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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
TAKEN TO HILLSIDE.

.aIII. and without friends or money Mrs Nellie Bracken, a widow. age 70, -coraing at 495 John street. was re-
 5ove4 by pr. F. J. O'Brien in the saergency ambulance to Hillside
 as1ae yesterday afternoon Mrs. S it~ken was taken i'll early this week and neighs7ors attended her until her confsfcn became rapidly worse when " was thought advisable to have her Remcves
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27

Mar1On, O., Jan. 21-OhlO'S wv hit comb Riley lives in Marion and works on President Harding's paper, the Star, where he is employed as a printer. It is thus that friends desig- nate Fred K. Dix, whose poems have appeared in national magazines as well as in newspapers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
SAFETY EvERYwHERE.

To promote safety in the street. sl.or, and home, a bis mass meeting will be staged by the Safety Council of the Manufa cturers' association in the High School auditorium, February g. Sneaker of national repute will ad- dress the meting and a large repre- sentation of factory foren;en from the y,las,ts of the city will attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-27
ONE DIVE COOLED FEM OFF.
(By International News service.)

(By International News Service)
 Lorain, O., Jan. 27-With the ther- mometer lowering near zero, Earl Meister, seventeen, and Buster Jen- nings, also seventeen, opened the l922 swimming season with plunge into Lake Erie. One dive was sufficient tn ..cool off, the lads.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01
New Plays
By Bcauvais Fox

~ HE audit of the theatrical year
4 fortunately, falls in the summer,
not in the winter solstice. Only
the present audit of the weeks plays
need concern the playgocr who is bur
dcned with calcndarcd things
Four hopeful new plays hail Broad
way as the New Year makes its bow.
And q quartet Of old friends take their
last curtain as the Old Year retires to
remove the dcnuded wig and grease
paint.
A stirrup cup was lifted last night
for "Trilby' at the National Theater
the new guest being "Thc Madras
House: for "Ambush" at the Belmont,
where rs. s. Tenacity' finds harbor,
and for 1.-The Wife With d Smile" at
the Garrick, where "Hc Who Gets
Slapped' will expect rosewater and
balm next week bought and Paid
For" is succeeded at the Playhouse by
"Drifting.'
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01
Mrs. Lydig l1oyt
Has AdoptedS Stage
As AsIIerProfessiOn

Mrs. Lydig Hoyt, the New York So
cicty woman who, under the name of
Julia lloyt is playing the role of
Diana, Countess of Kerhll, with Will
liam Faversham in Lee Shubert's re-
vival Of "Thc Squaw Man" at the As
tor Thcater, has definitely adopted the
stage as Il profession. Mrs. Hoyt, who
piqued public interest recently by
entering the motion pictures, declares
that the stage ulore than ;.ny other
field offers wide opportunities for an
artistic career and she has determined
to devote all of her attention to the
tkeater.
81 enjoy my part hugely said Mrs.
Hoyt, "and l am thoroughly in love
with the theater Mr.. Faversham and
Mr.. Royle have been SO kind to me,
ance they have given me in learning
the technique of the professional stage,
which is so much more complex than
that of the amateur theater. | hope to
justify their faith in me. l shall cher
ish the memory of Edwin Milton
Royle's famous play because it has
been the medium for the beginning of
an artistic career
Mrs. Hoyt has had much experience
in amateur theatricals, especially in
connection with the activities of the
Junior League. She has played lead
ing roles and has performed dance
dramas in the productions of this or
ganzation.
81 studied acting under Jules Lett
ner in. Paris and Nine. Alberl in New
York. They taught me valuable funda
mentals, particularly mot what-t to do
when on the stage. And the not what
todo' is SO much more important, |
have learned, than the 'what-to do
81 plan to confine myself to Straight
parts for the present. The character
work will come later. shall not ap-
pear in musical comedy because I don It
believe | can advance in my art in that
direction. Besides, do not possess a
singing voice"
Mrs. Hoyt declared she was i'm :
mensely enthusiastic over her stage
debut.
"l feel as if were taking a big leap
from mere watcher to . real doer.'
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01
The New Year i'm the Theater

iONDAAt the Belmont Tteatc
duncan viii present "The Steamship
Powers Jennie
uthers
At the Playhouse vii and
Robert Warwick in "Drng" by ohn
Na'sy H. Anic"s The supporting
Hare Florence Short, Marquette
William Baisde, Franklin and other
At the Republic Theatcr A. IT, Woods will
Lowell Sherman
by Samuel Shipman The
Martha Mayo Ida Waterman, Bioue
Coulter, Sara Haden Slarke
At the Lyric Thcater NJ. "p in
Clouds musical comedy music
cm TOMBSTONE The
Wiley "Skect Gallagher Rensselaer,, Dorothy
Gladys Coburn, Hedges
Others
At the Lexington Theater
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

TIVE pygong are appended without how
expectation, customary to minutes that they will he
approved.
Face Value" Mr. pchse polished player makes uneasy
progress along the rough surfaces of this awkward adaptation
Italian sophisticated comedian Mr.. Auecies
%h measured and rhythmic ways smooth routes
lo his these get seems to
one Of the less tboouglfares and then things
mat player do plays nonpus myself "wfy?"
answers though Of course there are many In Face valu
us MI ptrchsten GRAND friendly philosophical
World to hrta{ion She writes
asking her sui to come to her room at II = M and cy ~ Nv
DtNndn TO deliver that afoot,
stein decides procare the boting paper with which
she pleading words and prepares to deeipber its nr
SION You forgive him for this procedure kindly
and you know that his But instead of holding the bor
o mirror in secret he calls ,,nor = casual yo,ng man ~ M 80
ey npeng the lady ndictng
The play cher than TO aid the hero " bi one % diti ~ II ~ ~;
sna matter Of suggesting that
mcious the prncpal person Of 7ac vue AZ
1s new Forynnth Theaer
The White Peacock petrosa brilliant clothing and
accent appears Spanish aristocrat having
ey her art as painter until she acquires
% % hen then She sins only in thinking
core Of Seville lover from her husbands or
Her irresolue dcon vaguely Gopher
w. however, If not to the explains
sF Spacious celebrity vaudeville play is gaudy
"ulashoned and her At the Comedy Theater.
The Dover engaging composition Mr. A. A. Milne
dSc0ues quzzcay on eopenen proving (unnentonally,
Mr. a While it is folly in some cases it is in others beneacto
M 0naFleS Cherry whimsical English millionaire
An IN intercepng at his Kent mansion
m apart for week. he shows them their unhtnees for
eh sends them their homes cured their
the benefits Ihlanhropist
M most winning Of the Having saved her
"er nc takes her himself reward for wedons
SD'c gay, graceful a the Bjou
Danger neritorous B. Warner represents
hg British trouble with his wife.
heartess hot
her comey cebound from his endeavored embraces
the cold heaven her
& VIII nomination Parliament he misunderstanding
warmth IN his sympathetic is bruted
w situation problem hitherto undlscused
drama startling audacitc Though
"uVe observer the first performance could that it
% with thing Hamilton, author
and his awkward ungany
The play aside this interesting at least and
e oe of the glacial lady rather the shehngs Of
s'er At the Thirty-ninth Street.
Duloog Drummond'A the dramas abominabe
ss are to be They
evening dress they the deep purple of Londons
uIoeous bandtt Bulldog Drummond the quiet forcefu
Nr a. f. Matthew'S bored excaptaln Of infantry, who
70 stop their offensive practices The result eventfu
asorla Nearly all the good old toohome speeches
excepting possibly the cards and "Oh God
universe yesterday neither Of which is needed
great lark Monday night New York at the
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01
The Holiday Stage

%RITZ LEIBER Will repertoire for tins h
week. at the Lexington Theacr will
play for the first this evening IN the after
noon he viii be in The Merchant pro
foo Tuesday Friday Macbeth. Wenos
day matinee ]c Tanning Wednesday evening llanle
and Thursday evening "Othclo' Julius played
al the Saturday special onstn
Nc important the popular be presented
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

Ghos. from "Thc Tdlc
Inn" .1nd--",y, my.
such ghosts!--uof since
aec used 10 "crercui" and
hare bad drcons have ,oc
seen such fcrociOus ones.
IT onJ'
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

beachcomber of the Chinese coast.
One of the infrequent individual ef-
forts Of Samuel Shipman will be offered
by A. II. Woods at the Republic Thea
ter tomorrow night, when Margaret
Lawrence, Lowell Sherman and Allan
Dinehart will be seen in Lawful Lar
ceny.' The play with the paradoxical
title, toward which Shpman shows a
decided prediction, is described as a
modern comedy in prologue and three
acts. Most of Shipman's plays which
have been produced in New York in re-
cent years have been done in colabora-
ton with another author, but this time
in answer to challenge, he has writ
ten one on his own. Although he has
dropped collaboration, he has clung
to title which is reminiscent of East
Is West First Is Last" "Friendly
Enemies" and Right Is Wrong'
Joseph NJ. Gates has scared above
earthly confines in search for a name
for his newest musical comedy produc
tion, and his cast of singers, dancers
and comedians Will be "up in the
Clouds" at the Lyric Theatcr, starting
tomorrow evening. VIII B. Johnstone
a New York newspaper man, wrote the
book and the music is by Tom John
stone. Between musical numbers and
dances the story of Jean Jones is un
folded. Jean, it seems. is q poor girl
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01


4 certain comedian. ,cho
wcnfs horn-rin'nled gInsse,
ond pia,'s in "Thc Per.
feet Fool" has been
teaching us nenfaI tclc-
p0fhy and our ue,p pom-
crs enable IT'S to offer the
o''cue sketch of the mob
sceuc in "Thc Cia,r,"
IL h ch The audience
doesn't sec
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

SNOW nltc and the Seven Dwarfs'
and In Old kcntucky' viii be re
vivcd at the Manhattan Opera House
this week. "Snow White" Will bc seen
at + o'clock ON Monday and Tucsd
mornings and an Old Kentrcky' viii
be given at the afternoon aud evening
performances every day.
Mactcrlinck's "Aglavaino and Scly-
settle" will be presented at Maxine
Elliott's Thcater Tuesday afternoon at
2:3o by the Afternoon Theater Com
pany. The thcater has been donated
for the benefit of The Riggs School by
Lee Shubcrt. Eva lie Galienne, Clare
lIames and William Raymond are in
cluded in the cast Arthur Row di-
rected the production and Charles lie
Marie designed the costumes. The art
director is William sheafc jr.
Jessie Bonstcllc opens. one of her
stock companies in Providence to-mor-
row. William Shelley and Bette Wales
bead the company, which includes Ana
Harding Edith Meiser, Elizabeth Hum
iston, Gilberta Faust, Claude Kinlball,
Walter SheiMin, Ben Lyon, Walter
Young, Fairfax Berger and Adams T.
Rice, as general stage and scenic dl-
rector for Miss Bonstellc. The first
Off ,rilI tpn11,.
The company will be housed in the old
Providence Opera House, which is cele-
brating its hftieth anniversary.
VIII Rogers has no use for folks
who don't read the newspapers Many
of his best quips as he flashes his
lariat at the Ziegfcld Midnight Frolic
are based on newspaper stories, and
Will never lags behind. He is right
up with the news. The other night he
was in particularly fine fettle He
joked about the Mccormick divorce,
the Stillmans' Christmas exchanges
and Dcbs. The response from the au-
dience was unusually hearty.
"Thank you, folks" said Will, non
chalantly, his usual smile becoming
even broader than its wont, you know
| have been having "A tough time of it
around this high priced place this year.
The higbpriced seats have been occu-
pied by bootleggers, and bootlcggers,
you know, don't read"
Will Rogers thinks that Dcbs would
have made good President f he had
been kept in prison.
"Ycs, l mean that he said, laugh
ingly. "Thcy let my friend Debs out,
but if they'd kept him in he'd nave
made a good President At least, he
could not have gone to Europe or
played golf"
Broadway had listed among the miss
ing George Bowles, formerly general
manager OF, Wagenhals & Kempcr, and
William De Milne Elliott, of the for
mer firm of Elliott, Comstock e. Gest,
until the holiday mail was delivered.
Both were found to be living as voun-
tary exiles in France, where champagne
is as commonplace as bootleg whiskey
is here. Mr.. Elliott's friends received
cards from SO Quai Voltairc, Paris, and
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

"'h h"n'he apologies Clare Briggs hm
Iion barrymore Thinks
ticket
he beSn
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

who comes to New York to attend a
school of motion picture acting, with
the hope Of becoming star. Now the
school is run by schemers who are
hurting the motion picture profession,
and it develops that Jean Jones is
not Jean Jones but Gladys Jewell, the
renowned screen actress, who has come
to New York to expose the plottcrs.
And then she falls in love with young
ldealist who has written a scenario for
I'm with which he expects to spread
contentment among the laboring classes.
Mr.. Gates viii introduce several young
actors and actresses whose names are
comparatively unknown on Broadway
but who are said to have been success
full on the road.
Who is "Sappcr," the author of Bull
dog Drummond"? According to a cable
TO Charles Dillingham;, "Sapper' is
Cyril Mcneil, young author of thirty
four. He was educated at Cheltenham
College and at the outbreak of the war
Joined the Cameron Highlanders. He
became a captain in the Royal Engi-
neers in 1917 and major in 1919. He
is also the author of Sergeant Michael
Cassidy" Men. Women and Guns" "No
Mans Land and Mutt"
1.-THE Brides Play" Coming
Marion Davies plays two brides in
lor nnvt rictnrn UTha Rridast plarr :, q
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

Augustin Duncan is IN line for con-
cratulations as the first actor manager
Of the New Year. He will present IS.
S. Tcnacity" at the Belmont at a mat
inec performance tomorrow afternoon
with the assistance Of such actors as
George Gaul and Tom Powers and with
the eloquent speech of Robert Edmond
Jones's settings. This will be the first
performance in English of this play
which, as "Lc Paquebot Tepacity," BY
Charles Nidrac, has had an interest
ing continental career. The narrative
deals with two discharged soldiers, VINO
arc bored by the World War to the
point Of seeking adventure in Canada.
1t comes credited with being an anus
ing and ingenious play.
On Monday night Alice Brady and
Robert Warwick will give their metro
politan premiere performance as CO.
stars in "Drifting,' melodrama OF
coast town life in China, by John Col
ton and Daisy H. Andrews. 1t is
colorful tale of six incidents of two
adventurous spirits who have morally
drifted with the physical currents of
the Yellow Sea. They meet and, mas
oucrading under new names. find new
ideals and new aspirations and q new
love. Miss Brady appears as Cassie
Cook, good woman gone wrong, and
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

Mr.. Warwick as Bad Lands Mckinney
d bcachcomber of the Chinese coast.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

1.-The Brides Play" Coming
Marion Davies plays two brides in
her next picture, "The Brides Play" a
tale of Ireland.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01

NNoW hltc and Ihc Ncvcn DWarfs :
and In Old kcntucky7 viii be re
yivcd at the Manhattan Opera House
this week. "snow White" Will bc seen
at II O'Clock on Monday and Tuesday
mornings and "ln Old Kentrcky' viii
be given at the afternoon aud evening
performances every day
New-York tribune., 1922-01-01
The 'Cheaters
BY Percy Hammond

TIVE minute Yuede agoing appended without how
approved
The Glenwood post., 1922-02-16
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the agonies Of kidney complaint, back.
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If you have any, even one, Of the
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
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The Glenwood post., 1922-02-16
Tn. Jew Pointed to HIs sIsnboard.

devil. You cannot sneeze at him once
again. Meier. He has climb de lad
der up Now you let me sell you
something vat makes a good speech
for you"
"If you let me dictate the speech
I'll agree" said Abe.
"vell-vat is itT' Ell asked
II would like my clothes to say in
low tone of voice: This is humble
Abraham Lincoln. about the same
length and breadth that 1 am. He
don't want to scare or astOnish any
body. He don't want to look like a
beggar or a millionaire. Just put him
down for hard-working man Of good
Intentions who is badly in debt"
That ended all argument. The suit
Of blue jeans was ordered and the
measures taken. As they were about
to 60 Ell said:
II forgot to tell you dot haf seen
BIN Kelso de odder day in st. Louis.
I haf seen her on de street She has
been like a queen so grand! De hat
and gown from Paris and she walk so
proud! But she look not so happy
like she usit to be. speak to her.
Oh my. she vas glad and so surprised [!
She tolt me dot she would like to come
for visit but her husband he does
not want her to 90 dere-nefer again.
My jobber haf tolt me dot Mr.. Biggs
Is git drunk efery day. BIN she t'ink
de place no good"
"Poor child!" said Abe. I'm afraid
she's In trouble. Her parents have be-
gun to suspect that something Is
--an1 They have never been invited
to 60 down there and visit the girl.
reckon we'd better say nothing to
any one Of what we have heard. at
present"
They reached New Salem In ths
middle of the night and went into Rut-
ledge's barn and lay down on the
haymow between two buffalo hides un-
til morning.
ITO be continued)
The Glenwood post., 1922-02-16

Denver was chosen, for the next
meeting place Of the Western states
extension conference and Roud Nc.
Cam of the Colorado extension serv.
Ice was elected chairman of the con.
ference committee to arrange for the
meeting at elections held at the end NJ
tlree-day business session I'm Port.
land, Ore.
PueblO.-Two Pueblo firms h.vo
been ordered by the Industrial Com.
mission to reinstate wages paid To
more than eighty employees, following
IL proposed wage cut without formal
notice TO the state body. The Newton
Lumber Company Of Pueblo proposed
cut on the strength Of the ret,uct,on.
authorized for carpenters working ont
OF doors, without making pplIcstIon
to the commission.
hontrose.-Mors than 900 farmer.
live stock men and fruit grower. ~.
tended the opening Of the farm con.
gress here.
The Glenwood post., 1922-02-16

In Which Abe, Elected to the LegIsla-
ture, Gives What Comfort He Can to
Ann RutIedss in the Beginning Of
Her sorrows-AIso He Goes to
Springfield for New Clothes.
Radford's grocery had been so
wrecked by the raiders that Its owner
vas disheartened. Reinforced by John
Cameron and James Rutledge he had
succeeded In drawing them away be-
fore they could steal whisky enough to
get drunk. But they had thrown
much of his goods into the street.
Radford mended hi. windows and Of
fered his stock for sale. After q time
Berry and Lincoln bought 1t, giving
notes in payment and applied for .
license to sell the liquors they had
thus acquired.
Late that autumn boy baby ar
rived In the Traylor home. Mrs. On
stott Mrs Waddell and Mrs. Kelso
came to help and one or the other
OF them did the nursing and cooking
while Sarah was In bed and for a
little time thereafter. The coming
Of the baby was q comfort to this lone
ly mother of the prairies.
There 10 letter from Sarah to her
brother dated May. 10, 1888. in which
she sums up some months OF history
In the words that follow:
''The Lord has given us II new son.
l have lived through the ordeal
thanks to His goodness-and am strong
again. The coming Of the baby has
reconciled us to the loss OF our old
friends as much as anything could.
It has made this little home dear to
VI and proved the quality OF our new
friends Nothing Is too much for them
to do. I don't wonder that Abe Lin
coin has so much confidence in the
people Of this country. They ar,
sound at heart. both the northerners
and the southerners. Harry Needles
ID getting over his disappointment He
goes down to the store often to sit
with Abe and Jack Kelso and hear
them talk. He and Samson are get
ting deeply Interested In politics. Abe
lets Harry read the books that ne bor.
rows from Major stuart Of Springfield
The hoy is bent on being a lawyer and
improving his mind. BIN Kelso writes
to her mother that she is very hap
py n her new home but there Is some
thing between the lines which seems
to indicate that she 10 trying to put
q good face on bad matter. Abe
has been appointed postmaster. Ev-
arr klUnn hA hm S,r
the letters In his hat and delivers them
a. he gets a chance. We have named
tho new baby Samuel"
One evening. Of that summer, Abe
came out to the Traylors' with n let
ter In his hat for Sarah.
"How's business?" Samson asked.
"GoIng 10 peter out. reckon" Abe
The Glenwood post., 1922-02-16
me no prophet
So the event passed.


So the event passed.
Harry Travelled about with Abe a
good deal that summer, "electioneer-
ing as they called 1t, from farm to
farm. Abe, used to 60 Into the fields,
with the men whose favor he sought,
and bend his long back over a scythe
or cradle and race them .playfully
across the field OF grain cutting d
wider swath than any other and al.
ways holding the lead. Every man
was out Of breath at the end Of his
swath and needed 4 few minutes for
recuperation. That gave Abe chance
for his statement of the county's needs
and his plan of satisfying them. He
had met and talked with majority
Of the voters before the campaign
ended in his election in August.
At odd times that summer he had
been surveying a new road with Har-
ry Needles for his helper. In Sep
tember they resumed their work upon
it in the vicinity of New Salem and
Abe began to carry the letters in his
hat again. Every day Ann was look
ing for him as he came by In the dim
light of the early morning on his way
to work.
Anything for met" she would ask.
"No mail in since I saw you, Ann"
was the usual answer.
Often he would say: "Im afraid
not, but here-you take these letters
and look through 'em and make sure"