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OF THE STAGE FOLK

life and with telling effect upon the
enemy and lasting evidence upon
himself. that OF a soldier in France.
NJ. Plateau fought at Verdun, where
he was severely wounded, the effects
Of which are still upon him and from
which he continues to suffer. Forty
Two hours in n shell hole without
medical attention finished his mill
tary service temporarily, and he was
given an honorable discharge and a
Croix de Guerre. n fact not generally
known among his professional asso-
ciates on the stage Of the Selwyn
Theatre.
In 1917 he went to Canada on a
propaganda mission and later to New
York. While in Canada he secured
permission to return to his profess
sion, and at the Theatre Rationale,
Montreal, acted in French in two
musical comedies and two dramas. 1t
may be added that with his brother
he is the director of the Cigale Theatre
in Paris, where light musical plays
are produced. He inherited this
property from his father.
From the French theatre in Mon
treal he secured a standing in the
United States in a motion picture,
which was his first American work
He came under the notice Of Harrison
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Brooklyn Vaudeville.

Nine. Petrova has returned to
vaudeville and will make her
FIRST Brooklyn appearance at the
Orpheum. Muriel Worth will be
seen in new dance creations.
Other acts will be Owen Nc
Giveney, James Mullen and Alan
Coogan and Joe Morris and
Flossie Campbell.
Gibson Ohrman will share
headline honors with Jean Adair
at the Bushwick. Jim Toney and
Ann Norman will appear in a
comedy skit, "You Know What
Mean" and the Four Haley
Sisters and Rita Mario and COM
pany are also on the hill.
The Blue Bird Company will
unfold the situations of "Over
Here" a two act burlesque, at
the Star Theatre.
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loud, long and rolling efforts bespeak-
ing much Joy inward and outward.
Not for all the theatres on Broad
way" was Tyler's answer. This didn't
bother Hayman even little bit. If he
was annoyed no one knows It but him
self. He didn't propose to give Tyler
any rest in the matter and he didn't.
Finally it was Tyler who became an
noyed. He used most emphatic lam
guage in declaring that Hayman was
wasting his time in thinking he was
crazy, which he thought he would be
to loan him Miss Hayes. Finally Hay
man sent Tyler the manuscript of
Dear Brutus" to read.
The next day came back the man
uscript with a note from Tyler. 1t
read:
IT'S a great part. I won't stand
in Miss Hayes's way. You can have
her."
And that Is how the little girl hap
pens to be acting at the Empire with
Mr.. Gillette. But some one has still
to prove who discovered Helen Hayes.
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very modern, up to date atmosphere or
the mise en- scene.
AS a matter OF fact in casting The
Riddle: Woman" / was confronted
with difficulties something like those
OF the composer who attempts TO
combine three tempos, or of the poet
foolhardy enough to monkey with the
sonnet form. 1t was necessary tfat
every part of The Riddle Woman be
instinct with something Of the Kalich
manner. There could be no dissonance
between the manner OF the central
figure in the drama and those about
her. for the part Of Lila OIrk Is that
| OF a fashionable mondaine of to-day
| woman quite as much In the MODE
as any Of the people frequenting her
drawing room. 1t was necessary that
we have n perfect ensemble, wherein
speech, manner setting, action and
the subject matter Of the play itself be
annealed into one homogeneous
whole.
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stage. Although a Frenchman, born
In Paris and living his life there. he
spoke the English language with such
huency as to cause much speculation.
II may be explained by the fact that
he was partly educated at Marshall
College, Aberdeen, Scotland.
From the highly dramatic part in
Service NJ. Plateau next tested him
self in Bruised Wings" a play which
did not reach Broadway, but he was in
Iden Payne's production OF Crops and
Choppers" in which he quite took chief
horors. Next he escaped playing the
leading role In "Alsace," French war
play, to act his present role of Captain
SduIler, the French liasion officer in
The Crowded Hour" which had its
first performance in Chicago, and in
which metropolis NJ. Plateau won the
highest distinction for his brilliant
work. his fluent speech and his rendi-
ton Of The Star Spangled Banner
in a manner to evoke tumultuous APP
plause, and to win from the patriotic
societies Of Chicago unnumbered invi-
tations to read these stirring lines for
patriotic purposes. NJ. Plateau was
playing in Chicago at the time the ar
mistice was signed, and through the
power of his wonderful delivery of this
anthem did much to add distinction to
the performance of the play.
It may be said that NJ. Plateau ex-
plains why he has been successful in
this reading. II feel this strong and
sympathetic bond between France and
AA It'll,
Spangled Banner inspires and thrills
me quite as much as does my own ma
tional anthem because l feel that they
stand for the same high spirit of free
dom. liberty and ideals. To me they
are one and inseparable, and I thinl;
time will prove that l am not wrong
NJ. Plateau began his career with
NJ. Antoine in Paris. He had been grad.
uated from the Conservatoire, which
bestowed upon him a first prize. Hi:
Antoine engagement was long ant
brilliant. He acted a wide range Of
parts, including Sherlock Holmes,
in which he played the title role NOR,
than five hundred consecutive per
formances. A subsequent engagement
at the Odeon followed, and here -,
| ne enacted Wlue variety OF paris
embracing a group Of Shakespeareai
plays. including a brilliant perform
ance OF Romeo and Juliet" Engage
ments at the Theatre Michel and The
atre du Gymnase followed, general.
In comedy and dramatic roles. but h
Is gifted unsteady and has sung Il
light opera and musical comedy. In
deed. as stated, he inherited with hi
brother the management of La Cisal
In Paris from his father and has him
self frequently appeared here. Anon
his gifts are those of musical compo
sition and concert pianist. He admit
that the present is the 156th role tina
he has played since his debut, and h
Is further identified with the stage b
his marriage to Madeleine BarjaC
now Of the Coincide Francaise, Paris.
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excellent reason that when its gifted
author sent the manuscript to this
country over a year ago he asked that
his friend, VIII Gillette. be asked to
play its principal role. At the time the
manuscript was received Mr.. Gillette
was not free and so the presentation
had to be delayed until such time as
he was free.
Knowing all about the play and its
characters, Mr.. Hayman had looked
about for its people long before he re-
ceived the manuscript. From the very
first he had picked Miss Hayes for the
role Of the dream daughter. He at
once appealed to Tyler to release the
actress. Tyler's laugh was one of those
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KALICH AND THE GRANT
MANNER"

TIME average theatregoer, wit
Messing performance Of
u Bertha Kalich in THE Riddle:
Woman" does not perhaps realize how
very much the general effect of such a
drama depends upon what George
Mooser, the director of the production,
happily terms the successful orches-
tration OF the supporting cast" Nor
does such theatregoer realize the
almost insuperable difficulties encoun-
tered by the stage director. when, as in
the case Of the Fulton Theatre produc-
ton, he is called upon to accord the
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AT THE HIPPODROME.

Charles Dillingham's spectacle,
Everything" at the Hippodrome
passed it's three hundredth per-
Torrance last week and still con-
tinues to attract the public to the
capacity of the big auditorium.
Special features were introduced
for Lincoln's Birthday, when the
passing of the third century
mark was celebrated at the after
noon performance.
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LECTURE TALKS ON THE WRITING or
PLAY every Friday evening at S.aO hv
William Thompson Price at his studio ClS2
lao broadway, y. E. Corner of 4Oth 81
Continuing during the season in series ~
WE'VE lectures one may begin at auy one
Tor the series or attend single lectures
These talks summarize the Phllosophles
formuiations ana Methods OF the Authors
his Courses of Playwriting: The Tech
nique OF the Drama" The Analysis OF Play
Principle why Plays Fall ana IRE
other volumes unpublished. The studio ad-
nuts OF considerable but limited audiences.
ana tickets, single or for the series must
be had In advance, Friday, Feb eist the
seventh Lecture. on Episode. Correspond
ing Afternoon Lectures begin on Monday
afternoon. Feb. 2ith, at 2 Current MA ~
incidentally discussed by way Of illnstra .
ZION single lectures, One Dollar, the serie,
Of Twelve, Ten Dollars Far furthr ~ !,
lorna tion apply az above ~
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Grey Fiske and was engaged at once
for the role OF Pierre in Lavedan's
Service" which after brief road en-
gagement came to the Criterion The
atre, with Mrs. Fiske in the role Of
the mother. The play was less
suited to the talents of this actress
than some in which she appeared,
but it did serve to introduce to the
New York stage NJ. Plateau. The
role to which he was assigned was
that Of the son who Is brought into
opposition to his father and the lat
ter's views on the war and the duty
Of men when called by the home land.
His performance was one long to be
remembered and established him as a
distinct acquisition to the native
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BROOKLYN THEATRES.

This weeks play at the Ma
jestic Theatre will be "A Cure
for Curabies," with William
Hodge and the original cast and
production. The play was writ
ten by Earl Derr Biggers and
Mr.. Hodge.
At the Montauk Theatre John
Cort will present the music al
comedy success. "Glorianna,"
with FIRTH Scheff and the origi-
nal cast.
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Quit Laxaiives,
Purges; Try mr.
AR Tonight Tomorrow Fed Right

II Il a mistake to continually dose
yourself with so-called laxative pills,
calomel, oil, purges and catharttcs
and force bowel action. 1T weakens
the bowels and nver.and makes con-
slant dosing necessary.
why don't you begin right today to
overcome your constipation and get
your system in such shape that daily
purg1ng win be unnecessary? You
can do SO IL you get a Csc box OF
Natures Remedy (NR Tablets) ana
take one each night for a week or so.
Mr. Tablets do much more than
merely cause pleasant easy bowel ac-
ton This medicine acts upon the
digestive as well as eliminatiye organs
promotes good digestion, causes the
body to get the nourishment from all
the food you eat, gives you q good,
hearty appetite, strengthens the liver,
overcomes biliousness, regulates kidney
and bowel action and gives the whole
body a thorough cleaning out. This
accomplished you will not. have to take
medicine every day. An occasional Mr.
tablet will keep your body in condi-
tion and you can always feel your pest
Try Natures Remedy (NR Tabletsl
and prove this. 1t is the best bowel
medicine that you can use and costs
only 25c per box, containing enough to
last twenty-five days. Natures Rem.
edy (NR Tablets) is sold. guaranteed
and recommended by your druggist.
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Italy Not Included.

Paris, Sunday May 11.-Much
comment has arisen over the fact
that Italy is not included in the pro-
posed engagement between the Unit
ed States, Great Britain and France
for mutual action against Germany
should Germany again become ag-
gressive toward France. 1t is said
that Premier Orlando was ready to
bring Italy into the agreement and
that he took part in some of the ear
ly discussions, although the plans
were consummated- about the time of
the high tension which removed Pre-
mier Orlando from active participa-
tion in the council of four.
Because of Italy's membership in
the former triple alliance it is held in
some French quarters, it was a seri-
Gus omission not to include Italy in
the new Franco-American-British en-
gagement..
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NJ C. In South Carolina.

Columbia, S. c., May 15.-Acting
on authorization from the war de-
partment, recently received, Adju-
tant General Moore has perfected
plans for the organization of two
battalions of national guard infan-
try. The first battalion will be in
the territory of the old first regiment
and the second battalion in that OF
the old second regiment. He will en-
deavor to place the companies In
towns that do not now have any mil
itary organizations. In the Piedmont
sections, companies will be organized
in the near future at Anderson, Pei
xer, and Laurens, with the fourth
company either at Rock Hill or Fort
Mil.
Governor Cooper today called a
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Ford Suit Begins.

Mount Clemens, Mich, May 15.-
The preliminary examination of sew
en- members of the panel by counsel
for the plaintiff marked today's hear
ing in the $1,OOO,OOO libel suit of
suit of Henry Ford against the Chi
cago Tribune.
Mr.. Ford's complaint is that on
June 23, 1915, the Chicago Daily
Tribune in an editorial injured him
in his good name, credit and reputa-
ton, brought him into public hatred,
criticism and ridicule and injured
him in his feelings, business and
other wise.
The Tribune, he alleges did this by
calling him "an anarchist" can ig-
norant idealist," and anarchist ene-
my of the nation," and as being $50
incapable of thought that he can not
see the ignominy of his own perform
ance."
Alfred j. Murphy of counsel for
Mr.. Ford, began the examination.
He explained to the panel that the
Tribune editorial was written at the
time the national guard was being
recruited and sent to the Mexican
border and that two days prior to the
alleged libelous editorial the Tribune
carried a dispatch from Detroit stat
ing that Mr., Ford would not hold
open the positions of any of his men
who quit for military service, nor
would he pay their salaries, as some
other employers were said to be do
ing, nor care for their dependents.
This he said, was untrue, but never
theless served as the basis for the
subsequent editorial. The suit, he
concluded, was the result.
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Irish Potato Crop.

Charleston, S. c., May 15.-The
Irish potato crop of Charleston coun-
ty promises to be almost as big a
bananza to the truckers as the cab
bage crop. Operators from all parts
of the east have been in Charleston
trying to negotiate for the yield at
Sc to $3.50 per barrel, but the plant
ers absolutely refuse their offer'
which appears at first glance to be a
handsome one.
The cabbage crop, the movement
of which will be over by May 25'
while not as large as usual on ac-
count of unfavorable weather at the
start, has been most profitable. The
Charleston county truckers are well
pleased. They have been getting 50
per crate f. o. b., which is an almost
unheard of price One trucker, on
less than ten acres, has already
cleared nearly $4,000 above all ex-
penses.
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DOTE ON HOSPITAL
AND BOND ISSUE
abvul, toosdy mite.

abvul, toosdy mite.
Deer editorial: it seam when me
md the pressing Banner git after a
projeck it go thru as we put the bond
assure befoar the voaters and she air
unanermous entirely. I sed in my
last letar that it wood not doc fur
the paper to loose too good riters
at wunst and as the uther ole time
edditoral was quitten dote smith
wood stay on the job. has been
lookin at-you sinse you has bin
handlin the pen in the offs and it
seam to NEE now with your pluck
and my branes that we will put the
news befoar the peepul the same as
befoar and little in addishun. but
speakin bout the bond issue, i heerd
that press cheethum, bill Kasing,
pat Roche and foster Kroner was a.
goner voat ginst the MOVEMENT fur
the bilding of better streats. has
my years oapen to sea which way the
kat wood jump, but as soon as i
heerd that this TEEN was ginst the
movement knode she wood 60 thru,
and so she has. it now Gums to NEE
that evry fellar in the crowd was
shamed of the kumpny he was in and
jumpt the gain. Press sed he wood
not voat with foster, and will Kason
sed he wood not vote like press, and
pat sed he wood not vote like Will,
but foster sed he wood not voat like
neether one of them and ruther than
talk a chanst as doin so he wood not
voat at all.
pat feers that the greenwood fel-
lars will git all our mummy. he sails
they is unloadin all the old order
morebills in the kountie on our
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other chance? If it were q peace OF
destruction, death sentence, as it is
called, agreement to it would be sui
eide. But hard as the conditions are,
they do not lead to the downfall OF
the German people, even though
they will make life terribly difficult.
A genuine downfall, rapid physical
downfall would come, however, if we
declined to sign the peace, and re-
verted to a state of war, after a few
weeks of fruitless opposition costing
millions and lives we should be fore
ed to capitulate."
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LIBERTY LOAN POSTERS
SHOULD BE REMOVED

The request has been made gener-
ally that every Victory Liberty Loan
poster be taken down immediately
upon the conclusion of the Victory
Liberty Loan campaign so that. the
advertising space may not be appro-
priated by unauthorized persons.
In many cases patriotic people
have lent fences and other space for
the display Of Liberty Loan posters,
and the day after the loan campaign
was concluded "snipers" put up COM
mercial poster in their place. Owners
of the privileged locations naturally
felt that their generosity had been
abused, and erroneously blamed
the Poster Advertising Association
which is lending it's boards through
out the country to the War Loan Or
ganization.
To prevent this privilege, granted
to the government for specific pur-
pose, from being abused, the cooper
alton of the police and other proper
authorities has been enlisted, and
that of the Victory Liberty workers
generally.
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the mentual anger in which he wood
fine hisseld in and durin of the wait
in. then agin think Of havin to look
at wun of our docktars all that time,
and seein him sittin there playin
second fiddle or holdin the hoss fur
anuther docktar to ride, it do not
seam to me to be rite.
but bout the new streats which we
is to bid, it seam that Pat say that
the bonds will ruin the whoal toun
and taxes will bee so high that he
kennot reach them, but it seam that
pat talk wun way and find hissef
anuther becos pat have already made
$500 dollars out of the bond Issure.
he has plais three miles frum toun
which he sed to unkle Jim befoar
the bond assure that he wood sell for
60 dollars a aker and he has since the
bond issue priced it up to seventy
and as there are 450 akers in the
plais that maik pat a profit on his
land of $4500 which is moar taxes
than pat has paid in the last 200
yeers. if the bond assure will put
the property in the kuntry three
miles from toun up ten dollars per
aker it seam to NEE that the sess-
ment board better meet soon and put
pats house a little higher and let us
try to git sum of the mummy which
we has maid him back into the tres
uric. !
yours rite strait along,
Dote..
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PIEDMONT SUMMER SCHOOL

"Piedmont Summer School" is the
name adopted for an institution COM
posed of a series of lectures and
study courses of unusual interest
and Importance, the. first session to
be held at Anderson College, An
derson, S. c., June 1st to 7th. The
school is under the auspices of the
Baptist State Mission Board.
The Summer School idea is COM
bination of an Institute or School of
Methods on the one hand, with the
Chautauqua or Encampment plan on
the other. The program is made up
of series of lectures, study classes
using textbooks, and community
singing, combined with social fellow
ship, recreation and spiritual up!ift.
TIE courses of study deal with prac-
tical methods as we'll as general in
formation and inspiration along ines
of work in Sunday School, Womans
Missionary Union, Baptist Young
Peoples Union, and Christian growth
and service, and it is intended to
reach in the school those who are
already workers and leaders in these
organizations, as well as many who
wish to train themselves to become
leaders.
Each member of the faculty is a
specialist in his line of work. The
school will open Sunday evening,
June 1st, at eight o'clock, with a
Singing Festival under the direction
of Mr.. J. P. Scholfield, who is sing
er and a leader of great prominence
among Southern Baptists. He will
conduct each evening at eight o'clock
a "singing Festival, organizing a
chorus of 200 voices.
Board and lodging will be furnish
ed at the rate of $3.50 for the full
term. Those who come for a less
time will be charged $3.50 per day.
For further information and a copy
of the handsomely printed announce
ment, write the Dean, Rev. Thomas
J. Watts, Columbia, S. C.
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Filings and lurnin how to cut man

killings and lurnin how to cut man
up fur the big MUMMY it may bee
that peepul kan still git along in this
here life with salts and kallermel and
tuppentine dockterin like they use.
ter when buck was a kaff but from
the way heers sum peepuls braggin
bout being opparated on, and uthers
rattlin there mummy when a horse
pittal is menshuned, and komplane-
ing bout there differunt aidments, it
seam to NEE that there are a ripe
watermelon to be kut in the kum-
munity if sum of our docktars will
git in the cuttin bizness and be a
professional like they is the uther
tuns, if they will not doc so CESS
we will not need the horsepittal, be-
kos what will be the use of rushin a
nan to the slaughtery, and putin
him on the taibal and sharpning the
nives, and then sayin, we will now
wait till the docktar over at chester
lyin on the taibal all that time with
the Risterkrats over there and then
he will run oaver between trains and
trim up few in this here nabur-
hood. it seam to NEE that a man
lyin ont he taibal all that time with
the nife done sharpned wood have a
good SCOT ginst the horsepittal fur
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GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED

meeting of former National Guard
officers and enlisted men of the
state reserve militia and others in
terested in the reorganization of the
National Guard to meet at Columbia
Tuesday, May 20, to discuss plans
for such reorganization. The meet
ing will be held either in the state
senate chamber or the state legisla-
tive library.
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foaks and is gittin the old reel is.
tate off on us, and befoar long he
spects them to lay a pipe line to the
korprate limmits and feed all our
mummy thru it, but sais no that dr..
Pryor Of chester got he'd Of them
on this and got moast of it before
he dide. sed that i do not know
what our dectars is doom lettin dr..
pryor git he'd of them in sich man.
ner less they waitin fur sumboddie
to kun long and bid a horsepittle
and give it to them to maik mummy
outen. but it seam that if our dock
tars ;s not up-to-date the peepul is
and we is now to have the horsepit-
tie. but what want to know befoar
begins to take a bath evrie day be-
ginnin. to git into society fur the
Penderseatus, is who goner cut inter
dote smith when he gifts on the ia
BILE. i has seed our docktars givin
salts and kallermel, and taikin the
tempsion of all pashunts and sayin
talk three times a day both befoar
and arter meals, sleep all mite and
git we'll and the bill is three dollars.
they is progressive with the rest of
ther professionals in fixin the feas
but is they keepin up with the dock
tars in uther touns in goin to the big