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THE MAGISTRATE.
By PAUL VI. POTTER.

TIME musical farce Good Morn
ing, Judge" has a remarkable
pedigree. 1t was on Monday
morning, March 20. 1885, that the
newspaper readers of London were
startled by the discovery that a new
English playwright had arisen. There
had been produced on the previous
Saturday at the Court Theatre IAN
original farce in three acts entitled
The Magistrate by A. w. Pinero." The
producers were two managers who had
fallen on evil days; namely, John
Clayton. an actor, son-in-law of Dion
Boucicault, and Arthur Cecil (BlounD
a drawing room entertainer of consid-
cradle comic talent. The author was a
player in Henry Irvings company.
Pinero was 80 years old. lie had
only attracted attention with THE
Squire" produced by the Kendals on
December 20, 1881, at the st. James
Theatre, and promptly claimed by the
critics to be plagiarism from Hardy S
novel Far from the Madding Crowd. $
Pnero denied the charge with asperity
and to show that he could write orig
inal work he began the composition
Of The Weaker Sex" which was the
story of a mother and daughter who
loved the same man, Clayton and
Cecil, sorely in need of play, came to
the seashore TO hear Pinero read THE
Weaker Sex" They would not have II
at any price. Much discouraged, they
were leaving linero's cottage when he
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INFORMATION, PLEASE.

The fact that Jane Cowl lunched at
the Blank restaurant follow O Hen
RVS advice and pick out a Broadway
restaurant from the Where to Dine
Well column) one day during the past
week is apparently a matter of no
significance. George NJ. Conan Is seen
there quite frequently and so are u
thousand and more other celebrities.
Yet it so happened that it was the first
time in five years that Miss Cowl has
ventured to n public restaurant. and
then it was business that dragged her
forth. - 80,
AS a matter of fact Miss Cowl is
rarely seen outside the theatre. Time
to her Is too precious a thing; there
are so many things to do, she reasons,
that the result has been most of those
hours not actually spent in the theatre
have been devoted, usually, to study
or work.
The title of Miss Cowls last play,
Information. Please" is an index to
her philosophy She is always seeking
knowledge but she knows that she is
seeking it unlike some who have 1t
thrust upon them unawares. Quite q
few of us tire as the years pass. Not
so with Miss Cowl. For one thing she
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of Hamlet" with Walter Hampden
and the same company, Is promised by
the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts and
Sciences for Saturday afternoon, March
/, at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music.
Owing to the interest in Stuart
Walkers present bill at the Punch
and Judy Theatre. which includes three
Dunsany plays, THE Golden Doom"
King Areimenes and the Unknown
Warrior and The Gods OF the Noun
| tain" II will be continued another
week, with six evening performances
and matinees Thursday. Friday and
! Saturday.
Keeping Up Appearances" and DIFF
| erencc in Gods" will divide the week
at the Bramhall Playhouse.
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Yet in spite Of all their evasion and
beating about the bush and hair split
ting there is after all "A lower standard
of morality in our own plays of this
than in the pieces that used to come
to us from abroad. 1t may seem diff
cult to explain that what is meant as
actual naughtiness should under any
circumstances be less offensive than
pretext of the same kind OF repre-
shensible conduct But it is true that
the French farce whether it be the
work of Feydeau, Bison. Hennequin.
Weber or any of the accomplished
watchmakers of their school recog-
nizes a higher moral standard than
our own denatured limitations.
1t is in the acknowledgment Of an
4 inevitable nemesis that the morality of
the Frenchmen is perceptible. Justice
lis uncompromisingly done in every
& French play. The author allows no
guilty husband 10 escape and the ex-
travagant and errant wife has her wig
ging before the end is reached. Both
of them may sport along the primrose
path OF dalliance, but neither will go
scot free. Both know that with the
certainty of fate their turn will come.
The husband meekly bows his head to
the will Of the dominating wife and
/; her relatives and knows that he is
going to get his. The frisky wife re-
turning like stray lamb to the side
OF her spouse has no doubts that the
day of her reckoning is at hand.
K 1t is this idea OF punishment for
any evil that the French writer's OF
farce keep always in view. In that
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kins. Ernest Glendinning. Lucille wat
son, Donald Gallaher. William Morris,
Carlotta Monterey, Fred W. Peters,
Daniel Smith, Adrienne Bonnell and
Fred Nichols.
THE Royal NaGabond." described as
Cohanized opera Comique. will have
its New York PREMIER Monday eve-
ming at the Cohtn & Harris Theatre.
The new production is the most pre-
tentious ever sponsored by Conan &
Harris. stephen Ivor Szinnyey and
William Cary Duncan wrote the book
and lyrics, and Anselm Goetzl the
music. Among the players in com
pany OF 100 are Lessa Kosta Robin on
Newbold, Dorothy Dixon Carl Tyson.
! Frederik Santley, Mary Eaton, Louis
Simon, Frances Demarest, Grace
Fisher, Winifred Harris, Roger Gray
and John Goldsworthy.
| Jacques Copeau has arranged a
| French and American bill for the
French Theatre du Nieux Colombier in
commemoration of the birth Of George
| Washington. The programme in
cludes brief travesty, Two at
chateau Ihierry'; La Fontaine's la
Coupee Enchantee" and the first pre-
sentation on any stage of an episode
from Percy MecKaye's ballad play,
! Washington" which has been trans
lated into French AMI adapted by Mr..
Copeau. Robert Edmond Jones has
made special settings for this play.
The scene is at Valley Forge and the
characters include Washington Ham
ilton, Thomas Paine, Count Pulaski.
Baron Won Steuben and the Marquis
de Lafayette.
There will be three special matinees
of the Shakespeare Playhouse at the
Plymouth Theatre during the coming
week. Hamlet" with Walter Hamp-
den. will be played Thursday after
noon, while for Friday afternoon and
Saturday morning AS You Like 1t" is
tho attraction. y single performance
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the manuscript: nut Mrs. John Wood.
Marion Terry and Albert Chevalier
with the company; and so brought
things N that memorahle wight NJ
>. a, VI
March Il when real English school
of farce was born. Though conceived
in the French manner, the play dealt
with people and things that everybody
in London understood Thev knew tbs
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THE MAGISTRATE."
An o''s'ha' farce IN 1hfee acts py ~ w
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, Court.
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| Mir. r Kerr
| els harrington, Mrs. Poshets Son
AohIIIe Blond waiter Mr.. ChsyaIier
J AGATHA Posket. .......;: Mrs John Wood
Rnatie Tor ner n1'er MISS Mass NorTey,
| Act !. The Family Skeleton.
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TIL. n,o, r,,, aoo ,,ghts NJ tho Court
| rh.atra - ,Iovad rtght throuyb the
sun,,nor ond WHOM .rthrr Cecil went
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NEW IN THE THEATRES.

"a Sleepless Night" a farce comedy
by Jack Larric and Gustav Blum, will
have its first New York hearing to-
morrow night at the Bijou Theatre.
The authors took their idea from an
actress who married a literary hus-
band and announced at the start that
she intended to live apart from him
Thus they turn upside down the mar
riage relation. and they go step
further by having each OF the con-
tracing parties fall in love with some
one else. In the cast are Peggy Hop
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("Colonel Mulberry Sellers'O, who used
it during the rest of his career.
Meanwhile THE Magistrate" had
founded school Of plays In England.
There came into existence at the Court
Theatre series of productions known
as the Court farces," including THE
Schoolmistress.' Dandy Dick" and
The Cabinet Minister" Indeed it was
on The Magistrate and its successors
that Pinercs fame was wholly built
until he struck new gait with THE
Second Mrs. Tanqueray,' on May 81
1898, at the St. James Theatre, and
was accepted for the first time as a
| serious author. The Magistrate went
on being translated into foreign Ian
guages and on the continent of Europe
was best known as The Blue Grotto.'
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way is there always lesson to be
found In the plays, a lesson moreover
that should be a warning to those who
would follow the courses of the wan
dering spouse. Not only is a certain
posture of life held up to view in the
farce OF the French stage, but the les
son drawn from 1t is there as we'll.
The spectators laugh not only at the
husbands revelry and the efforts by
which It is obtained. They laugh
scornfully at the poor victim of his
own foolshness who after enjoying
himself and deceiving others and
thinking that after all he is to find
life nothing but beer and skittles Is
suddenly called on in the end to pay
the piper. The public that has seen
him dancing, sees him also on the
rack.
It is the weakness of our native
supply OF philandering farce that
there can never be any penalty. Just
, as no real wrong has been done. can
there be no real payment to be made.
In the specimen current at the Little
Theatre, for instance, what moral can
there be from the contemplation o:
this farce playing about the edges Of
one of pair of twin beds? At the
utmost one might be led to say that
1t is dangerous to be married by any
clergyman not duly authentica ted
But that Is no moral lessen sufficient
to pay for the indulgence in thirty
| minutes OF such suggestive fooling
What could possibly be the moral OF
Fair and Warmer unless it were
that cocktails should not be mixed by
those ignorant of their ingredients
OF course the penalty need not be SC
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Murfin,' with whom collaborated,
can't stay awake after IL O'Clock, As
soon as midnight comes she begins 10
nod and Is soon doing off. on the,
other hand, do my best work between
midnight and in the morning, so on
the last play we had to work in relays
1t is a great deal Of fun. and for fear
this may be misinterpreted it's simply
because / like to do 1t so much"
And that is why Miss Cowl succeedA
She takes a keen interest in everything
she does. She is still an enthusiast.
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BY LAWRENCE REAMER.

DERHAPS
the that have blessed ending really
began independent 1t almost ready indeed supply its
demand for this kind of especially in the the
only from the boulevards Yet there
evidence that the this this live from
its supply.
Our product while congenial native taste al
different the adventure which used
Audiences the Enge Theatre the
Mabes ROOM with much sincerity they
gggd The Girl From Maxms "On and or Perhaps the
spirit something that appeals still
all the substitutes of
and his colleagues emneny satisfactory In
respect the has during the
dependent for entertainment Of
this kind in the theatre.
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MoNDAYBjou Theatre "A Sleepess Night farce comedy by
Jack Larrc and Gustav Blum.
Cohan Harris Theatre "The Royal Vagabond,"
conque, with a by Anselm Goetz.
Vieux Colomber Washington" other plays.
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skill of Hopwood the adept Of the American
this field familar the in
succeeds avoid
His followers all at the result Mr. Hop
with facility and polish what they but cumly scramble
Married couple under the
regularly performed through all
the adventure Of
Cullen twofod They
possible forfeit Winthrop
Theatre this actafter
palng
fully accomplished.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-08-15
Electric Light and Power Plant

automobile. 1t is sturdy. complete unit. all
enclosed, and on one base(except the batteries)
and is the most perfect running machine we
have ever seen.
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We desire that every subscriber
of The Herald and News would care
fully examine the date on the label
opposite his name on the paper, and
if there is error please notify US so
that the correction may be made. 1t
is now only two weeks to the first of
September and at that time all who
have not paid up will be taken from
the list, because then we are going
on a strictly cash in advance system,
and the price will be increased to
$500 the year. We would regret
to take any name off where the sub
scription has been paid, and for that
reason we are requesting that you
examine the date on your paper and
let US know if it is correct. We may
have made mistake. We hope to
have all who are in arrears renew
by that time, and we are again call
ing your attention to the matter so
that you may give heed.
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that SECTION of the county. The road

that SECTION of the county. The road
from Chaplin to Little Mountain is
just like it has been since the advent
of the automobile, or little bit
worse, as the years go by And the
road from Little Mountain down by
Capers Chapel is about in the same
condition.
But good roads are coming all
over the country, and that very soon.
Conditions are such that the people
will soon realize that the building of
roads is one of the essentials to mod
ern civilization, and that it will pay
to put money and muscle into the
building Of them.
But all this apart, if the good peo-
pie of this section of Lexington de-
sire to come into Newberry county
The Herald and News will extend to
them a most cordial welcome, and
so far as may be in our power, will
see that they get square deal so
far as roads and everything else is
concerned. They are all good sub
stantial citizens and will be quite an
addition to our citizenship.
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NEWBERRY CITY SCHOOLS.

The Newberry city schools will
open for the session 1919-1e20 ON
Monday morning, September Is, at
g o'clock.
Students, with conditions to re-
move, are requested to meet the SUI
perintendent in his Office at the high
school on Friday, September 18th, so
that arrangements can be made for
examinations on the conditioned
subjects. 1t is necessary that these
: examinations be passed before pro-
motion cards be given.
Students, expecting to enter the
schools for the first time, except
those applying for first grade, will
please meet the superintendent in
his office at the high school on Thurs
day, September 18th.
Students of the high school, hav-
ing conditions to remove in mathe-
mates and wishing to join coach
ing class, are asked to meet the su-
perintendent in his office on Wednes-
day morning, August 18th.
O. B. Cannon,
8-12-2t Superintendent.
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LEXINGTON DIsPATcH.NEWs

This good old paper, which has
been for nigh onto to fifty years un-
der the management Of Mr.. G.. M.
Harmon, has passed into other hands.
Mr.. Harmon was a charter member
of the South Carolina Press associ-
alton which was organized away back
in the seventies, and before that he
was in the newspaper business. Mr..
Harmon will be associated with the
new owners, but has disposed Of his
holdings in the paper. We are glad
that he is going to remain with the
paper, because we know for him to
have severed connection entirely
would have been like parting with
his best friend forever.
The new owners are Mr.. Ira M.
Sigh, formerly of Newberry, and
Mr.. w. T. Walker, formerly of
Camden. Both are practical news
paper men, and we have no doubt
will make success of the paper. Mr..
Sigh got his start in The Herald and
News office and we know that he is
an expert in the mechanical depart
ment, and Mr.. Walker will look af-
ter the editorial end. The first is
sue under the new management has
been received and it shows up well.
We feel an especial interest in the
boys who have gone out from New
berry, and we shall be pleased to see
the paper do we'll under the new
management. This is fine field
and the paper is so well established
in the homes of the Lexington peo-
pie that it has become like member
Of the family, and has gone on from
one generation to another.
We shall read the paper with
greater interest than before.
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WE WILL WELCOME THEM.

We notice from the Lexington
Dispatch-News that the Legislative
delegation and the supervisor and
the superintendent iof education
went over to Chaplin to have a meet
ing with the people of that section
to arrange to keep them from going
into Newberry county, and to offer
to build the roads in that section and
to do many more things for them.
Pity the supervisor did not see the
advisablity of doing something for
the roads on this side long ago. Pos
sibly then the movement to draw out
of the county would never have been
suggested. But it is fact that the
roads on this side Of the county have
been wofully neglected.
The people did not meet the dele
cation, and the. went back home.
DIR. Dreher, a member of the delega-
ton, gave out the following state
ment upon his return:
81 should certainly not like to see
our friends in the upper part of the
county cut away from Lexington,
but snce the movers in this matter
have petitioned the governor for an
election on this matter, want to
know the result of that election be-
fore pledging myself to build roads
for Newberry county with Lexington
money. If our good friends decide to
remain with Lexington county, as we
are so anxious to have them do, the
legislative delegation is willing to
make immediate provision for good
roads for them. This is the unani-
NOUS view of the delegation"
A statement like this will not have
very soothing effect upon these
good people, we imagine. It is a
sort of threat, as it appears to us.
So far as we are concerned we have
never advised the people to with
draw from Lexington. We have
never been much of an advocate Of
oreakingg up old boundary lines be-
tween counties, but we would well
=ome these good people if they should
decide to come, and would do the
oest we could to help them get some
Dads with Newberry money, and
some of their money as well. So far
IS we have been able to see they
lave never heretofore had even their
y wn money that they paid for roads
I'D bridges spent ea the roads In
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NEWBERRY COLLEGE
REUNION AT DELMAR.

Having promised my friend Judge
Carroll j. Ramage to attend the New
berry college reunion at Delmar in
Saluda county, and in moment of
mental alteration having also prom
ised to try to make speech at the
reunion, on last Thursday afternoon
I hooked up Ill and with two CT my
American boys and their mother and
Mr.. Calhoun Harman, we started for
that section Of the country so as to
be sure to get there on time. In
fact, / had promised to spend the
night with my kinsman Mr.. j. Arthur
Aull who lives not far away from
the reunion. It was fortunate that
Mr.. Harman kindly consented to go
along, because we had some spark
plug trouble and he said he was a
good doctor, and sure enough after
he cleaned the spak plugs off the
old car went along pretty well, and
we arrived before the supper time.
We left Newberry something after
6 o'clock, but made the 20 mile drive
before dark.
One branch of my Grandfather
Aull's family settled in this portion
of Saluda, then Edgefield, and de-
sendants of Jno. M. Aull, son W..
Calvin Aull, still live there and
seem to be doing well. They are not
lrage farmers, but all of them are
hard workers and have good and
comfortable homes. l had never
before had the opportunity of visit
ing them. AS tated, / spent Thurs
day night with Arthur Aull, and the
next morning drove around to see
Ben and Sam two Of the brothers
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and Summerland college day. That
was what the people came out there
for, to hear about Newberry and
Summerland and to talk about these
institutions, and to devise ways and
means to help them get money to op-
crate and to help them get boys and
girls interested in education, and to
direct them to these schools. The
Christian school and Christian col
lege is the ballast and the stab
ilizer that is to save the civilization
of this age, and to keep the old ship
of state from rocking itself to pieces,
and falling upon the breakers, and
to direct the minds of the people to
these vital things is one of the pur-
poses of these reunions.
DR.. Geo. B. Cromer was there. He
is interested in these Christian
schools, and was himself for several
years the able president Of Newberry
college, and in presenting him Judge
Ramage said he was the most popu-
lar man at Delmar that day except
it be Judge Butler Hare, and that ne
had lots of friends there who were
glad of the opportunity to hear him
speak. DR.. Cromer made great
speech on the Importance of the
Christian school and the duty of the
church to support it properly. He
always makes a good speech, and es-
pecially on occasions Of this kind is
he very happy. He said that there
had been only two Lutherans in
South Carolina who had ever given
as much as $1,000 to Newberry col
lege at one time, and one of these
was not member Of the church, but
of a Lutheran family. Mr.. Henry
Muller away back in 1848 gave $5,-
900 to start the Lutheran seminary
which finally became Newberry col
lege and was the founding of the
theological seminary. And Maj. c.
H. Suber gave $1,000 at one time to
the college.
After dinner fine speeches were
made by Hon. B. B. Hare and Rev.
Geo. S. Bearden and President P. E.
Monroe of Summerland and Presl-
dent S. J. Derrick of Newberry col
lege. The people listened attentive
ly to all of the speeches and were
very much interested, and l believe
that much good was accomplished
for the cause of education in gener-
al, and for the two institutions in
whose interest the reunion was held.
Delmar iAa nice place in which to
have this reunion. There is a good
grove and fine spring, and though
the weather was very hot every one
enjoyed the day.
While on that side l decided to
spend another night and drove some
ten miles up the Saluda and spent
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While on that side l decided to
spend another night and drove some
ten miles up the Saluda and spent