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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13

have never recognized. To adapt =
French bedroom farce for American
consumption means to emasculate its
situations and demotivate its charac-
tiers. The fun that remains is but the
shell of the original. Witness the at
tenuated mildness of "Sleeping Part
ners,' the burlesque disguise of Keep
1t 70 YOURSELF"
American bedroom farce is an en-
tirely different matter. A more innoc-
uous form Of entertainment it would
be difficult to devise. up in Mabel's
Room is a good average example: it
follows the usual formula. A half
dozen people are gathered at house
party on Long Island we had almost
said Long suffering Island, so over
worked has that part Of the coast been
of late b. playwrights seeking ambig-
uous atmosphere. The opening scene
gives us the key to the game; namely,
that every member of the party is
strictly and voluntarily homogeneous.
No matter what situations may arise
later in or out of Mabel's room, there
can never be any doubt in the mind of
the audience that every one on the
stage is in love with his own wife or
husband, or tiance, as the case may be.
This is so obvious we cannot help
surprise that the characters should sus-
pect each other so easily Doubtless
they are stupid. Can it also be that
their virtue has made them prudes !?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13
The Innocent Illusions
of Bedroom Farceu1.s

Bedroom farce is historic and
legitimate form of entertainment.
There are, however. three kinds Of
bedroom farce, the French farce, the
American farce, and the French fare,
adapted for an American audience.
The latter is bastard form. It is
impossible to make good French bed
room farce into a good American one:
the two spring from opposite sources.
Inc one is the farce of guilt, the other
the farce of innocence. Take the puiIt
out of the French farce and all its
polgnancy is gone Put it into the
American and it ceases to be funny.
French bedroom farce does not exist
on Broadway. Why should it? The
witty, unblushing, sincerely amusinc
form of the Palais Royal is as out of
place in America as an Esquimau in the
tropics. 1t deals with subjects the ex-
lstence of which is recognized in
France and denied as far as possible
here. The French are not ashamed of
their vices; therefore to laugh at them
IS not degrading. Moreover, they are
pragmatists in their comic perceptions.
IT thing exists it may be laughed at.
1t may be'tragic or sacred; that does
not prevent its also being funny. Con-
sistency, the jewel of the Anglo
Saxons, is one whose value the Latins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13
Broad,cay Vary of
The Ne,u Comedian

1t took just one night for New York
playgoers to decide that Robinson New
bold was funny on the stage, but it took
fifteen years for theatrical manager
to recognize the same fact. Newbold
became overnight, in THE Royal vaga-
bond,' George NJ. Cohan's novel opera
comique, an established Broadway COM
edian. Newbold knows some interest
ing sdelights on the business of being
a comedian.
"a strange comedian is a greater
gamble, in a New York production, than
a new dramatic star. The experiment
has been made time and again Come
dams who have been stock or road fav-
orites have been brought to Broadway
by some enterprsing manager. only to
prove absolute failures. Their COM
edy was cold, as they say in the
classics. The audience simply refused
to laugh. And not few times a whole
production has been doomed because
the new comedian failed to be funny
for Broadway
According to Newbold this has hap
pened so many times that managers
were forced to doubt their own sense
of comedy. Moreover, they had to mis-
trust the laughter of au fences out of
town or in vaudeville theatres.
Therefore he fuctuated between road
engagements and musical stock COM
panies. In stock he was particularly
successful in Raymond Hitchcock's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13
NEWS AND NOTES or PLAYS AND PLAYERS

took practically the entire company to
get the instrument out of its hiding
place The piano needed strings, it
needed keys and most of all it needed
tuning, but in the division there was
every kind of musician and mechanic,
and two nights later the theatrical
troupe, having erected a stage and
built scenery at Oudezeele, rang up the
cheesecloth curtain on an amazing
truly Broadway production.
From Oudezeele the piano was moved
to Steenvorde. A performance was to
be given in that racked, deserted viii
lage, but the Boche sent an early au-
dience, consisting entirely Of high ex-
plosves and shrapnel, which wrecked
the improvised theatre and made it
necessary to place the piano in hos
pital for repairs. On that occasion the
piano received nine wound stripes.
After the New Workers had pushed
the Germans back from Mount KEN
mel and captured Vierstaat Ridge there
came a period of rehearsal and the pi-
ano was moved to Beauquesne. From
Beauquesne it was moved by truck
through the desolate Somme area and
arrived finally in woods known as
TempleuX lie Fosse. Here a number of
performances were given before and
after the men Of the 9th Division
broke the Hindenbure line. The thea
ire was a large stable beneath a hill
and its seating capacity was 400 sol
diers.
The captured piano was next moved
to Joncourt, and after the division had
finished its fighting was sent by lprry
to lie Mans. During three months it
gave entertainments to thousands of
soldiers. Throughout all this time, dur
ing spare moments, the musicians
worked out Let's Beat 1t" on the old
Boche instrument.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13

We hesitate to answer, but the facs
remains that the characters in an
American bedroom farce are by all
odds the most impeccable and the most
easily shocked we have ever met,
The main theme Of up in Mabel's
Room is rose pink chemise Now
chemise partially glimpsed in a dim
light may be suggestive, but chemise
banded about the stage for three acts
has the suggestive quality of foot
ball. The play abounds in misunder-
standing and dialogue that has a
double meaning. But it is never
double entendre." In French farce
one Intentionally says something in
nocent and means something wicked
In an American one Internationally
says something wicked and means
something innocent. This is funny but
1t is not suggestive, any more than the
adventures Of the football chemise,
which are also funny The interesting
POii-t - NNdl the duUleNCe really likes
this kind O. fun much better than the
other, although most Of them come
out still under the Illusion of the title
and the underclothing thinking it has
been naughty and that they are So
phisticated dogs to have taken it so
well. 1t is an innocent illusion. Had
any one of the characters committed
or even intended committing, the adul-
terry so generously suspected every
ones evening would have been spoiled
But the characters never intend any
thing so disgraceful. AS matter of
fact, they never intend anything at all;
they are the merest pufballs of the
plot. Cup in Mabel's Room true to
type, is primitive farce of situation
That the locale happens to be bed
room does not imply immortality any
more than a dining room set neces-
sarily connotes scene Of drunkenness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-13
4 Little Journey
With Cyril Keightley

the screen and the people out in front
thought it was all part of the play.
"And in another play, in the awful
chaos of the moment, l gave them the
wrong cue and we played the third act
before the second and then had to
play the seeLnd act last. They liked
that play so we'll that it stayed two
days.
"Now we know why you are such
delightful actor"
"Why? Because of my early train
ing?'
mo, because Of something which no
training can ever give you if you
haven't it,"
And here a hard hearted call boy
said "Fifteen minutes" and we left Mr..
keightley to prepare for his little Jour
ney without telling him why.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
You Do More Work,

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TYPISTS,

Washington, d. c., April 30.-Large
numbers of stenographcrs and typcists
arc needed in the government service
in Washington, ID. c., Notwithstanding
the fact that thousands were appointed
during the nineteen months of Ameri-
cas- participation in the war, accord
ing to an announcement Of the United
States Civil Service Commission.
Examinations for both men and
women are held throughout the coun-
try every Tuesday. Usual entrance
salaries are 1000 to 81 200 year.
Full information may be secured from
the secretary Of the local board Of CT
vii service examiners at the post office
or customhOuse in any city or from
the l. S. Civil Service Commission,
Washington, ID. e.
Men who have been honorably dis
hcargcd from the military or naval
service and who left positions in the
civil service to take part in the war
may be rcinStatcd without eXamina-
ton.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
IS YOUR FARM FOR SALE?

If you have any land for sale, either
improved farms or unimprOvcd acre
age, I'VE may be able to find you pur-
chaser if you will list it with our
HOmCScckorS Bureau.
We are receiving large number OF
inquiries about farming opportunities
in this State and it Is the purpose OF
the G. & w. G.. Rilroad to prepare a
comprehensive list Of lands for sale
located along its line, to be distribut-
cd among prospective settlers, and all
persons having such property for sale
arc urged to cooperate with the un-
dcrsiGncd, in order that accurate and
reliable data may be placed in the
hands OF prospective homcscekcrS
making inquiry about farming oppor-
tunities in your community.
a blank form will be mailed you, up
on application, asking for the specific
information desired.
There is no charge for this service.
w. w. CROXTON,
Room 5, Terminal Station Bldg,
37-tf Atlanta, Ga.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
BIG FIGURES.

Making up some Of the mlltitudinOuS
government reports bring out lit
tie things Of interest sometimes.
For instance, last week when we
went to make out our postage report
to the post Office the thought occurred
to us to figure from this report the ac-
tual number Of sheets Of paper used
in printing The Advertiser during the
month Of April. As some know The
Advertiser is printed on paper 80 inch
es wide by A inches long, or Just four
times the size Of one page Of the pa
per. OF these sheets last month The
Advertiser used a few more than
10000. Not counting the skips made
by the prcSsman. il required 10000
revolutions Of the press to print these
sheets and the result was 100. 900 actual
pages printed. BY the installation OF a
new press and folder recently the
time required for these operations has
been considerably reduced, printing
and folding being done at one opcra-
tiOn. Yet, this is comparatively a
small part of the labor Of gotting out
the paper much moro time and labor
being REQUIRED to gct ready for thc
press. And the cost of this labor and
paper IS 50 distributed that each sub
Scribor gets his share Of if for inst
One Dollar a year. II is worth that
II, ~ ~, I.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
Citation for Letters OF Administration.


State of South Carolina,
County of Laurens.
BY o. G. Thompson, Probate Judge:
Whereas Laura Madden made suit
to me, to grant her Letters of Admin
istration of the estate and effects Of
w. w. Madden.
These are therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said w. w. Madden
deceased, that they be and appear be-
fore me, in the Court Of Probate, to be
held at Laurens Court House, Laurens,
S. c., on the Nth day Of May, 1919 next,
after publication hereof, at II o'clock
in the forenoon, to show cause, If any
they have, why the said administration
should not be granted
Given under my hand this 2Sth day
of April, Ammo Domini 1919.
o. G. THOMPSON,
4l-2t-A J. p. l.. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
THE LAST CALL.

Laurens County is away behind in
subscriptions to the last Liberty Loan.
Other counties are also behind, but
there are still other counties which
have subscribed their quotas. What
they have done, however, ought not to
affect our attitude toward our own
campaign. We have duty to perform
and we cannot excuse ourselves from
performing it because some other sec
ton has or has not done its duty. Our
regiments in France could not and did
not wait to see if other regiments had
gone over the top" before they obeycd
the commands of their officers They
learned their duty and performed it.
The government expects us to do the
same thing here.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07

1t is better to spend money than
10 spend men in whipping the Hun
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
LAURENS. S. C., MAY Z, 1919.

Don't forget the Liberty Loan meet
ing at Peoples Bank this afternoon
at 1 o'clock.
We ought to be thankful we are ask
cd to lend TO our government and not
pay a big indemnity to Germany.
1t is better to spend money than
10 spend men in whipping the Hun.
War means waste, suffering and
death. Let's show our thankfuness
that it's all over.
Laurcns County has fine record in
all war calls. Can we afford to lower
our average?
The time is up Saturday night. What
we do must be done quickly. Sign up
today!
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
FayOrs Princeton Route.
Editor The Advertiser.

cd tho road NV Hickory ,royorn to
Princeaon This will serve pood,v
number of people and should and will
undoubtedly moan hippcr +bingc for
tho city of Laurens will vonturo
tho assertion that thoro ore mora
homc-owning peop,e connectod with
this road than any section Of tho conn
ty and i think NV forthcoming state
mcnts will bear mo out, This pots
me to one of nv hobbies. that of en-
couragine homecoming noonlo for q
better community and 4, hotter countv
| do not moan that good neon,e do not
own houses but 70 own y thing is to
become interested in il and IFS sur-
roundings and things that pertain
thereto
mi. rooa ~ p,.;,oo, o, -, .;n,
its interscctinp branch roads enr,nod
nm =. fo,Iowc, Az III, ,I,oo ,;,o,
from town intor,ootoa nv. Won, tro,
y Ra,,cd,lo l,co ana ,ro,,,r
from Noddon eoc,;on. ~ cbou rl,oo
31-2 miles out of ,own Nv. rood .,
L. D " Waits, on to Sto,, nr;d.o ana
thc ANDY pbiline connt,v rbic, h,.
largo connections. =, cor,;ne
tons intorsocts road to II { wou,co,s
and hiy eoction oround ,rd cons;d
orobllv hovon1. ,+ Gao Drn,, ,,.,,,
strong's with road to Wilson commun-
ity and Liv VOLTS; also road here in
tersccts from Eden, Dials. Greenpond
and Bulah sections, and beyond the
very best portions of the county, big
stores, schools and churches pass on
by Abcrcrombie's store, one of, if not
the largest country stores in the coun-
ty. l will say the largest without
doubt; to the Tavern, here we con-
meet with the good section of Friend
ship on one hand, with another road
leading to Rabun and Fairview sec
tions connecting in ) miles with the
top soied roads of Greenyille county
to Fountain Inn, Simpsonville. Green
Vile, Fork Shoals, Pelzer. Wiliamston.
Piedmont, Anderson and Pickcns.
Continuing AT Tavern again ia Prince
ton by Rccdv River Power nlant Gin
merry and mills, through n read good
section to Princeton. connecting with
top-soilcd roads to Ware Shoals and
Greenvlle.
The churches ana schools .hon,d no
bogin NV naming Trinitv-R;dyo .ohoo,
mono douhtlcss loroor nn,o.. ro,nons
ano,hcr IN tbo cooo rood which v;,,
later name. Shiloh nron,r;np ,o,
larger thinps. Edon . nico cchoo,
DiaIs anothor good .ahoo,. c,.oo,
Pond sin onothor of yood,v nrono,
tons: Hickory Tavorn may no tho
largest: Friendship doinp woll. Nor
ma, with lumber already on q nico sito
prcparing for hct,or tbinoc Nt
Bethel, with q modern houso. and
Princeton in good numbers
Big comfy churches .. fo,1ows
Chestnut Ridge Trinity shiloh Di,ls
Green Pond Bulab Friondsbin Rohun
Hepdersonyil]e NIt Bctbcl and princo-
ton. Ten schools NJ GOOD nrooros. ana
eleven churches all connoctod with
Laurcns through tbie eomo Lannon's
Tavern Princeton road
By the wav this road intorcocts tho
Ncclv Ferry road NJ Hickory rovorn.
and the Ncolv Fcrrv road can douht :
less boast of more miles of road moi
crossed bv n single stream for MANLY
10 miles. a small ctrn,r crocc;ng
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-07
RiddcIl- OSllicIhs.

M and Mrs. c. NJ, Riddcll announce
the marriage of their daughter, Lille
Belle to Mr.. D. l.. O'shields OF Spartan
burg, 8. G., Sunday, May 4th, 1919 at
$3.50. At home, Spartanburg, S. c.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-06
QUINCY HOTEL
BEING DISMANTLED

The old hotel building, or
Quincy House. as it was named
in boom times, is being torn
down. under direction of Mat
thew Pryor. The lumber will be
Used for building purposes, but
where we do not know. 1t will
make an awful gap in the cen.
tire of town and the place will
not look like itself. Several at
tempts were made to give it a
way, the last one, an offer to
give it to the county with $4,000
bonus for use as a county high
school being scoEned. 1t has
some fine material in it, being
built of Georgia pine and is in
good preservation.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-06
Revival at
Owen Church

Revival services are being held
at Owen CHURCH f.is week ser
vices being he'd sffernoon and
night. Rev. c Z Gray; Of Dun
lap, is assisting th,s pastor, Rev.
E. II. Lewis, in conducting the
meeting. end much interest IS BE-
ing manifested.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-06
A. r. PRYOR, Inc.
JASPER, TENN TULLAHOMA, TENN
Must Have News.

Geo. R. Kelly. Ketchall, Tenn.
says: Please renew my sub
scription to the News. AS we
have been without it sometime /
think it will take a dollars worth
t catch up "
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-06
Pleasant Hill.

and preparing ground to make gar
den and plant Irish potatoes.
Sunday school is progressing nice
ly. Everybody seems to be taking
an interest. | think we would be
better christians if we would go to
church and Sunday school and read
our Bibles more.
Arthur Doss has returned home
from France. am very glad to see
our boys back home. | have some
very near and dear friends over
there, who | hope to see coming
home soon
w. NJ. and Jim Coston are able
to be out again after having had the
flu
Miss Mayme Pitman is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs Miller, of Pikeville, has re.
tdrned to her home after spending a
few weeks with her son, F. b Miller,
John Dame went to Saylorsvllle
Monday.
Alfred Hancock and daughter,
Miss Lille, took birthday dinner
with his brother, G. f. Hancock, Sat
urday.
w. R. Jones and sister, Mrs. Geo.
d. Jones, were in Jasper shopping
last week
Mrs Matt Doss visited her cousin,
Mrs Bonnie Jones, one day last
week.
F b. Miller was in Jasper on
business one DAY last week
Charlie Pitman, of Jasper, made
business trip to w. f. Jones, one
day this week.
Dave Colston is on the sick list
this week ~
Geo. ID. Jones, of Florence, Ala,
is visiting homefolks this week.
Mrs, A. A. Rogers visited Mrs.
M. A. Raunsayille Tuesday.
Dewey Hancock made a business
trip to Jasper Thursday.
Miss Allie Rogers, of Saylorsville,
visited Mrs Geo ID. Jones Friday.
Willis Chambers and family have
moved back from Chattanooga.
Mrs. A. A. Rogers visited Mrs.
Retsey Colston Sunday.
John Dame visited his neice, Mrs.
Bonnie Jones, one day last week.
w. Il Rogers, of Sequachee, was
in our vicinity on business Friday.
Joe Lambert, Jr, and nephew,
Bob Lambert, were horseback riding
Sunday
Mrs w. NJ, Amos is improving.
w. K. Jones killed hog Thurs
day.
II. II Torbett visited John Dame
and F h., Miller Sunday.
Miss Gerue Tunnel, of Rankiii's
Cove, was the guest of Miss Ellen
Colston sunday.
think most everybody is pleased
with our new mail carrier, Miss Bon
ME Hoge. She is a good girl and |
think just the one to carry the mail.
| hope we have got her for keeps
She has stuck so far to the route like
plaster, and that is what we want,
someone who is not afraid of mud
hole.
A. A. Rogers and John Lambert
are doing some fencing this week,
John Dame made short call on
Clarence Webb Saturday
w Il Jones was in Jasper Mon
day
Clint CoIston, of Rankin's Cove,
visited bls brother, Dave Colston,
Sunday.
Dave Lawson, of Jasper, visited
his sister. Mrs Mamie Jones. Sun
day
+ Is. Miller made short cali on
A. \ Rogers Friday
Steve Rogers, Of So. Pittsburg,
visited his sister, Mrs Jim Doss
sunday.
Mrs. BetSey Colston, is some bet
ter at this writing. Old Lazy;
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-06
For Sale.

Eggs from pure bred Brown
Leghorn Chickens, $1,00 per set
ting.
MRS BRoWNLoW BARNETT,
Feb. q, at. Sequatchie, Tenn.