railroad at Hot Springs Junction some time between closing time Friday night ana o'clock yes terday morning, there is no doubt they expected to make a rich haul This expectation would have been realized had not the cracksmen, who were evidently amateurs used an overcharge of explosives. As it was they succeeded only in blowing the safe to smithereens and in scatter ing coin and paper money all about the floor of the partially demolished depot building.
 When word was received at the sheriff's office that there had been safe blowing at Morristown. the postoffice nlame of Hot Springs Junction station, Sheriff Wilky and Deputy Warren started out overland in an effort to apprehend the cracks men. That they reached Morristown safely but succeeded in learning few
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17

more facts than they had before departing, was indicated by the tele- phone conversation Deputy Charles Musgrove had with Sheriff Milky late last night.
 From what could be learned it seems that the safeblowers miscalcu lated the quantity of explosive to remove the door. They introduced a charge sufficient to have demol- ished a much larger safe. The noise of the explosion evidently frightened them away. When the depot was opened yesterday morning a scene of havoc was discovered. Money, coin and papers were scattered in every direction. It was the belief of those in charge of the investiga- tion that the safe blowers had only excitement for their pains. No def mite clue as to the identity of the cracksmen was obtained from any of the residents of Morristown. Sher- if Wilky and Deputy Warren spent last night at Wickenburg and will resume the search this morning.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17
CLASS 5 AND |
 LAND ASKS VOTE

IWenty-two separate applications were filed by Judge Richard F. Sloan in the superior court yesterday. for as many different land owners, for writs of mandamus against the Salt River Valley Water Users association and Charles A. Van der Veer, it's secretary. Do compel the defendants to recognize plaintiffs as shareholders of the as- sociation and their rights to vote at the annual election of the association on April 2.
 Ten of these suits are brought by owners of class 'B" lands, and twelve of them are brought by owners of class "C' lands. The suits are brought to settle the question whether the owners of the o-called dry lands" may be dropped from membership in the asso- ciation, upon the ground that their lands have not been included in the farm unit plats." The plaintiffs as- sert that under the articles of incor- poration of the Salt River Valley Wa ter Users association and the various contracts entered into by it with the government under the reclamation act, they have acquired vested rights as shareholders, which have not been for feited, and may not under any provi-
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17

sIon Of their contact as shareholders with the association be forfeited so long as they continue, as in the past, to pay the assessments, and otherwise comply with all their obligations as shareholders. They allege that in ad- dition to the Roosevelt dam, construct ed under the reclamation act, there have been added to tho project the di- version dam at Granite Reef, and, by purchase, a large number of canals and ditches, and in addition power plants for the development of electric power; that the association has also acquired the right to construct a storage dam on the Verde river. and has also contract ed for, and proposes in the future to construct a system of pumping plants, and in this way to develop, use and distribute, for the use and benefit of it's shareholders. a water supply in ad- dition to that furnished by the Roose- welt dam; that all these constitute val uable property right, in the benefits of which plaintiffs are entitled to share.
 The holders of class 'B'' lands, in addition to the foregoing, assert that under the Kent decree they were found to be the valid appropriators of the flood and surplus waters of the Salt river and their preferential right to acquire permanent water rights fixed and determined. That the association is recognizing other shareholders hay ing no better, and in many instances inferior. rights as permanently within the project and entitled to all the rights and privileges of members of the as | sociation That the Kent decree in classifying lands with reference to their preferential right, has been rec ognized by the association and by the | United States as binding upon the as sociation and upon it's shareholders, and that any shareholder whose rights were adjudicated by the court must be recognized and enforced by the asso- citation.
 Judge Lyman issued an alternative writ in each case, returnable on March 27, at which time it is expected that the cases will be tried and a decision rendered before April 2. the day upon which the association holds it's annual election,
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17
RISER IS NOW PERSHING
(Dallas News)

Officials of the Missouri, Kansas X Texas Railway company have called attention to the fact that the name of a little station about a mile north of Austin had been changed from Riser to Pershing. The station was not originally named in honor of the German emperor, it was announced, but the change was deemed advisable on account of the phonetic similarity to Kaiser
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17

in said School District No. 79 on Sat- urday, the 30th day of March, 1913. between the hours of 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon and zoo in the afternoon of said day; that Mrs. Mabel Padyett, Chas. Tackett and Mrs. Betty Wilke are the judges appointed and named to conduct said election at said time and place; the purpose of said election is to submit to the taxpayers who are otherwise qualified electors of said School District No. 79. the question of
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17

said school building with necessary furniture and apparatus. and to inn prove the grounds thereof. Dated at the Office of the Clerk of said School District No. 79, this 9th day of March. 1918.
 Board of Trustees, School District No. 79, Maricopa County, State of Ari- zona.
 CHAS. TACKETT, Chairman;
 J. L. RAINIER, Clerk:
 E. J. ROBERTS, Member.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-17
MO[LA bJURSTEDT
 AGAIN |S CHAMP
Republican A. p. Leased WIrel

BROOKLYN. Mass, March 16.-Miss Molla Biurstedt, national woman ten his champion, paired with Fred Alex ander, former national doubles champ ion, defeated Mrs, George W. Wight man, former holder of the woman championship and Harry c. Johnson. former Massachusetts champion in match on the covered courts at the Longwood Cricket club today. The